Cathay Bank · 11 hours ago
Financial Advisor
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
2+ years expCathay Bank is a well-established financial institution that values its team members and aims to foster a supportive work environment. The Financial Advisor role involves proactively developing a client base, advising customers on investment choices and insurance products, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards while providing superior customer service.
BankingFinanceFinancial Services
Responsibilities
Pro-actively develops a client base to which appropriate wealth management products can be sold
Collects and analyzes information regarding the customer risk tolerance, long and short term goals, income, assets, investments and debts; determines which financial products best meet the customer needs and financial circumstances
Advises the customer regarding the advantages, risks, and disadvantages of different financial products
Markets, services, or promotes financial products
Develops internal referral resources to identify existing customers
Identifies external prospects and builds new client relationships, including participating in joint calls with Branch Managers, Lenders, etc. to further expand relationships
Represent the bank by participating in local professional and community associations and their networking activities to develop self-sourced business
Identifies cross-sell opportunities, including opportunities to refer customers to other bank sales representatives through proper customer profiling and needs-based selling
Understands and complies with all aspects of bank and Cetera Investment Services LLC policies and practices, laws and regulations governing the duties and responsibilities of product sales
Ensures products sold are suitable for client’s risk tolerance and other appropriate factors
Maintains all necessary licenses and registrations as required
Keeps abreast of product knowledge
Successfully completes all mandatory training assigned in a timely manner
Maintains superior and courteous service to promote products and expand customer relationships
Exceeds customer expectations in terms of accuracy, efficiency, courtesy and professionalism
Ensures branch or work area is maintained in accordance with Cathay Bank and Networked B/D standards
Qualification
Required
Appropriate State(s) Life & Health Insurance License(s)
FINRA Series 7
FINRA Series 63 and 65 (or 66) required at the time of hire, or must be obtained within 90 days of hire
2+ years of experience in financial related product sales, service, and advising
Fluency in English and Chinese (Mandarin or Cantonese)
Strong sales, marketing, and business development skills
Ability in managing various situations/issues with customers (good problem resolution skills)
Team oriented, and must have high standard of integrity and work ethics
Ability to work in a fast paced, demanding environment
Preferred
College degree
Benefits
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Long-term disability insurance
Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
Health saving account (HSA) with company contributions
Voluntary coverages
401(k)
Company
Cathay Bank
Cathay Bank is a financial services company originally founded to support Los Angeles’ growing Chinese American community. It is a sub-organization of Cathay General Bancorp.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
Cathay Bank has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2020 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Chang Liu
President & Chief Operating Officer
Bob Romero
SVP/CIO
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