City : Kelowna

Category : Other

Industry : Financial

Employer : IGM Financial Inc.

At Gibbings & Associates Private Wealth Management our goal is to provide clients with freedom. We hire knowledgeable and experienced financial planners with a passion for unlocking freedom for clients with sound, strategic and principled financial planning.

The Associate Advisor role is perfect for someone who is passionate about the financial planning process and excited at the thought of building relationships, and a book of clients, within an already established practice. This individual will have the opportunity to grow as a member of a team for many years to come take on greater responsibilities over time including leading others and managing top client relationships.

Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

• Leveraging existing client base and developing Centres of Influence to uncover HNW referral opportunities
• Designing and implementing business development strategies to grow current client base
• Finding more opportunities to serve current clients
• Gathering data from clients to prepare plan/proposals
• Jointly meeting with clients alongside the Executive Financial Consultant
• Helping Financial Consultant and team formulate recommendations for a client
• Building relationships with clients either independently or alongside the Executive Financial Consultant

To qualify for this opportunity, you should possess:

• MFDA/AMF or RR IIROC license
• LLQP certification (or willing to obtain)
• Minimum 3 years of industry experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong computer skills in MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point);
• Customer service orientation with a demonstrated ability to interact professionally with clients both on the phone and face-to-face

You should also have the following attributes:

• The ability to connect with, motivate and influence others
• Self-confident but highly coachable with a high level of integrity
• Demonstrated track record of helping clients achieve positive outcomes, and attracting referrals, introductions, and new business
• Desire to work in a successful and dynamic practice where each team member may wear more than one hat
• Desire to learn and be mentored by others

Gibbings & Associates ranks in the top 100 national business results as an elite performance team at IG Private Wealth Management, a Power Corp. company with over 90 years history in Canada. We provide a full range of financial products and services to more than 300 families*, entrepreneurs, professionals and business owners in the Kelowna and surrounding areas.  We have been in practice for 27 years.