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This role will provide administration and technical support to the different areas of the Financial Planning Team, with a level of technical knowledge, demonstrated by progress towards industry qualifications.
Responsibilities
Prepare quotes and illustrations where appropriate.
Prepare client valuations.
Review external suitability reports, providing constructive feedback where appropriate
Assess the suitability of a clients risk profile, identifying any contradicting information on file if appropriate, and presenting this back to the desk.
Research and analyse existing contracts, presenting to the desks, and highlighting technical points where appropriate.
As required, triage advice as first line of defence. Identify where advice may not be appropriate, or where further detail is required on file to justifying advice recommendations.
As required, prepare client letters/proposals containing advice and recommendations, reports and research documentation. Ensure documentation to support the recommendations is complete and appropriately filed.
Support the provision of advice by FCA Approved Persons within the firms strict ethical and compliance framework.
Providing any other administrative and technical support as required.
Qualifications
CII Certificate in Financial Planning, or similar suitable Level 4 qualification.
Working towards/obtained CII Diploma in Financial Planning.
Knowledge and Experience
Experience of a financial administration role.
Solid foundation of technical knowledge across the financial planning advice sphere.
Skills and Behaviours
Excellent verbal communication skills with the ability to summarise complex issues clearly and succinctly.
Good written communication skills.
Ability to communicate on a technical level equivalent to your audience, including explaining features, benefits and risks associated with any suggested course of investment action.
Ability to analyse policy information and draw conclusions from it.
Confident to engage in debate about the conclusions drawn, resilient in sustaining a logical argument under pressure, and to adjust or hold position as seems fit.
Confident with numbers, and able to convert them into meaningful words.
Ability to organise and prioritise own workload.
IT literate.
Organised with attention to detail, such that appropriate customer outcomes are achieved and adequately documented.
