Working for a leading Kent Legal firm, you will provide general administrative and secretarial support to the Financial Planner and others in the financial planning department.
This is a part-time role requiring you to work 21 hours, ideally over a 3-day period.
My client would consider someone with limited experience in financial planning but possessing strong administration skills.
Main Responsibilities:
- Liaise with clients to arrange and confirm meetings
- Open, maintain and close client files, both physically and electronically
- Write to and liaise with providers to obtain contract information
- Collate and organise contract information into a reader-friendly spreadsheet
- Process investment risk profiling questionnaires
- Obtain illustrations and quotations from providers, using on-line systems, as necessary
- Print and collate documents to be sent to clients
- Print and complete application forms for client signature
- Photocopy, scan and file documents, both physically and electronically
- Prepare contract information for annual reviews
- Obtain contract valuations
- Undertake fund and portfolio research
- Update clients on progress, as necessary
- Collate tax vouchers and sale and acquisition information
- Maintain schedule of dividends
- Provide secretarial and reception cover, as requested by Financial Planner/Office Manager
- Submit new business applications and ensure set up is smooth and correct
- Prepare cashflow models
- Undertake product, investment and market research
- Confirm shareholdings, produce probate valuations and transfer ownership/sell shares and other investments (when required and after training)
Key Skills and Experience:
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to effectively prioritise and meet deadlines
- Courteous and professional demeanour
- Highly organised
Benefits
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- Private Healthcare
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