Financial Paraplanner

Focused Wealth Advisors
Rochester, New York Metropolitan Area

We're Growing. Want to Grow With Us?

Focused Wealth Advisors is an independent financial planning and wealth management firm with offices in Rochester and Buffalo, and we're at an exciting point in our growth. We're adding a Financial Paraplanner to our team — someone who wants to be part of building something, not just filling a seat.

The Role

This is a real position with real responsibility. You'll draft financial plans that our senior advisors refine and present to clients, own the follow-through from client meetings, and serve as a primary point of contact for clients with focused planning needs. You'll work across financial planning, investment research, and client service — which means no two days look exactly the same.

Specifically, you'll:

  • Draft comprehensive financial plans for senior advisor review and delivery
  • Execute the follow-up actions from client meetings — you'll be the person who makes our commitments happen
  • Conduct investment and financial planning research
  • Input and maintain data in our planning systems
  • Meet with clients to complete applications and documentation
  • Provide responsive, high-quality service to clients with focused planning needs

We use eMoney, Redtail, Holistiplan, YCharts, and the Dorsey Wright database. If you know these tools, you'll hit the ground running. If you know some of them, we can work with that.

The Opportunity

  • Competitive base salary $65,000 - $80,000 (commensurate with experience)
  • Performance incentive bonus
  • Health insurance
  • Retirement plan
  • Paid holidays

More importantly: this role has a career path. Paraplanners who build strong client relationships and develop their planning skills have a clear track toward an advisor role at FWA. We're not looking for someone to stay in a box — we're looking for someone who wants to grow with us.

What We're Looking For

  • Three or more years of experience in financial services
  • Series 7 and 65 or 66 licenses (ideal), or at minimum the SIE
  • If you're a strong candidate who's still building toward full licensure, let's talk — we're open to the right person

A finance degree or CFP candidacy is a plus, but demonstrated competence and the right attitude matter more to us than a checklist.

How to Apply

Send your resume and a short note — tell us what draws you to independent advisory and why this role interests you to hhaff@focused-advisors.com . We review applications as they come in and will respond within a week.

Learn more about us at www.focusedwealthadvisors.com 

Focused Wealth Advisors — Rochester & Buffalo, NY

Company Description

Focused Wealth Advisors specializes in comprehensive retirement income planning with an emphasis on creating sustainable strategies to ensure financial confidence in retirement. Our services include projecting income needs, Social Security optimization, tax management, risk mitigation for medical and long-term care costs, and offering low-cost, fee-managed portfolios. With a team of experienced professionals, including Certified Financial Planner® professionals with over 30 years of experience, we are committed to guiding clients through the complexities of retirement transitions. Our organization operates through Cambridge Investment Research, serving clients across various states with consistent, personalized financial solutions.

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