There’s power in partnership.
You’re the kind of person who loves solving problems and building relationships – and that’s exactly what makes you essential to our branch teams. As a Branch Office Administrator at Edward Jones, you’ll be the first voice clients hear and the trusted resource they rely on. We’ll give you the tools, training, and support to make a meaningful impact every day — on your clients, your team, and your future.
Position Schedule: Full-Time
Branch Address: 159 Wade Avenue East, Suite #101, Penticton, BC
Our Client Experience Specialists are an essential part of the team, and we rely on their unique experiences, insights, and professional backgrounds. We value different viewpoints to help achieve exceptional results and improve the lives of our clients. We don’t often brag, but we’re frequently recognized and awarded as a top place to work. Some of the many accolades include 100 Best Companies to Work For® by FORTUNE magazine¹ and a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality by the Human Rights Campaign.
We’ll give you the support you need.
Our team will be there every step of the way, providing:
- Training which includes mentoring, job shadowing, coaching and branch office visits
- A support network that extends beyond your branch office and includes home office assistance via phone, email and firm intranet resources
You can also expect…
- A compensation package that includes bonus potential, 401K (US) and Group RRSP (Canada), and comprehensive and competitive health benefits
- Paid time off, including vacation, sick, holidays and personal days
- A culture of continuous improvement and professional development
Key Responsibilities
- Delivers excellent client service by anticipating client needs making it easier to do business with Edward Jones
- Identify potential opportunities with new and existing clients and prepare Financial Advisors to discuss those potential opportunities with clients
- Utilizes goals-based advice tools and contact plans, and stewards the Online Access system for clients
- Ensure ongoing partnership with clients by anticipating, addressing, and resolving questions and problems through communication and preparation to ensure a positive client experience
- Performs office administration duties which may include: answering incoming phone calls and greeting clients, maximizing each in-person client visit, managing service requests, faxes, and emails, maintaining branch-office record keeping, ordering supplies, processing branch expenses, compiling reports, and creating word processing documents and spreadsheets
- The opportunity for merit increases as you progress in the role. Hiring Range below is a subset of the total salary range.
- Creative and open mindset to support an agile and continuous learning environment
- Ability to be proactive, incorporate feedback, and adapt to changes
- Critical thinking and analytic skills to anticipate, identify, and solve ongoing needs
- Strong understanding and continued research of a variety of financial products
- Strong time management skills with the capacity to work with multiple Financial Advisors, branch offices, and clients to balance priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Detail-oriented and organized with the ability to ensure a high standard of accuracy
- Ambitious self-starter comfortable identifying and creating opportunities for efficiency
- Strong computer skills and an aptitude to quickly learn new software
Job Requirements
- High School Diploma/Equivalent required
- Associate’s/Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience preferred
- 2+ years of customer service or financial services industry preferred
Check out our U.S. awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones
Check out our Canadian awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones
Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.
People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.
View our Purpose, Inclusion and Citizenship Report.
¹Fortune 500, published June 2024, data as of December 2023. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
Meet Dawn Black
Hi, I’m Dawn Black, the Branch Support Recruiter for your market. My recruiting team and I are excited to learn more about you. The best way for us to do that is for you to apply for a position with Edward Jones. If there isn’t a current job opening near you, join our Talent Community and set up a Job Alert. We will then be able to notify you as soon as a job opens in your area.
Email Dawn Black
Connect on LinkedinASSOCIATE TESTIMONIAL
There are other opportunities to generate revenue and money. However, we choose to align all of our interests and all of our activities with what’s best for the client.
Tyler Kucera
Municipal Bond Trading
No one is going to tell you exactly what to do. I think it allows for a lot of creativity and a lot of autonomy.
Linda Bannister
Senior Analyst, Equity Research
ASSOCIATE TESTIMONIAL
It is gratifying to see clients’ satisfaction as a result of something ‘behind the scenes’ – such as improved technology offerings – which helps make their experience the best it can be.
Nicholas Wright
Senior Project Coordinator
ASSOCIATE TESTIMONIAL
Our branch teams – including our BOAs – play a critical role in getting to know and truly understand each client.
Penny Pennington
Managing Partner
ASSOCIATE TESTIMONIAL
The client team benefits greatly from the Associate Financial Advisor role, allowing all of us to better serve our clients and develop trust within our community.
Abra Hovgaard
Financial Advisor
Career Progression
Nothing Found
Career Progression
Nothing Found
Career Progression
Nothing Found
Career Progression
Nothing Found
Career Progression
Nothing Found
Meet Sarai Paljetak
“I give most of my time to mentoring others – and have from day one.”
