Advisor Assist Financial Professional at Equitable: 100% Remote (Salt Lake City, UT, New York, NY, Syracuse, US)

Title: Advisor Assist Financial Professional (Remote)

Job Description:

Primary Location : UNITED STATES-Remote

Other Locations : UNITED STATES-NY-Syracuse, UNITED STATES-UT-Salt Lake City

Organization : Equitable

Schedule : Full-time

About the Role

At Equitable, we help clients secure their financial well-being so they can pursue long and fulfilling lives- a mission we’ve honed since 1859.

Invest In Your Potential! At Equitable Advisors, you’ll find an environment where you are encouraged to think boldly, collaborate deeply, and continuously develop your skills while helping others achieve financial confidence and security. We are committed to helping you achieve more from your professional journey by cultivating an open, collaborative environment where innovation is encouraged, and growth is supported.

Begin your career as a Financial Professional on our Advisor Assist team, in a salaried role designed to build the foundational skills and expertise necessary for long-term success in an entrepreneurial, client-focused profession.

The Advisor Assist Financial Professional is a key member of Equitable’s centralized Advisor Assist team, providing dedicated operational and licensed client service support to 14th edition Financial Advisors in the branches. This role is designed to enhance advisor capacity by managing new business processing, client service requests, and practice management activities. The role focuses on delivering high-quality client experience, ensuring operational efficiency, and enabling advisors to focus on client acquisition and practice growth.

What You’ll Be Doing

New Business & Application Processing

  • Prepare, review, and submit new business applications (insurance, advisory, and investment products) in alignment with Equitable policies and compliance standards.

  • Ensure all applications are complete, accurate, and “in good order” prior to submission

  • Track case status and proactively follow up with underwriting and operations to resolve outstanding requirements

  • Provide timely updates to advisors and support transparency throughout the submission life cycle

Client Service & Account Support

  • Act as a primary point of contact for client servicing needs, including account maintenance, beneficiary updates, transfers, withdrawals, and general inquiries

  • Execute service requests in accordance with firm policies, regulatory requirements, and service level expectations

  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date client records within firm systems

  • Support client review preparation, including gathering account data and preparing meeting materials

Client Communication & Advisor Support

  • Conduct outbound and inbound client calls to support service needs, appointment confirmation, and follow-up activities

  • Identify new opportunities in partnership with clients as their financial goals, priorities, and life circumstances evolve

  • Coordinate and schedule client meetings, annual reviews, and advisor follow-ups

  • Prepare meeting agendas, documentation, and post-meeting action items

  • Partner closely with assigned advisors to understand their practice needs and preferences

Advisor Assist & Operational Excellence

  • Operate within Equitable’s Advisor Assist framework, leveraging centralized processes, workflows, and service models

  • Manage task queues and workflows to ensure timely and efficient completion of activities

  • Collaborate with internal teams (Operations, Compliance, Underwriting, Service Centers) to drive resolution and efficiency

  • Support audit readiness and adhere to Equitable’s compliance, supervision, and documentation standards


This position offers a flexible work schedule: it may be fully remote/hybrid. If you are located near one of our offices (e.g., Salt Lake City, UT; New York, NY; Syracuse, NY), a hybrid schedule with 2–3 days on-site per week is expected to foster collaboration and connection.

The base salary for this position is $55,000. This role is eligible for variable compensation.

For eligible employees, Equitable provides a full range of benefits. This includes medical, dental, vision, a 401(k) plan, and paid time off. For detailed descriptions of these benefits, please reference the link below.

Equitable Pay and Benefits: Equitable Total Rewards Program

What You Will Bring

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience that demonstrates strong foundational skills and a commitment to growing your career in financial services.

  • Active FINRA Series 7 registration

  • Active FINRA Series 66 registration (or equivalent Series 63 and 65) within 60 days of hire

  • Resident State Life and Variable Insurance Licenses within 30 days of hire

  • 2+years experience of success in sales or financial services industry

Preferred Qualifications

  • Thorough knowledge in product, including proprietary and non-proprietary, and investment products offered through LPL as well as Salesforce and ClientWorks systems

  • Proven experience in building and managing customer relationships, with a focus on trust, service excellence, and longterm engagement

  • Strong research and analytical capabilities, with the ability to interpret information and support sound client recommendations

  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, enabling you to connect effectively with clients, team members, and partners

Skills

Cross-Selling: Knowledge of organizational strategies, tools and techniques for understanding the needs of customers; ability to utilize these to create additional sales.

Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.

Sales Proposals and Presentations: Knowledge of sales processes, tools, and techniques; ability to prepare and present formal recommendations for how the organization can meet the customer's needs.

Sales Scoping and Qualification: Knowledge of sales scoping and qualification techniques and skills; ability to identify and qualify potential sales opportunities for the organization.

About Equitable

At Equitable, we’re a team committed to helping our clients secure their financial well-being so that they can pursue long and fulfilling lives.


We turn challenges into opportunities by thinking, working, and leading differently – where everyone is a leader. We encourage every employee to leverage their unique talents to become a force for good at Equitable and in their local communities.

We are continuously investing in our people by offering growth, internal mobility, comprehensive compensation and benefits to support overall well-being, flexibility, and a culture of collaboration and teamwork.

We are looking for talented, dedicated, purposeful people who want to make an impact. Join Equitable and pursue a career with purpose. Click Careers at Equitable to learn more.


Equitable is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to our employees, applicants and candidates based on individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disabilities, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information or any other class protected by federal, state and local laws.

NOTE: Equitable participates in the E-Verify program.

If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process or to perform the essential job functions of this position, please contact.

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