We are currently recruiting for a boutique financial planning practice in Poole who are looking to recruit a Senior Administrator/Trainee Paraplanner.
The ideal candidate will have:
- Working towards relevant financial planning qualification
- A good understanding of the financial planning processes
- Able to work within defined business processes
- Some report writing ability and experience
- Ability to achieve agreed outcomes without supervision
- Confident customer communications
- Good all round financial services experience - ideally gained with an IFA
- IT aptitude
- Flexibility and tenacity
- Understanding of general compliance and FCA requirements
The role offers excellent scope and shall include:
Preparing and maintaining client files.
You will carry out research for client meetings, including:
- drafting meeting checklist summary
- collating meeting packs, including disclosure docs and applications
- updating valuation schedules
- producing appropriate performance graphs (Financial Analytics)
- producing associated Fund Fact Sheets
- updating client Income in Retirement Timelines using CashCalc
- Discuss client objectives with Practice Principle
- Ensuring all compliance, risk profile and product provider paperwork is present
- Identify and obtain the information necessary to compile financial planning options
- Present completed file to Practice Principle
Briefing
- attend post meeting debriefs, taking detailed & salient notes
- update feedback to IO system
- replay notes onto letter / email post meeting summary to client(s)
- set and maintain accurate task/ workflows
Preparing & Implementing recommendations:
- Identify areas for planning
- Undertake research to identify suitable solutions to meet the clients needs
- Prepare information/comparisons for analysis
- Liaise with client's legal and tax advisers (if applicable)
- Make changes to clients' investments as instructed & Prepare suitability letters for:- fund switches, Bed& ISA's, withdrawals, investment top ups
- Complete application forms and proposals
- Ensure all compliance paperwork is in order
- Submit file for compliance checking and address any issues raised
- Submit paperwork to provider(s) to ensure agreed investment strategy is implemented promptly and correctly
Service
- Act as main technical point of contact and deal effectively with queries from clients and other parties through effective communication
- Establish and build strong relationships with clients
- Organise future planning meetings with client
- Review investment portfolio, asset allocation, risk profile etc