Principal Advisor Financial Planning

Attendance

Hybrid

Job number

32599

Category

Senior Professional

Status: Permanent

Type of Contract

Permanent

Schedule: Full-Time

Full Time / Part Time?

Full-Time

Posting date

28-Apr-2026

Area(s) of interest: Advisory services, Commercial banking

Location(s): Montreal

A career as an expert advisor in the team of the Centre d'expertise de Gestion privée 1859, at National Bank, means acting as a financial planner and tax specialist for GP1859's clients. This job allows you to have a positive impact on our organization, thanks to your communication and analytical skills and your experience in financial planning and taxation.

Your role

Provide support and guidance on complex questions to Private Banking 1859 advisors.
Work with advisors to analyze different situations and develop tools to promote advisors’ autonomy and efficiency (e.g., retirement projections).
Carry out financial planning for PB 1859 clients.
Meet with clients (and their legal professionals and tax experts, as required) and advisors to present analyses and financial planning integrated to their files.
Devise and conduct training activities with targeted organizations inside and outside the Bank.
Act as a resource person for journalists in partnership with Public Affairs, when required.
Publish articles or specialized information documents and act as conference speaker
Closely follow any news on developments of various tax laws and other legislation
Proceed with various analyses to assess impacts on the personal finances of clients.
Be conscious of reputational issues and risks for the Bank in your dealings with clients.
Maintain relationships with the Bank’s internal and external experts.
Participate in and publicly comment on changes announced following budgets and tax changes.

Your team

Come join the team at Commercial & Private Banking 1859. Reporting to senior manager, you will support advisors with wealth management decisions, in particular by carrying out integrated financial planning. Based on your multidisciplinary expertise, you will use your strengths and talents to support this team of nine professionals in achieving its business objectives.

Prerequisite

Bachelor’s degree in a related field and master’s degree in taxation (or a specialized field such as law, actuarial science, CFA)
Pl.fin designation
At least ten (10) years of experience in integrated financial planning
Recognized expertise in integrated financial planning
Strong analytical skills and ability to combine the subtleties of different financial planning disciplines to make recommendations on complex financial issues
Ability to form relevant financial opinions further to interpreting various fiscal changes
Integrity and solid communication skills
Excellent ability to influence
Comfortable using Excel (and other Microsoft Office suite tools)

Languages:

French

Skills

Artificial Intelligence Diversity & Inclusion Teamwork Cybersecurity Empathy Initiative Learning Agility Resiliency

Your benefits

In addition to competitive compensation, upon hiring you’ll be eligible for a wide range of flexible benefits to help promote your wellbeing and that of your family such as:

* Health and wellness program, including many options

* Flexible group insurance

* Generous pension plan

* Employee Share Ownership Plan

* Employee and family assistance program

* Preferential banking services

* Involvement in community initiatives

* Telemedicine service

* Virtual sleep clinic

We have an offer that keeps up with trends as well as your needs and those of your family.

Our dynamic work environments and cutting-edge collaboration tools foster a positive employee experience. We value employees’ ideas. Whether through our surveys or programs, regular feedback and ongoing communication are encouraged.

Making a bold move in a people-first environment

We’re a bank on a human scale that stands out for its courage, entrepreneurial culture, and passion for people. Our mission is to have a positive impact on people’s lives. Our core values of partnership, agility, and empowerment inspire us, and inclusion is central to our commitments. We aim, wherever possible, to provide a barrier-free and accessible environment to all employees.

We strive to provide accessibility measures throughout the recruitment process within the limits of our available resources. If you require accommodations, feel free to let us know during our initial conversations. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?

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For an environment that supports your career path

There are many varied opportunities for you to progress and develop, and move ahead in your career. This includes on-the-job learning and training, co-development and pairing with other employees, professional support and mentoring, internal career days or discussion forums with our leaders.

For an inclusive and diverse environment

We foster inclusion in an environment where each person’s unique qualities, whether visible or invisible, are celebrated and valued. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?