2019
Mentor, Senior Branch Office Administrator Residency Program
2015
Senior Branch Office Administrator Supporting the Senior Regional Leader Branch
- Mentor, Incoming Branch Office Administrators supporting Senior Regional Leaders
- Member, Advisory Committee for New Regional Leader Branch Team Training (2014-2018)
2009
Senior Branch Office Administrator Supporting the Regional Leader Branch
- Visiting Veteran Branch Office Administrator (2011)
2008
Senior Branch Office Administrator
2007
Branch Office Administrator Supporting the Performance Leader Branch
Branch Office Administrator Service Advocate for the Region (2007 – 2009)
2005
Branch Office Administrator
2004
On-Call Branch Office Administrator
Meet Sarai Paljetak
“I give most of my time to mentoring others – and have from day one.”
2019
Mentor, Senior Branch Office Administrator Residency Program
2015
Senior Branch Office Administrator Supporting the Senior Regional Leader Branch
- Mentor, Incoming Branch Office Administrators supporting Senior Regional Leaders
- Member, Advisory Committee for New Regional Leader Branch Team Training (2014-2018)
2009
Senior Branch Office Administrator Supporting the Regional Leader Branch
- Visiting Veteran Branch Office Administrator (2011)
2008
Senior Branch Office Administrator
2007
Branch Office Administrator Supporting the Performance Leader Branch
Branch Office Administrator Service Advocate for the Region (2007 – 2009)
2005
Branch Office Administrator
2004
On-Call Branch Office Administrator
It’s like professional development in the world’s largest sandbox.
Training, continuing education and mentoring – that’s only the beginning. Our headquarter campuses offer thousands of roles – and as many opportunities – for you to try new skills, get involved on different projects and step up as a leader. You’re in charge of your professional development. We just provide the opportunities.
Extra compensation when you need it most – with no ceiling on how much you can earn.
And we really mean it. There is no ceiling on how much you can earn as we have a work hard and be rewarded philosophy. We also understand that new financial advisors might be more worried about the floor. So we provide a guaranteed salary for your first four years. Did we mention bonuses, commissions, profit sharing and travel awards?
“As hard as I want to work determines how successful my business can be.”
– Mark Audet, CFP Financial Advisor – St. Louis
Your new career comes with support from day one.
At Edward Jones, we support you with resources and training from day one. You’ll be joining a firm that is consistently recognized and awarded for our training. We believe you’ll see our investment in you as one of the best parts of working at Edward Jones. When you join the client team in your local branch, you won’t be on your own.
Come as you are. We will teach you everything you need to know.
Our Branch Office Administrators come from many different career backgrounds. Sales. Marketing. Customer service. Even finance. But they have one thing in common: a desire for a rewarding career that empowers them to make a difference in people’s lives. Your training begins with six months of dedicated onboarding – and is built out with mentoring, learning plans tailored to your needs, and 6,000-plus at the Headquarters making sure you have everything you need to succeed.
Put your talent to the test – Working with the industry’s best.
There’s no better way to flex your skillset than working with the best. And you will find the best here. We aggressively recruit a vast array of top talent that help us innovate. And build the tools and systems that support our goal of being the #1 choice for the serious long-term investor. Our clients’ needs are becoming more complex. They have high expectations for a personalized user experience that puts them in control – so they can feel confident managing their financial lives. You won’t be competing with your colleagues to develop the next breakthrough technology. We are a team. Some say a family. And our collaborative culture permeates every aspect of our firm. Including tech innovation. Everyone is working toward the same goal: to create technology to make it easier for our clients to do business with us. And when any of us succeed, it’s a win for all of us.
Your colleagues will inspire you. And hold you accountable.
Our vast resources, solid reputation and commitment to making a meaningful difference in people’s lives attract next-level talent that creates an inspiring work environment. You won’t just be working alongside some of the industry’s best – you will be collaborating with them. Our relationships with our clients and each other are, in a word, authentic. And we hold ourselves accountable to both. Building products, services and technologies that strip out the complexity for our branch teams – and elevate our client-centric experience.
You can see the future. Because you’re building it.
Our client-first focus comes with a promise: to think like them, not just about them. So much so that we can anticipate their needs before even they do. How? By staying ahead of changing regulations and mitigating risk for over 7 million clients. Developing new tools and technologies. Creating data driven innovative business solutions. And building automation, agility and nimbleness into our workflows. So we can pivot on a dime. Prepared to solve future challenges before they ever arise.
Career Progression
Nothing Found
Career Progression
Nothing Found
Nothing Found
Nothing Found
ASSOCIATE TESTIMONIAL
We are a firm of good people, doing meaningful work, all focused on helping our clients achieve their goals.
Tyler Kucera
Municipal Bond Trading
ASSOCIATE TESTIMONIAL
The strength in the solutions we create for our branches and clients comes from seamless integration of our tools; this integration requires close collaboration and communication. As I continue to serve Edward Jones in key initiatives, I know that my network of advocates will continue to grow.
