About Gateway Associates: Gateway Associates – Thrivent provides comprehensive financial planning to individuals and small business owners who engage in on-going advice relationships for a monthly fee. Our mission is “to inspire realistic client confidence and empower people to reveal and live their ideal life.” Job description: The Financial Advisor works as a part of the advisory team at Gateway Associates to create, present, and continually monitor financial advice to our clients. Their goal is to empower clients to realize individual goals and create a realistic plan to live their ideal financial lives. Responsibilities: Financial Advisor has the following responsibilities and duties: + Hold Discovery meetings to get to know clients on a personal and financial basis + Hold Review meetings (MAR, and Advice Delivery) + Monitor financial markets and economic conditions to maintain current knowledge base + Analyze client needs and research suitable investment opportunities. Make recommendations based on findings + Prep for plan presentation meetings to ensure that the plans outlined by planning team are in line with the needs and interests of the client + Interpret illustrations made by planning team and run additional illustrations as needed + Track investment opportunities in Salesforce + Manage recommendations and introductions (RI) information housed in Salesforce. Run reports and take action as appropriate. + Complete redemptions, purchases, exchanges, fund transfers, and other financial management requests (or delegate requests to CSA as appropriate.) Qualifications: + Series 7/66 licensing + WI State Life and Health insurance licensing + 1-3+ years of experience in financial services + Relationship driven and client service mentality + Ability to thrive in high volume, fast paced environment + Excellent communication skills, verbal and written + Strong attention to detail + Working knowledge of product lines including term and variable life insurance, long-term care insurance, disability insurance, annuities, brokerage accounts, and mutual funds. + Knowledge of business technology such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Salesforce, and DocuSign or ability to learn + Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and self-direct to meet deadlines + Ability to maintain the integrity of sensitive/confidential information Compensation: + Compensation varies based on the specific qualifications and experience of the individual with a target base salary range of $75,000 to $100,000. + This position is eligible for commissions of 25% on product sales and team bonuses ranging from 2-10% of annual salary. + Benefits include health insurance stipend with HSA matching, a simple IRA match, and 80 hours of PTO and 20 hours of volunteer time off per year. Reports to: Lead Advisor/CEO Hours: M/Tu 9:00 am – 7:00 pm, W 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Tr 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, F 9:00 am – 12:00 pm As part of the sponsoring financial advisor 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. Pay Transparency 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. At Thrivent, we believe money is a tool, not a goal. Driven by a higher purpose at our core, we are committed to providing financial advice, investments, insurance, banking and generosity programs to help people make the most of all they’ve been given. At our heart, we are a membership-owned fraternal organization, as well as a holistic financial services organization, dedicated to serving the unique needs of our customers. We focus on their goals and priorities, guiding them toward financial choices that will help them live the life they want today—and tomorrow. For over 100 years, Thrivent has been helping people build their financial futures and live more generous lives. Today, it’s a Fortune 500 company that offers a full range of expert financial solutions, serving more than 2 million customers, as well as the communities in which they live and work. Thrivent fosters a diverse workforce to serve our diverse clientele, reflecting a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. If you’re intrigued about our work and the possibility of becoming part of it, we invite you to visit Thrivent.com to learn more. You won’t just build a career; you’ll be part of an organization focused on growing, innovating, and serving.