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Wealth Management Consultant

Role overview

Summary

This role supports financial advisors by providing consulting services that enhance business performance and client outcomes. You will collaborate with various teams to connect advisors with tools and solutions that foster growth and improve productivity.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, or related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in financial services, wealth management, consulting, or advisor-facing roles, advisor coaching.
  • Experience within a financial institution investment program or in relationship management at a broker dealer.
  • FINRA Series 7 and 63/65 or 66 licenses.
  • Preferred: Strong consultative and relationship management skills.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with financial advisors to assess business performance and develop actionable plans that drive asset growth, productivity, and client engagement.
  • Deliver consulting guidance on practice management topics, including client segmentation, service models, staffing structure, and operational efficiency.
  • Lead regular business reviews with advisors to evaluate performance, track progress against goals, and recommend strategic adjustments.
  • Identify growth opportunities within advisor practices and connect advisors with investment solutions, advice offerings, and Cetera platforms that support business expansion.

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Consulting
  • Relationship Management
  • Analytical Skills
  • Problem Solving
  • Communication

About the company

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Cetera Financial Group

  • Asset & Wealth Management
  • Large
  • 1,001–5,000
An at-scale wealth hub, Cetera Financial Group® (Cetera) offers financial professionals and institutions the latest solutions, support, and services. Breaking away from a commoditized and homogenous IBD model, Cetera instead creatively addresses advisors' and institutions' unique needs, whether they are seeking to grow, scale, or transition with a merger, sale, investment, or succession plan. Cetera proudly serves independent financial advisors, tax professionals, licensed administrators, large enterprises, as well as institutions, such as banks and credit unions, providing an established and repeatable blueprint for scalable growth. Cetera's approach empowers advisors to affiliate in whichever way they deem most appropriate. During the professional life cycle of their practice, the Cetera wealth hub helps to ensure each advisor's affiliation model identifies and ignites growth levers in a way that helps increase the value of their practice, people, and legacy. Cetera delivers holistic, unbiased financial planning and advice to Main Street investors, helping them achieve their version of financial wellbeing at all life stages. For financial professionals, Cetera provides growth and succession resources, an enhanced advisor tech stack and importantly, an experience where financial professionals don't feel like a number, but an integral part of Cetera's rich and thriving ecosystem. Home to more than 8,000 financial professionals and their teams, Cetera oversees approximately $322 billion in assets under administration and $115 billion in assets under management, as of December 31, 2022. In a recent advisor satisfaction survey of more than 14,000 reviews, Cetera's Voice of Customer (VoC) program vigorously measures advisor experience and satisfaction 24/7. Currently, it's ranked 4.7 out of 5 stars.

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Job description

The Wealth Management Consultant partners directly with financial advisors and their practices to help grow their business and improve client outcomes. This role provides hands-on consulting across areas such as business planning, client segmentation, service models, and operational efficiency. The Consultant works closely with Regional Growth, Sales Enablement, and internal specialists to connect advisors with the tools, platforms, and solutions that drive measurable results. Success is measured by advisor growth, increased adoption of Cetera solutions, improved productivity, and strong advisor satisfaction and retention. 

What you will do: 

  • Partner with financial advisors to assess business performance and develop actionable plans that drive asset growth, productivity, and client engagement. 
  • Deliver consulting guidance on practice management topics, including client segmentation, service models, staffing structure, and operational efficiency. 
  • Lead regular business reviews with advisors to evaluate performance, track progress against goals, and recommend strategic adjustments. 
  • Identify growth opportunities within advisor practices and connect advisors with investment solutions, advice offerings, and Cetera platforms that support business expansion. 
  • Drive adoption of Cetera platforms, tools, and growth solutions by aligning advisors with appropriate resources and reinforcing best practices. 
  • Collaborate with Regional Growth Teams, Sales Enablement, and internal subject matter experts to deliver integrated solutions that support advisor success. 
  • Support advisor onboarding and transitions by helping ensure successful integration into Cetera platforms and alignment to growth expectations. 
  • Analyze advisor performance data and industry trends to prioritize opportunities and inform recommendations. 
  • Deliver training sessions, workshops, and group engagements to enhance advisor capabilities and promote best practices. 
  • Contribute to continuous improvement of consulting programs, tools, and approaches to increase scalability and effectiveness of advisor growth initiatives. 

What you need to have: 

  • Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, or related field 
  • 5+ years of experience in financial services, wealth management, consulting, or advisor-facing roles, advisor coaching 
  • Experience within a financial institution investment program or in relationship management at a broker dealer
  • FINRA Series 7 and 63/65 or 66 licenses  

Job Specific Skills: 

  • Strong consultative and relationship management skills 
  • Ability to analyze advisor’s business performance and develop actionable recommendations 
  • Knowledge of wealth management products, platforms, and advisory practices 
  • Strong communication and presentation skills 
  • Ability to influence without direct authority across stakeholders 
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills 

Other Requirements 

  • Travel based on advisor coverage and engagement needs 
  • Hybrid or remote work environment aligned to regional responsibilities 

Compensation:

The base annual salary range for this role is $85,000 to $115,000 plus a competitive incentive compensation plan.  Base annual salary depends on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to skill set, years and depth of experience, certifications, and location. Base annual salary may also differ significantly due to geography and cost of labor considerations.

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