Hancock Holding Company: Financial Advisor – Morgan City, LA

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Identifies, contacts, and meets with prospective clients to complete a suitability review to assess the financial situation, including investment goals, experience, investment time horizon, risk tolerance, and liquidity needs.
• Recommends investment products and services to most effectively meet the needs of the client, based on information obtained.
• Informs customers of the benefits and risks of various investment solutions and makes full disclosure as required in conjunction with selling non-deposit investment products.
• Financial Advisor Provides on-going customer service and processes clients’ trade orders and money transfers according to customer requests and within regulatory requirements and company policy.
• Facilitates branch referral and investment goals by organizing call parties, customer appreciation days, etc.
• Conducts annual compliance meeting with all department associates to ensure adherence to FINRA guidelines.
• Meets with existing clients periodically to update customer information and to determine needs for changes in investments or investment strategy.
• Looks for cross-referral opportunities to direct deposit, loans, trust, and insurance business to the bank and provides training to branch associates regarding referrals.
• Maintains proper SDC/SPIC signage and current brochures in assigned branches.
• Completes required continuing education per insurance and securities regulations.
• Other duties and special projects as assigned by Senior Management.
• The Financial Advisor incumbent is required to comply with all applicable federal, state, and local banking and industry-related laws and regulations, including but not limited to the Bank Secrecy Act.

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL & MENTAL REQUIREMENTS:

Ability to lift/move/carry approximately 10 pounds if required to perform the essential job functions. If the employee is unable to lift/move/carry this weight and can be accommodated without causing the department/division an “undue hardship” then the employee must be provided; hence omitting lifting/moving/carrying as a physical requirement.

MINIMUM REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, & KNOWLEDGE:

• Requires a high School diploma or equivalent with a minimum of 4 years of sales experience, including two years of investment sales.
• Prefer a bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• A FINRA Series seven license is required.
• Must have a FINRA Series 66 license or be able to obtain it within the time frame stipulated by the hiring manager. A current Series 63 and 65 registration can substitute for the Series 66.
  Must be able to obtain a multi-state Life Insurance license within 30 days of employment
• An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may be considered.
• The experienced level of understanding of investment principles, products, and regulations.
• An experienced level of understanding of sales techniques and cross-referral concepts.
• Basic experience with Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.

Job Title: Financial Advisor
Primary Location: United States-Louisiana-Morgan City-BRASHR-Brashear – LA
Work Locations: BRASHR-Brashear – LA 1100 Brashear Ave Morgan City 70380
Job Category: Wealth Management/Investments
Organization: Hancock Investment Services, Inc. – Wealth Management – Hancock Investments
Shift: First Shift
Job Type: Experienced
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Travel: Yes, 75 % of the Time

JOB SUMMARY:
Financial Advisor Consults with clients and prospects to determine course(s) of action designed to help meet their financial and investment goals.

About Hancock Holding Company

Hancock Holding Company (Nasdaq: HBHC) is a multi-faceted financial services company with regional business headquarters and locations throughout a growing Gulf South corridor. With a heritage dating to the late 1800s, the company’s banking subsidiary provides a comprehensive network of full-service financial choices through Hancock Bank locations in Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida and Whitney Bank offices in Louisiana and Texas, including traditional and online banking; commercial and small business banking; energy banking; private banking; trust and investment services; individual insurance services; mortgage services; and consumer financing. More information and online banking are available at www.hancockbank.com and www.whitneybank.com.