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Certified Financial Planner

Employer
Financial Finesse
Location
United States
Salary
$80,000 per year + quarterly & annual bonus programs + full benefit package
Closing date
Feb 14, 2022

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Job Role
Financial Planner
Employment Type
Full Time
Level
Experienced
Experience Level
10 or more years
CFP® Certification
Required

Job Details

LOCATION:

Financial Finesse is headquartered in El Segundo, CA, and our planners are based in both our headquarter office and nationwide. 

 

SUMMARY: 

At Financial Finesse, the pioneering and leading provider of unbiased workplace financial wellness programs in the country, we are passionate about our business mission to empower people to achieve financial independence, and we utilize thoughtful and innovative strategies to implement and expand our impact.  We are looking for highly talented and experienced CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professionals to add to our growing team in the future. We are always looking to get to know planners who have a strong desire to change financial lives. Currently, we are at full capacity but we expect our growth to continue and in turn, a few positions to open. If you can see yourself on our team, please apply, our interview process is lengthy so starting now is a great idea.

 

Our Financial Planners are our greatest asset, working collaboratively to design and deliver personalized financial education programs.  With the ability to cover any financial topic, from serious debt issues to advanced estate planning, the programs are delivered through a wide variety of mediums, such as in-person, online, over the phone, and in group settings.  Free of the pressure to sell any products or services whatsoever, our planners are focused on providing people with completely unbiased information and guidance so individuals are able to make independent and informed decisions about their financial life and sustain important behavioral change.                                               

 

MISSION/PURPOSE:

The Financial Planner career path provides a unique opportunity for passionate CFP® professionals who seek to make an impactful difference with an expansive reach.  The right candidates will be excited about taking ownership of their role in the company, leveraging their strong professional knowledge and expertise to guide and empower individuals.  Beyond core responsibilities, each Planner also contributes to the business in a unique way that aligns with their passions and strengths and the business needs.  These opportunities exist in areas such as innovation, content contribution, speaking engagements, analytics, and consulting.  Also, as members of our Think Tank team, our Planners are highly intelligent and intuitive thought leaders, contributing to the educational content and research reports designed and delivered by Financial Finesse.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Resident Financial Planners are intimately involved in all of the following capacities:

  • Financial education and guidance – facilitate workshops, webcasts, 1 on 1’s, and phone-based financial coaching using a proprietary methodology designed to help individuals change their financial habits and behaviors
  • Product development and innovation – develop new products, services, curriculum, and continually innovate existing products and services
  • Research and content contribution – analyze data and experiences to write articles and develop research on trends in personal finance, which are published by financial planning and HR publications and utilized by a large range of professionals and individuals
  • Strategic contributions and leadership – leverage personal passions and talents to lead or contribute to emerging areas of the business as we continuously broaden our business model

 

REQUIRED BACKGROUND AND COMPETENCIES:

  • CFP® certification - MUST be current and active; other designations are a bonus
  • 10 years minimum industry experience (this is a firm minimum requirement)
  • Thorough knowledge of all aspects of financial planning
  • Consultative approach – active listening and assessment of needs, compassion and understanding, ability to change approach based on individual needs, and communicate in terms people can relate to and understand
  • Ability to gather research and compile data and information in a clear and usable format
  • Excellent public speaking skills, with experience facilitating financial workshops a plus
  • Effective communication skills, verbally and in writing
  • Initiative, dedication and desire to thrive in a fast changing entrepreneurial environment, with flexibility to meet the needs of the business
  • Willing to forgo existing clients and planning practice, in order to ensure 100% unbiased perspectives
  • Ability to travel (up to 50%) to deliver workshops and onsite financial planning sessions

 

CAREER, COMPENSATION, AND BENEFITS:

We’re an employee-owned company and a relatively small team of individuals inspired by what we get to do to every day, and we utilize thoughtful and innovative strategies to implement and expand our impact.  Our entrepreneurial spirit and social mission are core to our culture, and the company's strong foundation has sustained various market cycles.  These are just a few of the reasons we’ve been honored as a “Best Place to Work” by the Los Angeles Business Journal for seven consecutive years. 

 

As a flat organization, we leverage the strengths and passions of our employees, with a focus on the results of what we achieve, driven by a strong independent and collective drive and heart.  We don’t focus on our employees’ attire or when or where they know they are most successful in their role.  We focus on the needs and vision of the business and those of our clients, the sharing of ideas across all departments and levels of the organization, and we drive ourselves and each other forward in our collective mission to expand our impact.      

 

The total compensation for Financial Planner position ranges approximately from $80,000 to $128,000, including an $80,000 base salary and a comprehensive quarterly and annual bonus program.  Additional opportunities exist to participate in the success of the business through cash and equity-based programs.  Our full benefit package includes employer paid medical, dental, vision, and life, HSA and FSA options, a 401(k) with immediate vesting, employee discount programs, a flexible work environment, and (of course!) best-in-class financial wellness resources for employees, friends and family. 

 

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Company

Financial Finesse started something that is changing the country. We are a small company that has been around since 1999 with a giant mission: to provide unbiased financial education to people everywhere. We are pioneers in the financial wellness movement and the leader of in the emerging workplace financial wellness industry. Through our award-winning workplace financial wellness programs we've reached over 2.4 million employees, working with over 600 companies to provide ongoing, holistic financial wellness benefits that have proven to reduce employee financial stress and offer a clear return on investment to employers. Our rapidly growing team has leveraged a great idea and a shared social mission to positively impact the business world, the public dialogue on financial wellness and most importantly, individual employees. Our idea is revolutionary: provide employees with true, objective financial guidance with no ulterior motive. 100% of our overall revenue comes from employee financial education, guidance and coaching that is paid for by the employer. We do not sell any financial products, services, or investment advice to employees. We have no economic interest in the sale of investment products and services. This allows us to take a more holistic, unbiased view of a participant’s financial situation and needs – helping them to maximize their employee benefits and make wise, confident financial decisions. This also allows us to offer employers a true partnership, where we work together to integrate all their employee benefits and develop a customized program that meets their goals.

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