Description:
As a trusted business partner to our Wealth Advisors, you provide exceptional administrative support to ensure client needs are being met. As a Wealth Planning Associate, you’ll have the opportunity to continue your financial services education and apply what you learn in your work. You’ll be part of a team that encourages you to reach your career aspirations whether that be a brilliant career-long Wealth Planning Associate or a future Wealth Advisor.
This is a full-time, permanent role based in our Vancouver office. As part of our flexible and hybrid work policy, you will be expected to work in the office for 3 days per week.
Core Responsibilities:
- Support Wealth Advisors to provide first-class financial planning and strategic wealth management services to our clients.
- Manage client reviews, schedule meetings, and prepare client meeting materials.
- Prepare investment portfolio reviews.
- Perform insurance needs analysis.
- Manage day-to-day client requests and partner with various internal Nicola Wealth teams to execute, as applicable.
- Deliver a high level of end-to-end personalized client service with rapid resolution of queries.
- Engage in ongoing learning and development to improve skills and knowledge.
- Other relevant and related responsibilities, as assigned and as the needs of the organization change.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- 3+ years’ related work experience in a client facing role, at a wealth management firm with exposure to investment, financial planning, and insurance planning.
- Canadian Securities Course (CSC).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work with numbers with an analytical mindset.
- Exceptional interpersonal and relationship management skills.
- Resourceful self-starter who takes accountability for, and pride in, their work.
- Thrive in a dynamic, fast paced, and deadline driven environment.
- Ability to focus on complex tasks for long periods of time with competing priorities and deadlines.
- Ability to maintain professionalism and collaboration under pressure.