Milestone Financial Planning, LLC Planning Associate Bedford, NH · Full time

Provide essential support to Senior Advisors in various financial planning tasks. This includes tax projections, creating comprehensive financial plans, and assisting with tax preparation.

Description

About Us

Milestone Financial Planning, LLC (fiduciary and B-Corporation) strives to make a difference in people’s lives. Our clients (75% local in NH and MA, the rest scattered throughout the US) rely on us to provide comprehensive financial and retirement planning services, emphasizing reducing lifetime taxes. We are a small team of professionals who value the impact of doing meaningful work for our clients while maintaining a work/life balance.


At every level, we emphasize that your ideas and insights are encouraged and highly valued. We believe that innovation and collaboration thrive when everyone’s unique perspectives and contributions are acknowledged and respected. Whether you’re just starting out or have years of experience, your input is vital to our collective success. We foster an inclusive environment where your voice matters, and we can achieve remarkable results together.


Responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to provide crucial support to Senior Advisors by taking on a diverse range of responsibilities. This includes handling tax projections and creating comprehensive financial plans for both existing and new clients. During tax season, you will play a pivotal role in tax preparation, ensuring clients’ financial affairs are in order. Additionally, you will be expected to familiarize yourself with our streamlined systems for reviewing and trading client accounts, allowing you to contribute effectively to our clients’ financial well-being.


Your role will also involve making valuable financial planning recommendations, conducting research on ad hoc financial planning issues for clients, and assisting in evaluating Roth conversion and other planning strategies. Your dedication to detail and proficiency will be integral in helping Senior Advisors prepare for client meetings and ensuring that clients receive the highest level of service and expertise.


Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree: Must be a team player with strong written and verbal communication skills. Able to work independently and stay productive; self-driven.


Experience

0-3 years of financial planning or tax experience.

Prior experience with any of our technology is helpful:

  • RightCapital
  • Advyzon
  • Eclipse
  • Lacerte Tax
  • Office 365 / Sharepoint / Teams


Benefits

  • Defined career path and compensation increases
  • Quarterly bonuses for sourcing new clients
  • Participation in annual 20% of profit sharing based on relative performance and team building
  • Ownership potential
  • You will be issued a laptop and docking stations/monitors for at-home as well as in-office
  • 4% 401k match
  • $10,400/year, which can be used to purchase health and dental insurance and/or HSA funding
  • Company-paid short- and long-term disability
  • Company-paid professional education
  • Company-paid membership in professional organizations (CFP, Kitces)
  • Defined training period to acclimate you to our clients, team members, systems and processes
  • Positive, family-first culture and flexible work environment
  • 3 weeks’ vacation
  • Sick leave
  • Parental leave
  • Top-notch technology and equipment
  • You will be mentored by a Senior Advisor to assist with your career development
  • Profit sharing bonus paid in December


Salary

$52,000 - $70,000 per year