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As a Paraplanner you will be working as part of a productive, high performing team to provide full support to our Advisers and Financial Planning Executives. Your role will be to offer the most efficient, professional and effective client service possible with a high focus on quality and accuracy.
Job Responsibility:
Analysing clients circumstances, portfolios and objectives and preparing appropriate recommendation reports for the Advisers
Providing high quality technical, administrative and research support to the Advisers
Undertaking whole-of-market research as required, including investments, pensions and protection plans
Undertaking research for asset allocation on clients’ existing portfolios, quantifying and analysing those clients’ existing investments
Liaising with the Regulatory & Technical team to ensure the advice is compliant
Be able to prioritise work in your queue by liaising with advisers on a regular basis
Speaking regularly with advisers and their support to keep them up to date with advice in the pipeline
Building strong and effective working relationships with other teams in the firm and third party product providers
Attending and contributing to meetings – both internal and external - and delivering group and individual training on topics appropriate to the role
Ensuring that all client records and data are maintained accurately and efficiently
Participating in ad hoc projects and tasks as and when required
Requirements:
The ability to produce comprehensive, accurate and clear recommendation reports using a combination of standard paragraphs and free text
Experience of analysing clients’ circumstances and objectives in order to provide suitable holistic financial advice
Proficiency in complex report writing
Experience liaising with third party providers
CII Diploma in Financial Planning (as a minimum)
Excellent grammar, spelling and punctuation skills
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
A high standard of personal organisational and time management skills
Experience within Private Wealth Management
Experience of working to targeted service standards and procedures
A good working knowledge of regulatory requirements
Ambitious and goal-orientated
Evidence of continual learning and development of skills and knowledge
Experience of working unsupervised with a high level of self-motivation
Good IT skills covering MS Office, MS Outlook, MS Excel and back office systems
Nice to have:
Experience of using CURO or IRESS software
Experience of using FE Analytics and Voyant
Previous experience dealing with Group Life and Pension Schemes
Part FPC/RO/CF qualified
Experience of training and people development
What we offer:
Share Scheme
Company discretionary bonus scheme
Full time hours Monday to Friday 9.00am and 5.00pm – 1 hour for lunch
24 holidays (increasing to 26), plus two additional Christmas days
Company Pension scheme
Private Healthcare
Group Income Protection
Life Assurance
Eye Care Scheme
Bike to Work Scheme
Full support with professional qualifications, including CII membership