Senior Financial Advisor - Kelowna

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

MD Management Limited, a division of Scotia Wealth Management, has an exciting opportunity for a talented, enthusiastic, and client-focused Senior Financial Consultant to join our team in Kelowna.

Reporting to the Regional Manager, you will contribute to the overall success of the MD Client Value Performance in Canada, ensuring specific individual goals, plans, and initiatives are executed in support of the team's business strategies and objectives. You will assist MD clients and their families in achieving their personal financial goals. Working as a partner with MD's Specialist Advisors, you will leverage your years of experience and strong client focus to prepare comprehensive financial plans and specific investment strategies for clients. You will identify and develop new opportunities to prospect and grow the client base while ensuring retention of clients through strong relationship building and the development of comprehensive financial plans.

Is this role right for you? In this role you will:

• Champion a customer-focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems, and knowledge.
• Facilitate a team approach by actively referring clients to MD Private Investment Counsel (discretionary management), MD Private Trust (estate and executor services), MD Insurance, and MD Banking Products (Scotiabank). Ensure client needs are proactively addressed in alignment with their current financial situation and life stage as well as their future aspirations.
• Further your knowledge of advanced financial planning concepts including income tax, investment trends, and products, while ensuring compliance with all industry regulations to minimize risk and expense to the company.
• Participate in facilitating seminars and information meetings throughout the region, as well as implementing marketing strategies to provide advice and information concerning investment programs and related services.
• Flexibility to travel, as required, is expected.
• Understand how the Bank's risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
• Pursue effective and efficient operations in accordance with Scotiabank's Values, its Code of Conduct, and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring adherence to day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions, and conduct risk.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? - We'd love to work with you if you:

• Are inspired by doing the best for your clients and by providing tailored and timely advice.
• Use your exceptional interpersonal skills to build rapport with and influence your clients and understand the critical importance of client trust.
• Have the ability to quickly and clearly understand the client's perspective, which influences your choice of strategies and products.
• Are an outstanding communicator. You actively listen and tailor your response based on your client's level of understanding and interest.
• Are a rapid responder - what's urgent for your client is also urgent for you. You make 'getting things done' a priority.
• Take great pride in your personal development and enjoy learning new tools and techniques.
• Embrace change and thrive in an ever-changing environment.
• Enjoy the collaborative process and look forward to partnering with other team members to best service your client.
• Have a breadth and depth of core financial products and a high level of comfort and confidence in presenting this information to clients.

The Must Haves:

• Minimum of 5 years' experience providing financial advice within the financial services industry, coupled with a university degree in business, commerce, or financial planning, and hold the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation. (For Quebec, PL Fin is mandatory).
• IIROC licensed as a Registered Representative (IIROC-RR) including completion of the Canadian Securities Course (CSC), the Conduct and Practices Handbook (CPH), and 90-day training.
• Life License (LLQP) and a willingness to complete other regulatory requirements. Completion of the Group Annuity Sector (PQPAV) is required for Quebec offices only.

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families, and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products, and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.

At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.