
Financial Planning Client Support
- Preston
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Work closely with the consultants to enable them to focus on the delivery of advice to clients, and anticipating and supplying what they or the client may need
- Provide 'subject matter expert' input as appropriate and when requested, and provide appropriate training, direction and support for others where needed
- Be a point of contact for clients, colleagues and external links
- Be the link between clients, consultants, colleagues and CRMs so they are all in the loop
- Help to manage the consultant diary to help ensure the most effective use of their time
- Communications with clients, as appropriate, ensure that they are accurate and are fit for purpose
- Deal with all aspects of the new business process and ongoing servicing of clients' plans, liaising with colleagues in other service lines and product providers as appropriate
- Work closely with technical support to gather accurate information required for prepping / planning cases
- Adhering to regulatory requirements, compliance procedures, departmental and firm-wide processes
- Ensuring a complete and accurate audit trail is always maintained
- Taking ownership to keep up to date with legislative / regulatory changes / CPD
- Proactively get involved and contribute ideas as part of continuous improvement. Support and embrace necessary changes. Share best practice and knowledge
- Ensure agreed personal objectives are achieved on a timely basis
- Take ownership for identified projects
- Ability to deliver first class client service
- A proactive and positive approach and the ability to take the initiative
- Attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to prioritise workload effectively
- Confidence to seek guidance or refer complex/unusual/non-compliant cases to the Operations or Compliance Manager
- An appreciation and understanding of how other roles within the department are inter-dependent
- Advanced experience using the full Microsoft Office suite
- Previous experience of working within a Wealth Management administration role.
- Experience of using Iress Adviser Office or XPlan and provider platforms