Lead Advisor/Financial Planner

The Lead Advisor is an integral part of our team at Clarity Wealth Development, serving as the connection between our clients and the CWD support teams, under the guidance of our Senior Advisors. The Lead Advisor is a great communicator, team player and enthusiastic person who supports and demonstrates the vision, positive culture, and team orientation of our firm.

Our Lead Advisors are highly experienced and focus on overseeing the client journey to ensure a consistently positive client experience that holds true to our vision. They may develop new client relationships; train, supervise and mentor other staff members; contribute to marketing campaigns, and help refine processes and procedures with our operations team.

RESPONSIBILITIES
Leads Client Relationships
• Engages directly with clients to best support their decision making, investments and financial outcomes in the lead role.
• Advises client by understanding their needs, objectives, goals, and concerns
• Leads development, presentation, and implementation of financial plans
• Leads client meetings and is responsible for client engagement
• Responsible for communication and client representation with other professionals (CPAs, attorneys etc.)
• Provides periodic oversight, in line with firm procedures, to ensure the needs of the client are being met

Drives Growth of the Firm
• Develops and converts prospects into clients to facilitate firm growth
• Builds and executes on marketing efforts and Centers of Influence relationships to build business opportunities for referral relationships
• Communicates with people outside the organization, representing CWD to professionals, the community, and other external groups

Serves as a leader in the firm
• Solves problems creatively by analyzing information and evaluating results to recommend solutions
• Supports CWD team on technical financial planning and investment planning needs, systems, or process-related topics
• Follows compliance requirements to maintain an effective and robust investment advisory compliance program
• Provides procedural oversight and supervisory duties to reporting advisors

Develops Talent
• Trains, supervises, and helps advisors formulate and sharpen their professional skills
• Identifies and executes on successful transition of client relationships to other advisors in support of the team

QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Licensing
• A bachelor’s degree with CFP® or similar with pursuit of advanced designation/degree (CPA, CFA, ChFC, etc.)
• 3+ years of experience in a direct advisory capacity in financial services

Key Qualities
• Honesty and Integrity
• Leadership
• Time Management
• Communication (verbal, written and listening)

Desired Skills and Expertise
• Demonstrated ability to successfully grow and nurture client relationships from initial onboarding through first year
• Mastery of technical financial planning skills to efficiently analyze, prepare and present client financial plans, with expertise in one or more advanced area (taxes, estate planning, etc.)
• Time management and technical skills to handle client load within targeted time expenditures
• Demonstrated ability to calmly and clearly lead clients through complex decision-making processes and highly emotional life events.