Chris Koo
Firm Strategic Enablement Office
ASSOCIATE TESTIMONIAL
I don’t feel like I have to compete with other members of my department to improve. I can go to other members of my department for advice.
Andy Pusateri
Equity and Fixed Income Research
ASSOCIATE TESTIMONIAL
Just having folks who believe in me. In what I can do and what I can become has truly helped me get to where I am today.
Kristian Frazier
Operations
ASSOCIATE TESTIMONIAL
At Jones, the profit center is the branch office. Everything is focused on you – and your ability to serve the needs of your clients.
Jeff Allen
Financial Advisor
ASSOCIATE TESTIMONIAL
You don’t have to have a financial background. Some of us have sales backgrounds, but some of us were teachers or engineers. I think that as long as you’re willing to work hard and have the resiliency to get through building your business, you can be successful.
Jennifer Heal, CFP
Financial Advisor
I was transitioning away from a career I worked so hard for, but when I asked myself what mattered the most to me and the value of my work, it was the people I was helping. When I came across Edward Jones it was the perfect fit. I liked the idea of running my own business but not having to worry about the logistics of location, real estate, etc.
Nanette Fahrenbruch – Former Attorney
Financial Advisor with Edward Jones since 2000
ASSOCIATE TESTIMONIAL
Here at Edward Jones, we have an outstanding benefits package, I have had opportunities for branch and firm bonuses, and fun challenge awards we can earn each trimester. I love knowing there are opportunities for growth for me with this firm.
Jennifer Hernandez
Senior Branch Office Administrator
It feels good to be able to work with the financial advisor to help our clients meet their personal and financial needs.
Gwen Peebles
Senior Branch Office Administrator
Nothing Found
Nothing Found
ASSOCIATE TESTIMONIAL
Edward Jones has helped create a path to define what career trajectory can look like and, more importantly, how to realize the opportunities ahead. Personally, with a focus on performing at a high level, representing myself and my firm in a professional way and building trusted relationships, there is no limit to what can be achieved here.
Miquez C. Hadley
Branch Region and Development
Although I’ve worked in the Information Systems division since I started at Edward Jones, I’ve had the pleasure of building relationships across divisions as I’ve worked on key projects for the firm.
Chris Koo
Firm Strategic Enablement Office
When it comes to your compensation, we want to be clear.
#1 Your performance drives your compensation – and we won’t limit it with earning caps. Not now, not ever.
#2 Our compensation is competitive and multi-faceted. Commissions and trimester bonuses – based on individual branch and firm profitability – make up the bulk of your variable income. But your total payout may include travel awards and profit sharing. And the opportunity to be rewarded for transitioning client relationships to financial advisors looking to grow.
#3 Our compensation is simple and transparent. We make it easy to understand how you are rewarded and strive to minimize grid changes. You know exactly what to expect and how to impact your results.
Nothing Found
Transitioning your practice is a difficult decision. We’re here to help.
Moving your practice to another firm may be the most stressful decision of your professional life. We understand. And our transition team is here to help. From early days when you are just beginning to consider the opportunity. To that glorious first day of opening your practice. And our support is not one-size-fits-all. We will tailor your transition to you and your practice – with you leading the way. Ensuring a smooth transition for you and your clients. And a solid path forward for next-level growth.
Investing in You
As a valued branch-team member, you will share in the success of your branch – and the firm. Our market competitive compensation program recognizes your individual contributions, promotes a long-term career, contributes to your financial security and promotes the well-being of you and your family.
Investing in You
As a valued branch team member, you will share in the success of your branch – and the firm. Our market competitive compensation program recognizes your individual contributions, promotes a long-term career, contributes to your financial security and supports the well-being of you and your family.
Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events
Awards & recognition
Fortune®, 2026
2026 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For, published April 2026, research by Great Places to Work, data as of July 2025. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
Fortune®, 2026
2026 Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies list published January 2026, in partnership with Korn Ferry, data as of November 2025. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
Training APEX Award 2026
2026 Training Magazine APEX Awards, published February 2026, data as of September 2025, an application fee was required for consideration.
U.S. Chamber Foundation Citizen Award 2025
2025 U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Corporate Citizen Award, category of Best Health and Wellness Program, published October 2025, data as of June 2025, application fee required for consideration.
Edward Jones 2025 Fortune Best Workplaces for Women by Fortune and Great Places to Work®
Fortune®, 2025
2025 Fortune Best Workplaces for Women, published October 2025, research by Great Place to Work, data as of August 2024. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating. ©2025 Fortune Media IP Limited. All rights reserved. Used under license.
Fortune, 2025
2025 Fortune Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance, published September 2025, research by Great Places to Work, data as of August 2024. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating. ©2025 Fortune Media IP Limited. All rights reserved. Used under license.
People Magazine 2026
2026 People Companies that Care, published People Magazine September 2026, research by Great Places to Work, data as of August 2025. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
