Fortigent™

July 18, 2012

Director -  Consulting
Fortigent, part of LPL Financial, is a Rockville, Maryland-based financial services firm offering specialized investment management, portfolio advisory and performance measurement services to our high net-worth individuals and Advisor clients. We are embarking on a new era in the history of the company and are poised for dramatic business growth. With approximately $50 billion in assets under advisement, Fortigent offers money manager research and performance reporting services to banks, trust companies and registered investment advisors. The firm also sponsors Access Overlay™, a Unified Managed Account program.

The Director of Consulting will manage existing advisor relationships and assist the Regional Director in transitioning and implementing new relationships. The Director will build the service platform to enhance the company's offerings of wealth management, consulting and performance reporting services. He/she will focus on retention of current Advisors, increased revenue and scalability. The Director is responsible for the supervision and leadership of a team, managing the overall productivity and output of all direct reports. He/she will manage employees related to performance planning, mentoring, coaching, career development and role development. The Director will facilitate and lead training sessions for new Fortigent Advisors during the transition stage and will lead meetings and calls for Advisors on investment, reporting, practice management or industry issues. The Director will oversee conversion of historical data, account on-boarding and initial setup of performance reports. He/she will provide support of software development projects and requirements-gathering for those projects. The Director will provide business acumen to Fortigent Advisors and will demonstrate a mastery of portfolio operations, as well as mastery knowledge of investment analytics and performance reporting processes. He/she will formulate and apply data analysis and information used for decision making by management and will be responsible for managing internal projects for the Advisors from inception to delivery, including follow-up. The Director will report and be reviewed by the Regional Director/s.

The Director will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following:

• Set reasonable expectations with Advisors and manage the workflow of Fortigent Advisors.
• Accountable for overall productivity and output of all direct reports. Ensure information presented is accurate and delivered timely.
• Identify, maintain, and develop Advisor relationships including proactively soliciting feedback from Advisors on the service delivery or value proposition.
• Manage employees related to performance planning, mentoring, coaching, career development, and role development. Ability to pitch in and assist junior staff when necessary in completion of their day to day responsibilities.
• Responsible for assessing and escalating any potential Advisor risks to the Regional Director.
• Develop subject matter expertise in portfolio operations including, custodial and manager paperwork and portfolio implementation.
• Identify ways to enhance revenue, increase efficiency and improve the product offering.
• Facilitate and lead training sessions for Fortigent Advisors to educate users of content and interpretation of data.
• Lead process improvement initiatives. Monitor and enforce best practices and consistency with delivery tasks across the department.
• Successfully troubleshoot, and resolve challenges with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to assist and lead ad hoc requests from all levels for internal and external stakeholders.
• Devise and implement new methods to gather data, analyze, and report actionable information about existing business operations, the company's competitive environment, customers, initiatives, and risks.
• Compile information from Fortigent Advisors relating to Advisor needs and strategy that can be shared within the Fortigent community.
• Develop, maintain, and manage Advisor relationships that result in high valued service and enhanced revenue opportunities.
• Provide value added and strategic insight to senior management and other stakeholders throughout the firm.
• Coordination with our Technical Development team and internal departments regarding project-driven tasks that will enhance internal efficiencies.
• Successfully develop internal relationships to effectively manage business.

Successful candidates will possess the following qualities:

• Show an expertise in portfolio construction, implementation, and investment management
• Direct investment Advisory experience with UHNW clients
• Have an extensive knowledge of performance measurement

• Self-motivated with close attention to detail and follow-through.
• Excellent oral, written, organizational, and presentation skills.
• Ability to handle multiple projects and deliver quality outcomes within short timeframes.
• Must demonstrate a strong business and financial acumen.
• Professional management skills.
• Exceptional customer service.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to think strategically.
• Qualified candidate must be inquisitive and solve problems creatively.
• Ability to learn, adapt, and evolve within the position.

