Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Responds to FA questions by telephone, email and occasional personal visits.
• Serves as a resource for FAs for plan analysis or comprehensive solutions for their institutional clients and prospects.
• Provides plan design review and third party plan administration recommendations. 
• Assists in development of investment policy statements.
• Evaluates overall individual and employer-based retirement needs, researches various options, and provides plan alternatives.
• Evaluates client and prospect investment processes and investments and create detailed analysis and recommendations for investment implementation.
• Provides regulatory updates.
• Researches and provides recommendations related to vendor selection; performs some due diligence of vendors.
• Conducts research as needed; requests guidance when appropriate.
• Creates plan alternatives using proprietary and third party software packages and provides general technical support to users of the software.
• Designs and prepares presentations that clearly communicate the recommendations and alternatives related to the assigned functional area. 
• May participate in the client presentations (primarily over the phone, however sometimes in person); as requested by the FA. 
• May assist in the creation of presentations and be an instructor in various training programs attended by FAs. 
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications -

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of:
• Economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, investments and insurance based products.
• Investment governance issues relating to Foundations, Endowments, as well as, Retirement Plans.
• Concepts and regulations related to retirement plans.

Skill in:
• Operating standard office equipment and using required software applications to produce presentations, correspondence, electronic communication and maintain spreadsheets and databases.
• Organizational and time management sufficient to prioritize workload, handle multiple tasks, and meet deadlines.
• Detailed orientation to ensure quality standards are met without impairing workflow.
• Following-up to ensure resolution and completion of tasks.

Ability to:
• Incorporate the retirement needs and goals of a client into a succinct, professional presentation outlining their options.
• Read and interpret technical and legal documents, and apply the information as appropriate.
• Organize, manage and track multiple detailed tasks and assignments with frequently changing priorities in a fast-paced work environment.
• Use oral and written communication skills sufficient enough to interact effectively with and guide Financial Advisors and their clients on various planning options.
• Provide a high level of customer service in a calm, courteous and professional manner.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships at all levels of the organization.
• Work independently as well as collaboratively within a team environment.

Educational/Previous Experience Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) in a related field with zero (0) to two (2) years of experience in the financial, retirement and estate planning field or in marketing these services. 
~or~
• Any equivalent combination of experience, education, and/or training as approved by Human Resources.

Licenses/Certifications:

• SIE required provided that an exemption or grandfathering cannot be applied.
• Series 7 or ability to obtain within one (1) year of hire.
• Life Insurance license or ability to obtain within one (1) year of hire.
• Series 66 or ability to obtain within two (2) years of hire.
• Chartered Retirement Plan Specialist (CRPS) designation or ability to obtain within one (1) year of hire.