About Ascend National Wealth Advisors:
At Ascend National Wealth Advisors, we offer personalized financial strategies designed to reflect your unique values and grow with you over time. We begin with a thorough discovery process to understand your goals, concerns, and financial outlook, allowing us to craft a strategic, adaptable plan tailored to your life. From implementation to ongoing guidance, we’re by your side every step of the way, helping you stay on course and seize new opportunities as they arise. We view ourselves as an extension of your family, dedicated to your long-term success and always putting your needs first.

Job description: This position provides licensed financial and non-financial support to Ascend National Wealth Advisors and will serve as a resource to Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Financial Advisors. Individuals in this position will be focused on securities and investment advisory products and services as well as fixed and variable life, health, and annuities products and together with the Financial Advisors, will serve the financial and non-financial needs of Thrivent clients and their families. Responsibilities may include working with a Lead Advisor to develop and implement business and marketing plans to acquire, cultivate, and retain clients, prospecting and marketing, case and proposal preparation, referral generation, and building a sense of “community” with and among clients and prospects. The Associate Advisor reports to and is employed/contracted by the Lead Advisor. Thrivent Investment Management Inc. is the sponsor for FINRA registration and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is the sponsor for insurance licensure.

         

          

Responsibilities:
The Associate Advisor has the following responsibilities and duties:

Handle sensitive communications with members/customers, which may include highly confidential information and effectively respond through verbal and written communications to ensure a high level of customer satisfactionFacilitate and/or co-present product specific seminars and/or workshops as necessaryParticipate in business planning for the Practice as neededCounsel and advise prospective and current members/customers on suitable financial products and investment advisory servicesOpen and complete product applicationsConducting substantive research or information gathering that will be used with making suitable securities product recommendations or providing appropriate investment advice (e.g. conducting due diligence, etc.)Obtain member/customer financial and/or suitability informationAccepting and/or entering securities trade orders from customers, including unsolicited trade ordersExplain, discuss or interpret insurance coverage; analyze exposures or policies; provide recommendationsIssue certificates of insurance, endorsements, binders, commitments, or insurance contractsAssist financial representatives in the preparation and follow up for the member/customer meetingsCollaborate with financial representatives to assist client with product changesParticipate and drive marketing services including direct-mail, fraternal activities, seminars, meetingsAdditional responsibilities may be assigned in accordance with licensure and business needsparticipate in client meeting held by other advisors as directedWork with CSA to send paperwork for client signature and follow-up as needed until signed. Submit applications that require meeting with the client to complete.  Complete redemptions, purchases, exchanges, fund transfers, and other financial management requests from advisory team  Send appointment follow-up thank you and action items via email (Insights & Next Steps)Monitor pending recommendation implementation, i.e. ensure that tasks are completed Make follow-up calls that require licensing as requested by advisory team or Customer Service CoordinatorRespond to client emails or phone calls: Assess current need of client including timelineDirectly respond to items that do not require specific case analysisCommunicate between client and planning team or lead advisor to answer questions that do require case analysisMake calls with clients to request rollovers and transfers of their retirement accountsDocument all client interactions in Salesforce profile

Qualifications:

Securities registered (series 7 & 66 or 6 & 63) WA State Life and Health insurance licensing 3+ years customer service experienceExcellent communication skills, verbal and written Ability to thrive in high volume, fast paced environmentStrong attention to detailKnowledge of business technology such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Salesforce, and DocuSign or ability to learnAbility to work independently, prioritize tasks, and self-direct to meet deadlinesAbility to maintain the integrity of sensitive/confidential informationDesire to work collaboratively and support peers

Compensation

Base salary ranging from $70,000 to $105,000, depending on experience, with additional performance-based incentive compensation.

As part of the Ascend National Wealth Advisors recruiting/hiring/contracting process, a verification of a candidate's background will be made to complete the process. Fingerprints will be required as part of FINRA registration process for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for review against nationwide fingerprint records.

              

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Thrivent provides Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable local, state, or federal law. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants.

Thrivent is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by sending an email to human.resources@thrivent.com or call 800-847-4836 and request Human Resources.