• Director investment Advisory experience with UHNW clients
• Bachelor's degree required (preferably in finance, accounting or equivalent).
• Minimum of 5 years business experience.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office products, specifically Excel and Word.
• Series 65 Registered.
• CIMA, CFA, or CFP preferred.

 We offer an excellent salary and benefits package. Please login or create an account to apply to this position. Principals only. EOE

July 18, 2012

Associate Director - Client Conversions
An Associate Director of Conversions is responsible for the successful onboarding of newly contracted advisory firms (Fortigent's clients) to Fortigent's performance reporting platform. The Associate Director of Conversions will be expected to lead and manage client conversion projects, internal and external project resources, data conversion, and client relationships. The candidate will have strong communication and interpersonal skills. The Associate Director will be reporting directly to the Director of Conversions. A superior customer service and team player work ethic is an overriding responsibility for this role.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead multiple advisor conversions simultaneously
• Provide oversight of cross-departmental project teams
• Work closely with Business Development Officers and Consultants during the sales process to explain the conversion process and approach, data requirements, and reporting options to prospective clients.
• Work closely with new advisors to build a profile of their assets, data, file formats, and reporting requirements.
• Perform detailed analysis of historical performance and transaction data and perform conversion of the data into the reporting database

• Explain in detail the various options of Fortigent performance reports and work with the advisor to create a report package most suitable to the needs of their clients
• Prepare time and cost estimates, and ensure projects are completed on time and within budget
• Manage the Change Request process when shifts in scope result in shifts in timeline and cost
• Track project costs throughout project phases and facilitate advisor invoicing
• Perform standardized project tracking and reporting to all levels of staff, management and advisor as appropriate
• Lead meetings pertaining to conversion activity and progress, as well as supervise interaction between the advisor and internal business groups
• Develop quality control and post-conversion check-out procedures to ensure accuracy and measure the success of the conversion
• Develop and introduce process improvements and custom client solutions

• Work closely with all internal departments and advisor resources to formalize and execute a conversion project plan.

• Bachelor's degree required
• Minimum of 2 years experience in Project Management and/or Data Conversion required
• An in-depth understanding of financial instruments and performance measurement is strongly preferred
• Outstanding project management skills with ability to manage multiple tasks with changing priorities in a cross-functional environment
• Extremely detail- and process-oriented work practices.
• Excellent organizational, coordination, interpersonal and team building skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment that is service-oriented.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to independently define and solve problems.
• Ability to provide excellent level of service to clients
• An understanding of relational databases is preferred.
• Ability to meet deadlines in a fast paced environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• PMP^® Certification an asset
• CIPM Certification an asset

 
If interested, please apply online at http://track.tmpservice.com/ApplyClick.aspx?id=1513159-1789-7872

 We offer an excellent salary and benefits package. Please login or create an account to apply to this position. Principals only. EOE

July 18, 2012

Analyst/Senior Analyst - Research
Fortigent's research department provides strategic and tactical asset allocation advice, evaluates institutional money management firms and maintains a recommended list of investments for both traditional and alternative investment products.

The Research Analyst position will be responsible for:

• Assisting the Research department with money manager due dilligence for long-only equity managers by producing reports and compiling both quantitative and qualitative data.

• Preparing materials for conference calls with money managers, as well as participating and writing robust call summaries.

• Gathering capital markets data and constructing spreadsheets and charts.

• Performing special research projects as necessary

• Bachelor's degree in Business or Economics preferable.
• 1-4 years experience in the investment industry; experience with institutional money managers and/or mutual funds in an investment consulting or wealth management environment preferred.
• General understanding of financial markets, investment products, and the financial services industry is a plus.
• Intellectual curiosity and critical thinking skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, and organizational skills.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Experience with Bloomberg, eVestment Alliance, Morningstar Direct, and Informa PSN.
• An interest in working in a team environment.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package. Please login or create an account to apply to this position. Principals only. EOE

If interested, please apply online at http://track.tmpservice.com/ApplyClick.aspx?id=1494019-1789-2772

 We offer an excellent salary and benefits package. Please login or create an account to apply to this position. Principals only. EOE