Lead Financial Planner

Note: A Series 65 or 66 are required, along with a minimum of three years of experience working directly with clients as a Financial Planner.

Who We Are:

Are you a professional, attentive, and motivated Financial Advisor that brings a passion for helping clients with all aspects of their financial and investment planning?

Our firm is seeking an experienced Financial Advisor to join our team as a Lead Planner / Service Advisor. Ideal candidates will have a CFP designation and 3+ years of relevant experience.

We are an established wealth management and financial planning firm serving the Buffalo Grove & Chicago, IL area for over 20+ years. We oversee appx. $350 Million in total assets and serve approximately 700 families in multiple financial services and divisions.

Our core team beliefs & mission are:

• Our clients financial security and peace-of-mind is always our #1 focus
• Over-attentiveness and client responsiveness is of the highest importance
• Passion and enthusiasm for financial and retirement planning is built into the core of every person here and everything we do
• It s not about the money, it s about connections, friendships, and relationships. Our clients are like family to us

We offer a stable and growing company with leadership, support, training, and everything you need to succeed and grow your career.

Job Summary:

Your role as a Lead Planner / Service Advisor will require you to handle a wide range of financial planning responsibilities as well as maintaining trusting, supportive, and strong relationships with the client base.

Each Service Advisor works closely as a member of our team-based pod structure managed by our Lead Advisors. The Lead Advisor s role is to find and source new advisory clients to work with SGL Financial. Upon onboarding, they are transitioned to the Lead Planner / Service Advisor.

The Service Advisor is primarily a non-sales role which provides day-to-day financial planning support for clients and manages the follow-up of client meetings and relationships. However, there will also be new sales opportunities for the Service Advisor with existing clients, such as additional assets and cross-sale opportunities.

Utilizing our exclusive and proprietary planning software, you will assist with data input and development of comprehensive retirement plans and assist the Lead Advisor and the team s clients with a broad range of other financial planning needs and calculations.

Day-to-Day Job Function:

• Serve as the main point of contact for all assigned clients in our Holistic Wealth Management division.
• Service all client needs, requests, questions, and updates
• Prepare comprehensive financial plan recommendations
• Prepare and develop robust retirement income plans and retirement plan tracking
• Prepare investment portfolio summaries and asset allocation analyses
• Meet regularly with clients to establish trusting, supportive relationships
• Prepare and analyze various financial planning reports
• Utilize tax planning software to assess client tax situations and tax strategies
• Run, review, and compare various illustrations for annuities, life insurance and long-term care (LTC) to find the best options for clients
• Oversee preparation of various one-off analysis requests
• Handle a variety of other financial planning related analyses and services as needed
• Collaborate with team members and advisors on client cases
• Conduct regular client reviews according to their assigned Service Model
• Proactively check-in with clients throughout the year to ensure all client needs are met

What we seek in a candidate:

• 3+ years of experience working with clients as a Financial Planner required
• Series 65 or Series 66 license required
• CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER preferred
• CFP is a designation requirement to be obtained within 2 years from hire date
• Life Insurance license preferred
• Life insurance license must be obtained within 6 months from hire date
• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university
• Strong passion for financial and retirement planning
• Enjoys working with numbers, spreadsheets and planning analysis
• Very strong Microsoft Excel experience and familiarity
• Highly detail-oriented and accurate
• Must be capable of multi-tasking and tracking multiple items/projects at the same time
• Friendly, outgoing, and able to build and maintain strong relationships

Position perks:

• Competitive base salary with performance-based bonuses
• Paid time-off
• Health, dental, vision insurance
• 401(k) with company matching program
• Mentoring from firm owners and senior advisor
• Career growth and advancement opportunities
• Competitive Paid time off
• Business Hours: Monday Thursday 8:45 am 5:00pm. Friday 8:45 am 2:30 pm assuming all high priority tasks and work is completed. Paid lunch hours
• Supportive, family-oriented company culture
• Unlimited snacks and drinks available in - office
• Access to free Starbucks coffee machine throughout your work week shifts

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• Financial planning: 3 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• Life Insurance License
• CFP (Preferred)
• Series 65 or 66 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Buffalo Grove, IL 60089: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Must Have:

• 3+ years of experience working with clients as a Financial Planner required
• Series 65 or Series 66 license required
• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university

Nice to Have

• CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER (CFP) certification; must be obtained within 2 years of hire.
• Life Insurance License; must be obtained within 6 months of hire.