Financial Planning Specialist (Leawood)
Northwestern Mutual, Leawood, KS, United States
Company Description
Northwestern Mutual is dedicated to helping individuals and families achieve financial clarity by offering personalized, people-first financial planning. With $265 billion in assets under management and $1.8 trillion in life insurance protection in force, we provide life, disability income, and long-term care insurance, as well as annuities, investment services, and portfolio management solutions. Serving over 4.5 million clients, we pride ourselves on supporting a diverse network of financial advisors and employees from our offices in Milwaukee and New York. Our mission is to empower people to secure a more confident financial future while embracing diversity as a foundation for our success.
Role Description
As a member of the Integrated Financial Planning team, the Financial Planning Specialist works with financial advisors to deliver financial security to their clients through a comprehensive planning process that integrates risk and investment products. Specialists help financial representatives increase productivity by providing planning and integrated operations support. The ideal Financial Planning Specialist is a dedicated and collaborative team-player who can also work independently.
Investment Operations
Provide all materials needed to support the investment client onboarding process
Open/fund investment accounts and investment service requests such as funds disbursements, account transfers, securities trading and trade correction requests
Complete investment service requests such as name and address changes, beneficiary changes, updates to banking information, etc.
Administrative & Operational
Partner with the team and subscribing advisors with a variety of tasks that require a heightened attention to detail
Demonstrate strong organizational skill including but not limited to task prioritization, email communication follow up, as well as tracking of various advisor and team related items
Support team operational efforts as requested
Reinforce registered representative adherence with network office business and compliance guidelines
Reinforce the financial representative’s development and growth goals
Northwestern Mutual is dedicated to helping individuals and families achieve financial clarity by offering personalized, people-first financial planning. With $265 billion in assets under management and $1.8 trillion in life insurance protection in force, we provide life, disability income, and long-term care insurance, as well as annuities, investment services, and portfolio management solutions. Serving over 4.5 million clients, we pride ourselves on supporting a diverse network of financial advisors and employees from our offices in Milwaukee and New York. Our mission is to empower people to secure a more confident financial future while embracing diversity as a foundation for our success.
Role Description
As a member of the Integrated Financial Planning team, the Financial Planning Specialist works with financial advisors to deliver financial security to their clients through a comprehensive planning process that integrates risk and investment products. Specialists help financial representatives increase productivity by providing planning and integrated operations support. The ideal Financial Planning Specialist is a dedicated and collaborative team-player who can also work independently.
Investment Operations
Provide all materials needed to support the investment client onboarding process
Open/fund investment accounts and investment service requests such as funds disbursements, account transfers, securities trading and trade correction requests
Complete investment service requests such as name and address changes, beneficiary changes, updates to banking information, etc.
Administrative & Operational
Partner with the team and subscribing advisors with a variety of tasks that require a heightened attention to detail
Demonstrate strong organizational skill including but not limited to task prioritization, email communication follow up, as well as tracking of various advisor and team related items
Support team operational efforts as requested
Reinforce registered representative adherence with network office business and compliance guidelines
Reinforce the financial representative’s development and growth goals