Senior Financial Planner - Wealth Management
- Calgary, AB
- Permanent
- Temps-plein
- Identify complex financial planning needs and solutions for clients by considering the client's wealth, life goals and other objectives
- Serve as a resource for clients with complex needs surrounding financial planning, investments, insurance, tax management, retirement analysis, estate planning, succession planning, etc.
- Develop recommendations and identify areas of opportunity to assist clients in achieving their financial goals
- Execute the financial planning cycle by creating, editing and proofing financial plans
- Execute and manage the discovery and delivery process with clients
- Liaise between investment dealers, accountants, lawyers and insurance professionals
- Other Financial Planning tasks including but not limited to; meeting preparation, RRSP, RESP and TFSA account tracking, research assignments, preparing report packages and completing data entry in financial planning software
- You demonstrate BDO's core values through all aspect of your work: Integrity, Respect and Collaboration
- You understand your client’s industry, challenges, and opportunities; clients describe you as positive, professional, and delivering high quality work
- You identify, recommend, and are focused on effective service delivery to your clients
- You share in an inclusive and engaging work environment that develops, retains & attracts talent
- You actively participate in the adoption of digital tools and strategies to drive an innovative workplace
- You grow your expertise through learning and professional development.
- You have completed your CFP designation; post-graduate diploma in Financial Planning or related discipline is considered a strong asset
- You have completed your CPA designation; post-graduate diploma in accounting or related discipline is considered a strong asset
- You have ideally 5-7 years of experience in the wealth/financial planning industry
- You are inquisitive, have a curious attitude by continuously asking questions and looking for opportunities to make improvements
- You have strong analytical and problem solving skills with the ability to work well independently with minimal supervision
- You display strong communication and interpersonal skills with a natural ability to build rapport and trusting relationships with clients
- You ideally have experience utilizing planning software and are proficient with MS Office programs (especially Word and Excel); experience using TaxPrep software is an asset
- You ideally have experience preparing financial plans with complex corporate and trust structures
- Ability to work well independently with minimal supervision