Senior Client Associate/Investment Associate

What is the opportunity?

The Ford Group, a leading and rapidly growing financial advisory team in Richmond, is hiring a Senior Client Associate/Investment Associateto help shape their future. As a client-facing member of this exceptional six-person team, you'll specialize in life-transition planning; guiding clients through pivotal moments like business sales, inheritances, divorces, or the loss of a spouse. This role demands empathy, trust, and a commitment to simplifying complexity for those navigating profound change.

This isn't a back-office position; it's for someone who thrives as the trusted voice clients rely on. If your career values align with making a meaningful impact during life's most challenging transitions, this is where purpose meets profession.

Embrace RBC Wealth Management's core values and inclusive culture as an integral part of our branch serving financial advisors and our clients. By joining RBC, you have the opportunity to join an independent, objective firm that has the reputation as one of the strongest financial institutions in the United States.

At RBC Wealth Management, your career progression matters to us. We offer training, development and learning resources so you continue to grow your career in a way that matters to you.

What will you do?

• Build and maintain professional relationships with clients by assisting them and answering account questions.
• Take initiative to handle account inquiries and customer needs and escalate to financial advisors when appropriate.
• Adhere to compliance standards by obtaining and maintaining appropriate account documentation and communicate with clients about items needed.
• Facilitate the transfer of funds and securities, complete trades in client accounts, and process checks, wires and ACH's in a timely manner.
• Maintain confidentiality in accordance with RBC's Code of Conduct.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• Bachelor's degree or job-related experience
• Strong soft skills including verbal and written communication, people, organizational, and client service skills
• Attention to detail coupled with the mindset of how you can make advisors more efficient and effective
• Series 7 and 66 (or 63/65) licenses or the willingness to get licensed within 12 months of hire
• Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing business and technology environment

Nice-to-have

• Current FINRA registrations
• Financial services experience

What's in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• Flexible work/life balance options
• Opportunities to do challenging work
• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities
• Access to a variety of job opportunities across business

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Additional Job Details

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Our Employment Opportunities

At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One RBC. We believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.

RBC is presently inviting candidates to apply for this existing vacancy. Applying to this posting allows you to express your interest in this current career opportunity at RBC. Qualified applicants may be contacted to review their resume in more detail.