Financial Planning Consultant (Atlanta, GA)

Responsibilities :
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• Develop and implement a relationship management plan for potential customer accounts to identify and build relationships with relevant decision-makers and influencers within the customer organization and to enable effective two-way flow of information and resolution of issues.
• Identify potential customers by obtaining information, referrals, and recommendations from existing customers and other contacts and/or through participation in trade shows and conferences.
• Set clear objectives for each sales call or meeting; tailor standard materials to make presentations to decision-makers and influencers within the customer organization; and ask relevant questions to gather information, to evaluate the customer\'s level of interest, and to identify and respond to areas requiring further information or explanation.
• Define, deliver, and adapt specialized financial products that meet customer needs by selecting the best possible approaches available within established systems.
• Identify the products or services that best meet the customer\'s stated needs, use personal expertise to propose quantities and product configurations, explain the selection to the customer, and invite the customer to make a purchase at the standard price/terms and conditions of sale.
• Advise managers how to apply a wide variety of existing procedures and precedents.
• Act as first-line supervisor of a team providing customer service support, and play a key role in helping to achieve targets in areas such as productivity or turnaround times. Deal with most complex and valuable issues.
• Collate and analyze data using preset tools, methods, and formats. Involves working independently.
• Identify, within the team, instances of noncompliance with the organization\'s policies and procedures and/or relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct, reporting these instances and escalating issues as appropriate.
• Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation, where relevant, to improve performance and fulfill personal potential. Maintain an understanding of relevant technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.

Skills :

• Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on developing appropriate plans or performing necessary actions based on recommendations and requirements.
• Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required to propose a mutually agreed-upon agenda to start sales conversations that offer value to the client.
• Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required to accurately identify and understand the key buying influences pertaining to an opportunity.
• Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required to quickly and accurately define the needs of the key buying influencers.
• Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required to quickly and effectively establish trust within the buying centers in the client\'s organization.
• Supports business processes without supervision by understanding and effectively using standard office equipment and standard software packages, while providing technical guidance as needed.
• Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required to orient the seller\'s organization around delivering to the key needs of their customers.
• Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on analyzing data trends for use in reports to help guide decision making.
• Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required to explore the depth and breadth of a problem, draw out the implications of not changing, and help clients self-discover and articulate the value of a solution.
• Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required to acknowledge and ask questions to understand the circumstances surrounding client indifference.
• Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required to acknowledge a client\'s indifference and gain agreement from the client to discover the root causes of resistance.
• Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required to uncover clients’ explicit needs and/or unforeseen opportunities and challenges.
• Works with full competence to connect with customers to strengthen the relationship, meeting personal needs through positive customer experiences. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required to articulate the customer needs in the customer\'s business language and business context.
• Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required to quickly identify and accurately articulate why a client does or does not want a change based on their business objectives and challenges.
• Uses clear and effective verbal communications skills without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on expressing ideas, requesting actions and formulating plans or policies.
• Works with full competence to make every customer interaction positive by leaving the customer feeling understood, appreciated, and confident in the organization\'s ability. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required to arrive at mutually beneficial commitments that help move the sales/client relationship forward.
• Applies understanding of the business environment and objectives to develop solutions without supervision, while also providing technical assistance when necessary.
• Conducts research and analyzes data without supervision while providing technical guidance as needed in order to develop a comprehensive understanding of customer and market conditions that enables maximum return on investments.
• Works without supervision while providing technical guidance as needed on meeting high customer service standards.
• Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on understanding and effectively operating all customer management systems.
• Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required to ask questions that encourage the client to talk openly about their key objectives and challenges.
• Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required to clearly present solutions that link directly to the key objectives and challenges important to the client.
• Works with full competence to navigate customer conversations by leveraging the four parts of a service conversation: open, learn, reply, and close. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• Works with full competence to navigate conversations in which the customer is frustrated or unhappy with the organization. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required to facilitate the commercial details of an opportunity such that both parties are satisfied with the value gained.
• Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required to carefully prepare for client interactions using established frameworks.
• Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required to identify ideal potential clients.
• Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required to spend the appropriate time for the size and potential of each opportunity.
• Works with full competence to recognize sales opportunities during service interactions to enhance overall customer service. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.

Education :

• Bachelor’s: Business Administration
• Bachelor’s: Finance
• Bachelor’s (Required)

Work Experience :

• General Experience - 13 months to 3 years

Certifications :

• s66 - Uniform Combined State Law Examination - FINRA
• s7 - General Securities Representative Examination - FINRA
• Securities Industry Essentials Exam (SIE) - FINRA

Travel :

• Less than 25%

Workstyle :

• Resident

At Raymond James our associates use five guiding behaviors (Develop, Collaborate, Decide, Deliver, Improve) to deliver on the firm\'s core values of client-first, integrity, independence and a conservative, long-term view.

We expect our associates at all levels to:

• Grow professionally and inspire others to do the same
• Work with and through others to achieve desired outcomes
• Make prompt, pragmatic choices and act with the client in mind
• Take ownership and hold themselves and others accountable for delivering results that matter
• Contribute to the continuous evolution of the firm

At Raymond James – as part of our people-first culture, we honor, value, and respect the uniqueness, experiences, and backgrounds of all of our Associates. When associates bring their best authentic selves, our organization, clients, and communities thrive. The Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs.