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Financial Advisor

@ Royal Bank of Canada

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Full-time2+ years experience
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Overview

Royal Bank of Canada is hiring a full-time Financial Advisor in Halifax to build and grow relationships with high-value personal and small business clients. The role provides expert advice across everyday banking, investments and credit, with salaried pay, an annual bonus and 37.5 hours per week stated.

Responsibilities:

  • Build and grow personal and small business client relationships
  • Provide expert advice on banking, investments and credit
  • Collaborate with RBC planning, mortgage and business banking specialists
  • Promote digital self-service and connect with clients virtually

Requirements summary:

  • Valid Mutual Funds accreditation (Investment Funds in Canada or Canadian Securities Course)
  • DFSA designation (excluding Quebec)
  • 2-3 years of sales experience in financial services
  • Ability to build trust and maintain long-term client relationships
  • Digital literacy across devices

Tools & skills

Benefits mentioned

Retirement plan
Source and dates

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Employer posting date
2026-11-01
First seen by our source
2026-10-16
Source record updated
2026-11-02

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Job details

SeniorityMid level
DepartmentSales
Experience2+ years
Hours per week37.5
Travelair: none · ground: none
Work settingOffice, Client sites
PositionMostly sitting
Physical demandsphysical low · computer high
LanguagesEnglish
Licences & certificationsMutual Funds accreditation, Investment Funds in Canada, Canadian Securities Course, DFSA designation, Personal Financial Service Advice and Financial Planning I
Perks mentionedPerformance bonus

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Royal Bank of Canada

Stock listing: TSX:RY · NYSE:RY · Source checked: 2026-11-02

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Full company description

Royal Bank of Canada is a global financial institution with a purpose-driven, principles-led approach to delivering leading performance. Our success comes from the 94,000+ employees who leverage their imaginations and insights to bring our vision, values and strategy to life so we can help our clients thrive and communities prosper. As Canada's biggest bank and one of the largest in the world, based on market capitalization, we have a diversified business model with a focus on innovation and providing exceptional experiences to our more than 17 million clients in Canada, the U.S. and 27 other countries. Learn more at rbc.com. We are proud to support a broad range of community initiatives through donations, community investments and employee volunteer activities. See how at www.rbc.com/community-social-impact. http://rbc.com/legalstuff. La Banque Royale du Canada est une institution financière mondiale définie par sa raison d'être, guidée par des principes et orientée vers l'excellence en matière de rendement. Notre succès est attribuable aux quelque 94 000+ employés qui mettent à profit leur créativité et leur savoir faire pour concrétiser notre vision, nos valeurs et notre stratégie afin que nous puissions contribuer à la prospérité de nos clients et au dynamisme des collectivités. Selon la capitalisation boursière, nous sommes la plus importante banque du Canada et l'une des plus grandes banques du monde. Nous avons adopté un modèle d'affaires diversifié axé sur l'innovation et l'offre d'expériences exceptionnelles à nos plus de 17 millions de clients au Canada, aux États Unis et dans 27 autres pays. Pour en savoir plus, visitez le site rbc.com/francais Nous sommes fiers d'appuyer une grande diversité d'initiatives communautaires par des dons, des investissements dans la collectivité et le travail bénévole de nos employés. Pour de plus amples renseignements, visitez le site www.rbc.com/collectivite-impact-social. https://www.rbc.com/conditions-dutilisation/

LinkedIn followers
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Reported office locations
  • 200 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2J5, CA
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Business categories
  • Wealth Management
  • Commercial Lending
  • Finance
  • Banking
  • Payments
  • Asset Management
  • Insurance
  • Lending
  • Financial Services
  • Financial Exchanges
Other recorded names
  • Royal Bank of Canada
  • RBC
Specialties
  • finance
  • banking
  • investing
  • insurance
  • financial planning
  • wealth management
  • and capital markets
Profile identifies a recruitment agency
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Reported total investment
22,251,000

Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.

Royal Bank of Canada is a global financial institution with a purpose-driven, principles-led approach to delivering leading performance. Our success comes from the 94,000+ employees who leverage their imaginations and insights to bring our vision, values and strategy to life so we can help our clients thrive and communities prosper. As Canada's biggest bank and one of the largest in the world, based on market…

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IndustryBanking
Company size10,001+ employees
HeadquartersToronto, Ontario
Organization typePublic Company
Specialtiesfinancebankinginvestinginsurancefinancial planningwealth managementand capital markets
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Job description

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

As an RBC Financial Advisor, you attract, nurture, and grow relationships with our high-value personal and small business clients, by adding value in the moments that matter to them. You provide our clients with proactive,
professional advice and collaborate with RBC partners to help clients with their goals and key life events. As an expert advisor, you have a breadth and depth of expertise across everyday banking, investments, and credit, with the ability to fulfill on a robust Advice Experience on both complex personal and business needs.

What will you do?
 Consistently demonstrate empathy, kindness and take the time to understand circumstances, motivators and concerns in all interactions with colleagues and clients
 Communicate effectively to uncover client needs, deliver client centric advice, solutions and proactively resolve client concerns at first point of contact
 Use your own advice capabilities, an those of the right partner in the RBC ecosystem to meet our clients entire suite of financial needs, both personal and business
 Provide professional advice and education with an ability to address complex credit and investments, ensuring solutions recommended are appropriate for client needs and financial circumstances
 Champion digital enablement by proactively educating our clients to self-serve, while leading with advice, serving through digital where possible and encouraging our clients to interact with us in their channel of choice.
 Make good use of technology to connect with clients both virtually and face to face
 Implement effective contact and relationship building strategies, that accelerate new client acquisition and retention in your local community
 Collaborate with market-leading professionals in financial planning, retirement planning, mortgages, and business banking experts to ensure clients receive customized and relevant expert advice

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have
 Valid Mutual Funds accreditation (Investment Funds in Canada or Canadian Securities Course)
 Canada (excluding Quebec) - Completed Designated Financial Services Advisor (DFSA) designation, offered through the Canadian Securities Institute (i.e. Personal Financial Service Advice and Financial
Planning I)
 2-3 years of proven sales experience in the financial services industry, handling credit and investments
 Demonstrated ability to build trust and maintain long-term client relationships
 Digital literacy across a broad range of devices (i.e., smartphones, tablets, laptops, etc.)

Nice-to-have
 Second language skill
 Active in developing a solid network in the local community

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.
 Career development and top-notch sales coaching to take your career to the next level
 Competitive salary, annual bonus, and recognition programs that reward top performance
 Strong suite of tools, including emerging digital capability to enhance your competitive edge
 Opportunity to represent Canada’s leading financial services brand in your community

Job Skills

Client Centricity, Communication, Critical Thinking, Curious Mindset

Additional Job Details

Address:

5855 SPRING GARDEN RD:HALIFAX

City:

Halifax

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

PERSONAL & COMMERCIAL BANKING

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2026-10-16

Application Deadline:

2026-11-16

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.

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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.

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