Wealth Advisor (Morristown, NJ)
Why Work at Mercer Advisors?
For more than 40 years, Mercer Advisors has been helping families amplify and simplify their financial lives by integrating financial planning, investment management, business management, tax, estate, insurance, and more, all managed by a single team. We deliver the kind of comprehensive care once reserved for only the wealthiest households.
Today, we serve over 31,300 families across 90+ cities across the U.S. Ranked the #1 RIA Firm in the nation by Barron’s for two consecutive years, Mercer Advisors is an independent fiduciary legally bound to act in our clients’ best interests — always.*
Mercer Advisors offers a workplace that stands apart in the financial industry. More than half of our employees and client-facing professionals are women, reflecting the clients we serve. With a flexible, national footprint, we build our teams around exceptional talent — wherever they are.
Join us and help families amplify and simplify their financial lives with confidence.
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Job Summary:
The Wealth Path Wealth Advisor works in a client-focused, team-centered environment under the direction of one of the firm’s Managing Directors and Wealth Path leadership to support the team’s region-wide business development and client service efforts.
Essential Job Functions for the Wealth Advisor will include:
- Functioning as the primary trusted advisor to a book of 150-250 Wealth Path clients
- Ensuring retention of the firm’s clients and bringing in additional assets from existing clients to move clients from Wealth Path into Custom Wealth
- Successful onboarding or transitioning of 10-50 new clients a year to obtain a client book size of 250 clients
- Supporting the team's Regional Vice Presidents and Managing Directors as a subject matter expert (SME) in the areas of investments, tax, pension, estate, insurance, and general financial planning
- Analyzing, drafting, editing, delivering, and presenting financial planning modules to clients
- Managing client communications and follow-up with clients’ other advisors
- Ensuring adherence to company standards of client care, 1 annual meeting, referrals and retention
- Attending company workshops or lectures and speak to groups of potential clients when called upon
- Implementing company policies and procedure
- Other duties as needed
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Business & Technological Knowledge |
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Industry Experience |
Advanced knowledge of the industry, financial products, and financial planning concepts |
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Economic Landscape |
Advanced knowledge of the economic landscape/general understanding of impact on the Firm and clients |
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Business Ops - CSU |
Strong working/core understanding of CSU Operations |
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SO's - FWS |
Can generate and review performance reports and present recommendations to client relationship manager |
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SO’s - FP |
Advanced knowledge of financial planning concepts and Firm's services/offerings; Financial Planning software and comparison tools; provides project management of client assignments; can analyze, draft, edit, deliver, and present financial planning modules to clients |
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Wealth Management |
Strong core understanding of our investments and ISG; perform asset allocation and analysis for portfolio reviews/investment research; Can prepare reports to illustrate trends and possible risks of various investment opportunities |
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Core Tech/Platforms |
Expert use of all Core Technology (Microsoft Office, Box, Custodian Sites, Task Mgmt tools, Salesforce, Docusign) |
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Compliance |
Comprehensive understanding of compliance requirements |
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INTERPERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS |
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Teamwork & Collaboration |
Role model for cross-Firm teamwork and collaboration |
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Work Environment |
Role model for contributing to a positive work environment |
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Balancing Priorities |
Balances competing priorities and manages time pressures with composure |
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Trustworthiness |
Instills trust across the Firm as someone who can be counted on for honesty, integrity, and reliability |
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Professional Presence |
If needed, can facilitate aspects of client, team meetings and internal trainings; participates appropriately in business/social functions |
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Communications |
Presents oral and written communications in a concise and well-organized form |
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CLIENT FOCUS & ACCOUNTABILITY |
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Client Service |
Assists in the development of materials for client meetings and follow-ups. Proactively seeks opportunities to provide support to Wealth Advisors |
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Resource Coordination |
Begins to establish internal resource channels needed to deliver high quality work on a timely basis |
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Growth Mindset |
Can play a supporting role in business development activity/activities; beginning to build a network of business contacts in the market |
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Quality |
Takes responsibility for ensuring work quality |
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Guiding Principles |
Consistently demonstrates full commitment to Firm vision and values |
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Talent Development & Team Leadership |
Formally involved in training, coaching, and mentoring more junior employees; leads planners in the production of client deliverables; ensures that planners are developing. Seeks new leadership opportunities. |
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Identifies opportunities for improvement and proposes solutions |
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Firm-building |
Represents the Firm in a professional manner |
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Driving Results |
Partners with others to support achievement of KPI goals |
Work Schedule: Business hours Monday through Friday.
Working Conditions: Professional office environment. Working inside. Standing and sitting. Will be assigned to a work station. Travel assumed at up to 50% of the time for client needs and/or required internal or external trainings.
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The annualized base salary range for this role is based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skillset, and geographic location where work is performed. In addition to base salary, this position is also eligible to earn an annual bonus and other incentive compensation.
This position may also be eligible for a comprehensive benefits package, which includes:
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Life insurance
- 401(k) contributions
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Short- and long-term disability
- Additional benefits designed to support your health and financial well-being
Base Pay Range
$85,000 - $145,000 USD
Benefits:
Mercer Advisors offers a competitive and robust benefit package to our employees. Our benefit programs are focused on meeting all of our employees and their eligible dependents health and welfare needs. We offer the following:
- Company Paid Basic Life & AD&D Insurance
- Company Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Supplemental Life & AD&D; Short-Term Disability; Accident; Critical Illness; and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
- Three Cigna medical plans offerings including two High Deductible Health Plans and a Traditional Co-Pay medical plan.
- Kaiser Medical plans available in California
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with company contributions if enrolled in either HDHP medical plan.
- Two comprehensive Dental Plans
- Vision Insurance Plan
- Dependent Care Savings Account for child and dependent care.
- 14 Company Paid Holidays including a full week off at Thanksgiving.
- Generous paid time off program for vacation and sick days
- Employee Assistance Plan
- Family Medical Leave
- Paid Parental Leave (8 weeks)
- Maternity benefits utilizing company paid STD, any supplemental STD, plus Parental Leave (8 weeks) to provide time for recovery, baby bonding, and enjoying your family time.
- Adoption Assistance Reimbursement Program
- Company Paid Concierge Services for you and your loved ones for the spectrum of caring needs for your aging parents, young children, life’s challenges and more.
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with both Traditional and Roth plans with per pay period match as well as an after-tax option
- Pet Insurance
- Personalized financial planning and guidance from Mercer Advisors professionals, offered at preferred employee pricing
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