Sr Financial Planner

Duties & Responsibilities

Type of Role: Individual contributor, experienced

Area of Responsibility and Purview: Deliver financial planning services to Private Wealth Management clients

Role Specific Job Duties:

• Primarily focused on servicing high value family client segments as a client-facing Wealth Planner
• Senior mentor for other financial planners on the team; regularly provides guidance and feedback on financial planning best practices
• Point of escalation within the team for resolving time sensitive client inquiries and handing complex client advice topics
• Works collaboratively with other functions in Private Wealth to resolve escalations and complete special projects

Function Specific Job Duties:

• Serve as the main financial planning point of contact for clients
• Responsible for managing day to day client financial planning interactions, supporting wealth advisors across client advice topics
• Ensure clients have a positive financial planning experience that always exceeds their expectations
• Stay current on all tax rules, laws and regulations that could financially impact UMB clients
• Build and maintain client relationships aimed at client retention and engagement
• Intimately involved in the new client prospect and onboarding process, partnering with client service to ensure client setup in eMoney
• Maintain and update Salesforce CRM and eMoney for all financial planning activities
• Manage client paperwork and electronic data files for all financial planning relationships
• Understand the client’s overall business needs and help identify value-added services that Private Wealth can provide
• Review activities within the job scope for sufficient controls to prevent errors, breaches of client confidentiality, and misstatements of financial planning recommendations
• Assist Wealth Advisors and other associates with planning related questions
• Ensure adherence to corporate policy, operational policy, and regulatory guidance
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

Knowledge & Skills

MINIMUM:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field or combination of education and experience that provides and equivalent background
• Must have, or possess ability to obtain, the Series 65 registration within 120 days of employment
• 5+ years of applicable experience within Financial Services
• CFP or in pursuit of

PREFERRED:

• CFP or advanced designation

MINIMUM:

Job Skills:

• Great communicator with strong interpersonal skills
• Systems thinking and complex problem solving
• Attention to detail, yet ability to grasp big picture
• Highly organized and can effectively multi-task
• Understanding of financial services financial planning frameworks and concepts
• Able to balance a client experience mindset when managing and controlling business risks
• Ability to work independently, collaborating with others to accomplish client objectives
• Ability to adapt to changing information and business needs
• Demonstrated ability to learn and communicate complex and detailed information
• Analytical problem solver with the ability to think creatively
• Organize and prioritize activities to ensure completion within established deadlines
• Experience in supporting financial planning data collection, entry, and process
• General knowledge of compliance rules and regulations within wealth management
• Exceptional written communication
• Demonstrated strong math skills
• Effective financial research skills

Technical Skills:

• Strong proficiency of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint)
• Strong proficiency with eMoney client portal and financial planning software

Work Environment

• Type: Office Centric (60% In Office)
• Location: Various Private Wealth Office Locations

Compensation Range:

The posted compensation range on this listing represents UMB’s standard for this role, but the actual compensation may vary by geographic location, experience level, and other job-related factors. In addition, this range does not encompass the full earning potential for this role. Please see the description of benefits included with this job posting for additional information

UMB offers competitive and varied benefits to eligible associates, such as Paid Time Off; a 401(k) matching program; annual incentive pay; paid holidays; a comprehensive company sponsored benefit plan including medical, dental, vision, and other insurance coverage; health savings, flexible spending, and dependent care accounts; adoption assistance; an employee assistance program; fitness reimbursement; tuition reimbursement; an associate wellbeing program; an associate emergency fund; and various associate banking benefits. Benefit offerings and eligibility requirements vary.

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