Paraplanner

The purpose of the role is to support the delivery of advice we offer personally through our financial planning team, and the advice we deliver through codified on-line advised customer journeys.

You will work with the Personal Advice Team, producing advice for both new enquiries and existing client reviews, carrying out thematic and client specific investment & product research and case checking  (referrals /annual reviews /sampling), offering a range of remote advice services commensurate with our independent status.

You will also work more widely with the Wealth Wizards team to support the development of new codified advice journeys and the delivery of existing journeys.  You will be the first point of contact where individual on-line cases need further checks by a professional before proceeding to a recommendation.  

It's a role where you will get to apply all your existing Paraplanning expertise, while working with the business to develop the advice delivery methods of the future.

As a regulated business all of the advice we give needs to be carefully delivered to agreed compliance and service standards.

• Analysing data and using research tools to provide solutions to meet client needs and objectives
• Providing records to support research undertaken
• Consolidation of client needs and objectives, together with the recommendations and course of action in a written format via a suitability letter, client specific illustration and key features document
• Assisting advisers with the presentation of recommendations
• Carrying out all tasks in a manner consistent with compliance procedures and ensuring all client files are compliant on an ongoing basis
• Preparation of existing client files ready for reviews of advice
• Carrying out administrative duties as required for the fulfilment of the role and delivery of the advice
• Ensure high standards of advice including record keeping, management reporting, compliance and customer satisfaction, and ensure any associated business risks are understood and managed
• Assisting advisers with referrals from the automated advice platform
• Assisting with the continuous improvement process for advice by developing new and revised advice policies and obtaining sign off from Compliance and Investment Committee
• Assisting with the establishment and development of key relationships within the group and with our key business partners
• Assisting with firm wide centralised investment process and proposition
• Assisting with firm wide centralised suitability letter approach and templates - developing the basis of the advice of the future
• Assisting with product and fund research required for inclusion in advice strategies.
• Adhere to all Information Security policies and procedures

• Appropriate Financial Services qualifications (IMC, CII, IFS, CFA etc), ideally already achieved or working towards Chartered status
• Strong market knowledge and interest in best practice advice
• Excellent organisational and prioritising skills, with the ability to stay focused under pressure
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Highly numerate and analytical
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Awareness of commercial and strategic business imperatives

Pioneering

• Driven and passionate about helping people meet their financial objectives
• Self-motivated and enthusiastic team player
• Proactive, innovative, resilient and energetic, with a passion for delivering great service

Expert

• Constantly seeking new learning / self-development opportunities
• Ability to represent Wealth Wizards at all times (telephone, digital or face-to-face communication)

Accessible

• Adaptable and enjoys a challenge
• Builds strong collaborative relationships
• Flexibility to work in a fast-moving business which is developing rapidly

Reliable

• Conscientious and tenacious
• Total trustworthiness essential
• Highly organised, methodical, meticulous and disciplined
• Takes ownership

Hungry

• Ready to step out of our comfort zone and keep going
• Seeking new opportunities for advice
• Be flexible in your approach to the business opportunities

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