Job Description

Position Overview

Our client is seeking a detail-oriented Paraplanner to support advisors financial planners and clients through comprehensive financial planning preparation and operational support. This role is heavily focused on behind-the-scenes planning work including gathering and organizing client financial data maintaining information within planning and CRM systems preparing analyses and reports and assisting with meeting preparation and follow-up activities.

The Paraplanner will help support retirement cash flow education insurance tax and estate planning analyses while working closely with advisors and planners to ensure accurate timely and organized deliverables. This individual may occasionally attend client meetings in a support or learning capacity but will primarily focus on planning preparation workflow coordination and client support functions rather than sales or business development.

Additional responsibilities include preparing client-ready materials assisting with scenario modeling and special analyses tracking planning-related action items maintaining planning templates and workflows and supporting process improvements across the planning team. The ideal candidate is highly organized detail-oriented collaborative and eager to continue developing within the financial planning industry with long-term growth potential into a Financial Planner role.

This is a hybrid position (3 days in the Fremont office).

Key Responsibilities

Support Financial Planning Preparation

• Collect organize and review client data for completeness and accuracy.
• Input and maintain client information in financial planning CRM portfolio management and document management systems.
• Help prepare financial planning analyses reports summaries and meeting materials.
• Support retirement cash flow education insurance estate tax and other planning-related analyses under the direction of advisors and Financial Planners.
• Assist with scenario modeling and special analyses such as Social Security mortgage tax insurance estate flow or other client-specific planning questions.
• Prepare client-ready materials for review by a Financial Planner or advisor.
• Help identify missing information inconsistencies or straightforward planning questions that require advisor or planner review.
• Support ongoing plan updates and client planning workflows.

Support Advisors and Financial Planners

• Work closely with advisors and Financial Planners to prepare for client meetings.
• Help organize meeting agendas reports planning exhibits and follow-up items.
• Track planning-related tasks and implementation follow-up after client meetings.
• Coordinate internally with client service operations advisors and planning team members.
• May attend select client meetings in a support note-taking or learning capacity.
• Help ensure planning deliverables are accurate complete organized and delivered on time.

Learn and Improve the Planning Process

• Learn the firms planning process assumptions tools templates and service workflows.
• Build proficiency in the firms financial planning software and related systems.
• Help maintain planning templates checklists and internal process documentation.
• Participate in planning team meetings training and case discussions.
• Demonstrate increasing independence over time as planning knowledge and judgment develop.
• Support process improvements that improve consistency accuracy and client experience.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree preferred in Finance Accounting Business Economics Financial Planning or related field
• 13 years of experience in financial planning wealth management investment advisory accounting client service or related field preferred
• Series 65 license required or ability to obtain within 6 months
• Familiarity with financial planning software CRM systems and Microsoft Office preferred
• Exposure to tools such as eMoney Salesforce Orion Holistiplan or FP Alpha is a plus
• Strong attention to detail communication skills organization and client-service mindset required

Compensation & Benefits:

• Base salary ranging from $75K$95K plus up to 5% bonus opportunity
• Comprehensive benefits package including 401(k) with employer contributions medical/dental/vision coverage PTO paid holidays and continuing education/career advancement opportunities

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