Paraplanner

• Salary - £32,000 - £40,000 Dependent On Exp
• Holidays: 25 days with additional tiering on length of service
• Pension Scheme: 3% Employer and 4% Employee contributions
• Death in Service: 4 x salary

• Obtaining information on a client’s existing financial arrangements and conducting a gap analysis.
• Producing a strategy report and making high level recommendations in line with the clients objectives where required.
• Researching the market in line with guidelines from the Advisers, the client’s circumstances and objectives for product and service solutions and preparing personalised high quality reports that are client to the client.
• Communication with the Adviser throughout this process is of paramount importance.
• Have a thorough understanding of the companies advice process, strategy and suitability letter format, pre-approval process and the regulatory requirements imposed by the FCA and be able to deliver against these in agreed timescales.
• Understand each client’s circumstances, objectives, attitude to risk, capacity for loss, knowledge and experience and timescales to ensure advice is appropriate.
• Prepare analysis of client’s existing portfolio.
• Conducting research and produce client facing strategy reports to facilitate business writing opportunities.
• Prepare research and quotations for client meetings.
• Deal with client and provider correspondence (as part of the research and reporting process).
• Follow the client services process to deliver a personalised and high quality service to Advisers.
• Prepare valuations and portfolio commentary for client meetings and updates.
• Liaise with colleagues and compliance to assist the approval and submission of compliant new business.
• Input client information onto the back office system and ensure all tasks are recorded and acted upon within the agreed timescales. Ensure client history is maintained.
• Understand workflow and be able to deliver and report against various tasks, ensuring all concerned parties can easily review case status.
• Work closely with other paraplanners within the business to share ideas and best practice, including assisting Manager with all aspects of a good customer experience and identify any improvements that can be made.
• Undertake any other duties commensurate with skills and experience.
• Participate in appropriate company and departmental training, competence and development initiatives.

• Financial Services Market – Demonstrates a deep understanding of the structure of the Financial Services market, including the role of the financial adviser, the paraplanner, product providers, support services & platforms
• Regulatory & Compliance – Full understanding of the Financial Services regulatory framework, and the ethics and key principles of the advice process. Comprehensive knowledge of the systems and controls that are in place to protect the client and the company. Demonstrat

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