**Job Summary** We are seeking a Financial Advisor to join our team who has a shared vision of clients being our main priority. The successful candidate must be responsible, confident, self-motivated and a team player. The Financial Advisor is responsible for entering client trades, servicing client requests, and ensuring client records are up to date and accurate. The candidate must love to interact with clients. This is a supportive team environment which promotes personal career growth. Drawing on previous experience in a financial services firm, or upon a degree/diploma within Financial Management or Business Administration, you must have meticulous attention to detail, possess a positive attitude, and have exceptional interpersonal skills. **Essential Duties and Responsibilities** + Foster and support client relationships by liaising with clients, responding to requests and proactively problem solving + Support clients’ general day-to-day administrative and trade requests in a timely and confidential manner + Be responsible for and support the team with paperwork, manage back-office correspondence, and handle the account opening process for new clients + Ensure all paperwork is completed correctly and in adherence with regulatory requirements; + Support the branch’s growth of the overall business + Be responsible for all cash management and money movement within practice + Assist with all marketing initiatives including social media (twitter, LinkedIn), and website content + Enter trades as requested + Process and follow up on security transactions and transfers + Handle incoming and outgoing phone calls with clients + Foster and support client relationships + Schedule appointments, meeting preparation and follow-up + Be willing to grow and take courses as required for regulatory purposes + Other duties as assigned **Knowledge of** + Economic and accounting principles and practices. + Financial markets, banking, and financial data analysis and reporting. + Basic principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. + Firm’s working structure, policies, mission, strategies, and compliance guidelines. **Skill in** + Operating standard office equipment and using required software applications, such as Microsoft Suite, to produce correspondence, reports, electronic communication, spreadsheets, and databases. + Preparing and delivering clear, effective, and professional presentations. + Identifying the needs of customers through effective questioning and listening techniques. + Organization with meticulous attention to detail + Social media platforms **Ability to** + Prioritize, multitask, work within time constraints and follow-up + Work within deadlines in a high-volume, pressure-oriented environment + Manage multiple deadlines and tasks + Work independently with minimal direction + Work in a team environment and demonstrate a professional and friendly manner + Display flexibility and willingness to assist others as required. **Education/Previous Experience** + Bachelor’s Degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university preferred with a minimum of three (3) years of relevant working experience, demonstrating achievement in sales and relationship management (preferably intangible) or business environment, or an equivalent combination of experience, education, and/or training **Licenses/Certifications** + SIE required provided that an exemption or grandfathering cannot be applied. + Series 7 and Series 66 or the ability to obtain them within four (4) months from the start date. + Life, Health and Variable Annuity or the ability to obtain within six (6) months from the start date. _The Plattsburgh Raymond James office_ _and its employees are_ **_independent contractors with respect to Raymond James_** _; not employees of Raymond James. The term “Raymond James” includes, but is not limited to Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. (“RJFS”) and Raymond James Financial Services Advisors. Inc. (“RJFSA”) as affiliates._