Reed Specialist Recruitment are proud to be representing one of the UK's leading Financial Advice networks, who are looking for a Trainee Paraplanner to join their team in Horsham.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- To promote and always work towards delivery of Client Best Interest outcomes.
- To ensure adherence at all times to the principles of data protection and to the OPGL policies on such matters.
- To take responsibility for own performance and to identify personal development areas.
- To perform initial assessment of cases on receipt to ensure all required information is present, ensuring anything further is requested where needed.
- To prepare personal illustrations, key features document, application forms and any other relevant information to aid the sign up of business. Provide a complete audit trail from the software system to justify product selection
- Offer research services to advisers.
- Prepare draft letters and recommendation reports for sign off by the adviser.
- Oversee record keeping by administration regarding locations of letters of authority and research requests so as to ensure every piece of research can be found at any stage of the process.
- Help ensure that all business completed by the team is compliantly researched and all files for submitted business clearly demonstrate suitability.
- Assist compliance and other colleagues in any area as directed.
- When required assist advisers with technical and product queries in a timely manner.
- Help to ensure a consistent and up to date approach across both Independent and Restricted channels.
- Prepare ongoing service reports for advisers where clients have signed up to an ongoing service including the completion of costs and charges.
Skills & Qualifications
- Some progress towards CII R0 exams is preferred, but not essential.
- Previous industry experience is preferred.
- Good keyboard skills and practical experience with Word, Excel and Database applications.
- Knowledge of research software, including Capita Fusion, O&M, Financial Express Analytics.
- Experience of Intelligent Office CRM is desirable.
- Problem solving.
- Time management.
- Up to date knowledge of financial services providers and products.
- An understanding of the sales process and how advice is provided to clients within a compliance driven business.
Person Specific
- Effectively communicate at all levels, and in all media types.
- Ability to work on own initiative and maintain self-control when under pressure.
- Willingness to learn and maintain knowledge within an ever-changing market.
- Ability to work on own initiative as well as working effectively as part of a team; however, even more importantly is the willingness to adopt a flexible approach to the work undertaken.
- Demonstrate commitment by regular attendance and efficient completion of all tasks allocated.
- Carry out duties and responsibilities in compliance with health and safety policies and statutory regulations.
- Maintain high standards of personal accountability, adhering to a set of prescribed responsibilities under the FCA's Certification Regime.
- Desire to undertake training and progress personal development.
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