Financial service advisor

We’re always looking for diverse, talented, service-oriented people to join our exceptional team.

Financial Service Advisor

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Provides financial advice to clients and prospects.
  • Develops financial portfolios based on clients' financial needs and objectives.
  • Uses knowledge of tax and investment strategies, securities, insurance, and pension plans.
  • May be responsible for selling financial products such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and insurance.
  • Develops advisory and consultative sales skills to help retain good client relationships to ensure long-term profitability.
  • Learns product knowledge through training classes.
  • Develops analytical skills to help in developing financial solutions.
  • Uses approved credit analysis fundamentals and processes to finalize product sales.
  • Advises clients and provides assistance or refers clients to experts.
  • Manages a portfolio and cross-sells to clients and prospects.
  • Provides excellent service to Members seeking information on alternative investment products offered through broker/dealer.
  • Assists Members with financial planning, including but not limited to mutual funds, securities transactions and/or life insurance, 529 plans.
  • Discusses financial investment alternatives with Members.
  • Evaluates Member’s goals, risk tolerance and suggests appropriate investments.
  • Provides consultative services to Members regarding credit union products and services by assessing the Member's needs, addressing their concerns and gaining agreement.
  • Proactively engage with a portfolio of Members to discuss their comprehensive investments needs.
  • Updates SchoolsFirst FCU team on products and services offered through the investment program.
  • Ensures required compliance documents are completed.
  • Maintains regular contact with OSJ.
  • Offers financial review sessions for all Members at least annually.
  • Initiates Member investment selections and records transactions with broker/dealer.
  • Schedules and conducts meetings with Members via phone and virtually through video conference.

Additional Job Functions

  • Performs other duties as assigned
  • Complies with regulatory compliance and assigned training requirements including but not limited to BSA regulations corresponding to their specific job duties. Failure to do so may result in disciplinary and other employment related actions.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent years of experience required
  • 3-5 years of previous related experience required
  • Previous experience selling mutual funds, securities and insurance required
  • Certifications or licenses including Series 7 and 66, or Series 63 and 65 in lieu of 66.
  • California Insurance License required

SchoolsFirst FCU is committed to Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Hiring. At SchoolsFirst FCU we are dedicated to building and growing a diverse, inclusive, and authentic Dream Team, so if you’re excited about a position or wanting to make a career change but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. Many skills are transferrable and you may be just the right candidate for the position, or for other roles we are working on.

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion. SchoolsFirst FCU is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibits discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, political affiliation, or genetic information. This organization participates in E-Verify.

We're passionate about living our mission of providing Members with World-Class Personal Service and financial security. There's a reason we love coming to work every day. We have the privilege of serving those who build the future: school employees, and the families who make their work possible. Our success is built on our relationships with each other, our Members and the community. We value teamwork and face-to-face interactions and believe we’re at our best when we’re collaborating in-person. We also know the flexibility to work remotely benefits the wellbeing of our team.

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