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INTRODUCTION

Sequoia Financial Group is a growing Registered Investment Advisor (RIA), headquartered in Northeast Ohio, offering financial planning and wealth management services. At Sequoia, we exist with a singular purpose: to enrich lives. Our values define how we behave and guide us through the pursuit of our purpose to enrich lives. At Sequoia, our core values are:
* Integrity. We act in the best interests of others by providing an honest, consistent experience for our clients and team.
* Passion. We pursue our full potential, seeking to continually enhance and evolve our ability to serve our clients and team.
* Teamwork. We subordinate our egos to work together for the benefit of our clients.

Our promise to team members is that you will grow with us. From experienced advisors to college graduates, to transitioning principals, every team member will find Sequoia a place to refine their professional mission, move into new opportunities, go deeper, and lead farther. We are built to help you build a career here as a long-term contributor in our work to enrich lives for generations.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Sequoia Financial is looking for a motivated, client-focused Wealth Advisor to join our Troy, MI team. In this role, you'll serve as a primary point of contact for clients, delivering comprehensive financial and investment planning services while collaborating closely with internal departments — including Wealth Planning and Asset Management — to build tailored financial plans, manage client relationships, and execute on advice in a timely manner.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day aspects of client engagements as a member of a team.
• Identifying and recommending appropriate asset management, financial and estate planning advice to deliver a great client experience.
• Proactively maintain client relationships through excellent client service.
• Assist or lead in the collection of financial planning data, while working with the Wealth Planning Department (WPD) to develop financial plans.
• Assist or lead in the creation of asset management reports to be delivered to clients. The advisor may play a lead or support role in delivering these reports.
• Display professional communication skills with responses to clients, advisors, and team members by phone, email, and written communications.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for client relationships.
• Coordinate with our external and internal team members to follow up on and execute advice items in a timely manner.
• Utilize Salesforce for documentation and processing of client data, tasks, financial accounts and policy adherence.
• Supervise and coordinate the preparation of meeting materials, including agendas, planning analyses, and investment materials.
• Manage meeting follow up, including coordination of internal and external resources; responsible for making sure client objectives are completed.
• Complete client meeting notes and follow up tasks as required.
• Coordinate the execution of trade orders with the Asset Management Department (AMD).
• Develop a deeper technical expertise in general financial knowledge.
• Identify additional planning or asset management opportunities in existing client relationships.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree required in Economics, Finance or related field.
• CFP Achieved.
• Technical knowledge of all aspects of comprehensive financial planning; including cash management, income tax planning, insurance, education planning, retirement planning, estate planning, and risk management.
• Previous experience working with financial planning software and planning deliverables.
• Competent with Microsoft Office suite and Client Relationship Management system such as Salesforce.
• Clean Form U4 is required. U4 cannot have any regulatory disclosures, client complaints, arbitrations or disclosable settlements.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong organization and time management skills; effectively able to handle multiple projects and prioritize to meet established deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to find creative solutions to problems, devise strategies, and propose solutions.
• Self-starter and able to perform job duties with little supervision.
• Customer service oriented, with the ability to work independently as well as collaborate with team members.
• Commitment to efficiently and effectively using provided technology in the service of clients and engagement of colleagues.