Financial Advisor

Summary: Edward Jones is a Fortune 500 company where people come first, and they are seeking a Financial Advisor to partner with clients and help them achieve their long-term financial goals. The role involves building client relationships, developing personalized financial strategies, and leading branch teams to ensure a streamlined client experience. Responsibilities: - Build relationships to create new clients via face-to-face and virtual sourcing strategies (residential, business, networking, introductions and referrals, social media, and speaking engagements) - Deeply understand clients' and prospective clients' needs, priorities, and concerns to accelerate trust and create personalized, comprehensive strategies to help them achieve their goals - Oversee branch processes, roles, and responsibilities to ensure a high-quality, streamlined client experience consistent with firm policies and procedures, regulatory requirements, and ethical guidelines - Engage the branch team to create, monitor, and adjust the branch business plan to increase branch effectiveness and achieve desired business results - Create a highly engaging environment in the branch of mutual trust, respect, feedback and accountability Required Qualifications: - Successful financial advisors demonstrate a unique combination of ambition, self-motivation, and commitment to establishing long-term client relationships - Financial advisors grow the business through identifying and creating new clients through initial discover of financial goals and deepening relationships with existing clients by reviewing investment strategies and implementation recommendations - Financial advisors earning potential is reflective of their performance - An interest in financial services/markets and how they work - Love of learning and challenges, including determination to succeed - Skilled in long-term relationship building - Comfortable in your ability to think critically - Passion for new opportunities - SIE (which can be obtained without Firm sponsorship), Series 7 and Series 66 will be required; if not currently registered, registrations may be obtained at Edward Jones during the assigned paid study period - FINRA registrations required within three months - State insurance licenses will be required - As an associate, you are required to complete ongoing training offered by the firm and regulatory authorities (FINRA and SEC), as well as required CE training to ensure licenses remain in good standing Preferred Qualifications: - A bachelor's degree is strongly preferred or equivalent work-related experience within the securities/financial services industry - Financial services and/or sales experience - Financial services registration, licensing, or certification - Professional and/or military career progression Required Skills: Financial services, Sales experience, Financial services registration, Licensing, SIE, Series 7, Series 66, State insurance licenses, Ambition, Self-motivation, Long-term relationship building, Critical thinking, Passion for new opportunities Benefits: Paid training - Get registered and licensed and learn how to be a financial advisor with the industry's top training program¹., A firm-provided branch office in the community, Branch office support to help lighten the load so you can focus on your clients, A support network that extends from your branch office to your region to the home office - You'll work independently, but will have a team of thousands backing you every step of the way., No ceiling to your earning potential and growth, and your compensation is tied to the effort you put in, A compensation package that includes opportunities for commissions, profit sharing and incentive travel, The flexibility that you need to balance your personal and professional lives - the best of both worlds, A culture of continuous improvement and professional development, Medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), disability income continuation, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage., Income continuation, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to financial advisors., Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account and flexible spending account., Financial advisors enjoy flexibility in their schedule and, where required by applicable law, are eligible for paid sick leave and paid time off., Financial advisors may be eligible for bonuses; profit sharing; paid medical and parental leave for Financial Advisors that satisfy eligibility requirements; and participation in the firm's Travel Award Program., All associates are eligible for the firm's Employee Assistance Program.