Manager of Portfolio Administration

8/4/2022
St. John & Associates
Richard St. John
500sun Valley Drive Roswell, GA
rjstjohn@stjohnfinancial.com
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St. John & Associates, Inc. is a longstanding “fee only” Financial Advisory firm and an independent Registered Investment Advisor, domiciled in the state of Georgia. The firm provides personal financial planning, portfolio management, and a wide range of financial services on an objective basis for the best interest of our clients. These high-quality service offerings may include consulting on investment / portfolio management, cash management, debt financing, personal lines of insurance, property and casualty insurance, college funding, tax planning, estate planning, as well as other customized financial services. St John & Associates has been in business for over 30 years and has over $100 million in client assets under management.


St John and Associates is a proud member of The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA); the country’s leading professional association of Fee-Only financial advisors—highly trained professionals who are committed to working in the best interests of those they serve.


Responsibilities:

• Monitoring and modeling client accounts within of our proprietary portfolio models to ensure portfolio optimization of return and risk. Analyzing and offering recommendations for asset allocation changes based on the risk tolerance levels and changes to the market landscape.

• Monitoring of changes in the financial market landscape (i.e., returns, volatility, credit spreads, interest rate and yield levels, etc.) and key economic data that contributes to market behavior.

• Develop the quarterly investment commentary, which is a publication designed to provide our clients with important information regarding economic conditions, the market environment, portfolio management and various other relevant financial matters.

• Monitoring of client investment accounts to ensure the asset allocation complies and aligns with the risk profile and investment policy statement while considering the tax implications.

• Trading of client accounts for the purposes of rebalancing the asset allocation and raising cash to satisfy short and intermediate term client needs.

• Working collectively and collaboratively with the middle and back-office to optimize key processes including data collection, portfolio optimization, and investment reporting and analysis.

• Sourcing and underwriting new investment opportunities that will complement the existing portfolio model and positively contribute to performance in a risk-efficient manner.

• Leading various ad-hoc projects designed to advance the capabilities of the firm and / or optimize internal investment management processes.

• Leading and/or facilitating meetings with clients virtually or in person to discuss portfolio performance and provide market insights.

• Assisting with ongoing monitoring of investments including listening to update calls and/or reading fund updates and providing summary reports and analysis.

• Monitoring portfolio performance and generate reports (i.e., quarterly reviews and ad hoc portfolio reports) utilizing Morningstar and other tools.

• Leading and conducting the reviews of client retirement plans and offer recommendations regarding plan construct, asset allocations, and fund selection.

• Facilitating and overseeing the entire client billing process (i.e., coding and expense classification, transactional processing, and reporting) to ensure accuracy.

• Assisting with solving complicated financial planning, estate, tax and retirement issues for clients.


Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or Finance or equivalent professional experience required.

• Professional credentials (Series 65, Series 66, CFA or CFP) required.

• Investment experience across various asset classes (i.e., equity, fixed income, alternatives, etc.)

• Working knowledge of investment software and databases (i.e., CRM systems, Morningstar, Excel) and strong computer skills

• Highly motivated individual who works well both independently and collectively within a team environment.

• Very strong organizational skills, attention to detail and deadline oriented.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills with the ability to exercise sound professional judgment and discretion.


Must-have qualifications:

• License to trade securities? (Series 65, Series 66, CFA or CFP...)