Investment Consultant
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Job Description
Newport an Ascensus company helps employers offer their associates a more secure financial future throughretirement plansinsuranceandconsulting services. Newport offers comprehensive plan solutions and consulting expertise to plan sponsors and the advisors who serve them. As a provider and partner Newport is independent experienced and responsive.
Section 2: Job Functions Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Proactively advise corporate plan sponsors on plan investment structure asset allocation and investment manager selection in support of their retirement plans
- Develop investment policy statements and the delivery of quarterly investment reviews
- Formulate target return and riskbased portfolios using internal capital market assumptions and asset allocation tools
- Develop hedging strategies for the purposes of assetliability management
- Develop client meeting materials with appropriate focus and attention to detail.
- Responsible for protecting securing and proper handling of all confidential data held by Ascensus to ensure against unauthorized access improper transmission and/or unapproved disclosure of information that could result in harm to Ascensus or our clients.
- Our IClient service philosophy and our Core Values of People Matter Quality First and Integrity Always should be visible in your actions on a daytoday basis showing your support of our organizational culture.
Travel
- Senior Investment Consultants historically have had moderatetohigh travel schedules during a sixtoeight week period each quarter. Travel however greatly decreased over the past four years as most meetings are conducted virtually. NGC travel is determined by the clients that are supported.
Section 3: Experience Skills Knowledge Requirements
- Bachelors degree in finance or economics from an accredited university and/or hold the CFA designation; A masters degree is a plus
- Tenplus years of experience working in a related position focusing on providing investment advice and services to retirement plan clients
- Excellent written and oral communication skills as interaction with clients the team and other areas of the firm is critical to success
- Ideal candidates will be able to work in a fastpaced demanding environment and will be a selfstarter working continuously under tight deadlines
- Securities licenses or agreement to pursue (FINRA Series 6 or 7 66 etc.
- Work effectively in a team environment
- Excellent writing and verbal communication skills
- Strong critical thinking skills project management skills and problem solving skills
- Strong MS Office skills including MS Excel and PowerPoint
- Experience with Adobe Acrobat
For all virtual remote positions in order to ensure associates can effectively perform their job duties with no distractions we require an uninterrupted virtual workspace and there is also an expectation of family care being in place during business hours. Additionally there is an internet work speed requirement of 25 Mbps or better for individual use. If more than one person is utilizing the same internet connection in the same household or building then a stronger connection is required.If you are unsure of your internet speed please check with your service provider. Note: For call center roles specifically it is a requirement to either hardwire your equipment directly to the internet router or ensure your workstation is in close proximity to the router. Please ensure that you are able to meet these expectations before applying.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer
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