Private Wealth Manager/Portfolio Manager

Job Description Summary:

Cardinal Point Wealth Management is seeking a career-oriented Private Wealth Manager & Portfolio Manager to join the team as we continue to grow. This is a full-time role located in Toronto for the ideal candidate, who has at least 10 years' experience managing a book of business, is a strong communicator, organized, and has strong process acumen. The ideal candidate is fully licensed in Canada, preferably with US/cross-border licensing and experience. This is a great opportunity for a career-oriented wealth management professional to continue to build their career with our rapidly growing business.
Primary Responsibilities

Job Description:

Primary Responsibilities

• Act as the client’s primary liaison, team leader, and advocate, ensuring that financial and investment planning strategies are executed according to firm standards and individual recommendations, while continuously monitoring progress to help clients achieve their goals throughout all phases of the relationship.
• Serve as the primary advisor for assigned clients, assuring that all financial planning is completed, working to ensure all domestic and cross-border financial needs, including tax, investment, and financial planning are integrated components in a comprehensive financial life strategy for clients.
• Complete annual (at minimum) client portfolio management reviews which includes the completion of Know Your Client (KYC) compliance documentation. When you are registered as a Portfolio Manager, you will be responsible for holding the meetings with the clients.
• Engage with clients to establish investment objectives, portfolio asset allocation guidelines, and investment policy statements for individual clients.
• Serve as the clients' liaison, team leader, and advocate within the organization and with outside providers to ensure that the clients' financial plans are implemented in accordance with the company’s client relationship standards, each plan's recommendations, and remain on track throughout all relationship phases with an emphasis on helping achieve the clients' goals and objectives.
• Oversee the ongoing relationship procedures which include annual or semiannual financial planning reviews for assigned clients and prepare review modules (annual or periodic plan reviews of individual pieces of the financial plan).
• Coordinate the tax and investment processes with the clients’ tax professionals, both internal and external, and the investment professionals, both internal and external, in accordance with the client contract and the Company’s relationship standard.
• Seek to coordinate and follow the Company’s financial planning standards and expectations for the clients when providing financial planning advice.
• Coordination with a Client Relationship Specialist on the onboarding of clients and in the administration of the clients’ investment paperwork.
• Community outreach, including contributing to overall company communications such as blog posts or client-friendly investment writing for distribution.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience within wealth management, including experience with financial planning.
• Bachelors degree required.
• CFP designation: US CFP is preferred.
• CIM or CFA designation is preferred.
• Strong relationship management and communication skills

This position is an exempt position. The annualized base pay range for this role is expected to be between $150,000 - $180,000 base salary compensation range. Actual base pay may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, subject matter expertise, geographic location where work will be performed, and the applicant’s skill set. The base pay is just one component of the total compensation package. Other rewards may include an annual cash bonus and a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. Please note that the job title is subject to change based on the selected candidate’s experience and education.

Cardinal Point, Focus Partners Canada is a Canadian-U.S. wealth management company created to service the sophisticated needs of high-net-worth families. Our financial advisors operate under the fiduciary standard and understand that your wealth, family, interests, and values are all interconnected. We are dedicated to providing investment management, financial, estate, and tax planning solutions to residents of Canada and the U.S., Canadians moving to the U.S., Americans moving to Canada, and Canadian and U.S. expats living abroad. Cardinal Point is part of Focus, a leading financial services firm comprised of wealth management, family office, and business management services. For more about Cardinal Point, visit: cardinalpointwealth.com or follow the company on LinkedIn.

Focus is a leading financial services firm comprised of integrated wealth management, family office, and business management services. Blending deep expertise and expansive resources with a boutique, client-first fiduciary philosophy, Focus helps individuals, families, and institutions navigate complex financial situations with highly personalized solutions tailored to their unique needs. To learn more about Focus, visit www.focusfinancialpartners.com or follow the company on LinkedIn.

EEO Statement: Focus is an equal opportunity employer and bases its employment decisions on the employee or candidate’s skillset, and without regard to an employee or candidate’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state and/or federal law.

Focus complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [email protected]

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