The Role
Supports Financial Advisors and clients by coordinating account onboarding, service requests, trades, transfers, documentation, and client communications. Identifies investment and insurance sales opportunities, assists with client meetings, maintains marketing materials, researches securities, and processes trade orders. Ensures compliance with financial services policies, risk controls, and licensing requirements while managing multiple priorities and resolving issues independently.
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Job Summary & Responsibilities
The information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job
Pinnacle is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fostering an inclusive work environment.Preferred Qualifications
Minimum Experience: Two years of sales support experience in the financial services industry.Series 7 and 63 or 65 or 66 licenses.
Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Job Summary:
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
The Investment Associate partners with Financial Advisors to support the development and delivery of comprehensive financial and investment strategies for clients and prospects. This role also assists with account opening, client onboarding, account maintenance, transfers, transactions, money movements, and other servicing activities in accordance with firm procedures.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Partner with Financial Advisors to review client portfolios, understand financial goals and objectives, analyze client data, and identify planning and investment needs.
- Assist with account opening, client onboarding, account maintenance, transfers, transactions, money movements, and other servicing activities in accordance with firm procedures.
- Conduct financial analysis and assist in developing comprehensive financial plans and tailored strategies addressing clients' short- and long-term financial goals.
- Evaluate retirement planning needs, including individual and employer-sponsored retirement plans, and research appropriate planning alternatives.
- Research and analyze investment, risk management, insurance, tax, and other financial planning considerations to support client recommendations.
- Prepare customized financial plan observations, investment analyses, recommendations, presentations, and other materials for client and prospect meetings.
- Prepare for and participate in client meetings and coordinate follow-up communications and action items to ensure recommendations and service needs are addressed.
- Maintain accurate client and account records and ensure financial planning, investment, and client service activities are completed in accordance with firm policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
- Participates in available training and educational programs to maintain current status on policies, procedures, and risk awareness.
- Each team member is expected to be aware of risk within their functional area. This includes observing all policies, procedures, laws, regulations and risk limits specific to their role. Additionally, they should raise and report known or suspected violations to the appropriate Firm authority in a timely fashion.
- Performs other related duties as required.
The information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job
Pinnacle is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fostering an inclusive work environment.
Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Minimum Experience: Two years of sales support experience in the financial services industry.Series 7 and 63 or 65 or 66 licenses.
Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Stand or Walk Regularly
- Sit Regularly
- Talk and Hear Regularly
- Climb, Bend, Kneel, Crouch, or Crawl Regularly
- Ability to see objects up close or at a distance, use peripheral vision, identify basic colors
- Use of Hands/ability to reach
- Up to 10 pounds weight lifting/force exertion required
- Weight/Force exertion required less than 25%
- Travel required less than 10%. This position may require FINRA licensing/certifications.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Two years of sales support experience in the financial services industry
- Series 7 license
- Series 63, 65, or 66 license
- Ability to meet physical requirements, including regular standing, walking, sitting, talking, hearing, bending, reaching, and lifting up to 10 pounds
Synovus Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Parental & Family Support — Fully paid 12‑week parental and adoption leave is highlighted for eligible mothers and fathers, indicating strong support for family needs. This policy is repeatedly positioned as a standout element of the package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO is available from the first day of service and scales with tenure, pointing to accessible and growing time‑off availability. Company materials indicate companywide PTO policies rather than ad‑hoc discretion.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An employee stock purchase plan includes a 15% company match on contributions (up to a 7% cap by service), providing accessible equity participation beyond base pay. This feature is presented as a notable value‑add in the package.
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What We Do
Synovus is a full-service, top-performing mid-cap bank with over $57 billion in assets and $7.3 billion in capital and has been named one of Newsweek’s Most Trustworthy Companies. Our purpose is to enable people to reach their full potential, and we pursue that aspiration in all the communities we serve across the Southeast and beyond. Whether you’re a prospect, client, or team member, we know you have goals you want to reach. We’ll help you get there
