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IFA Sales Support Administrator

Blakemore Recruitment
Posted 11 days ago, valid for 9 days
Location

Reading, Berkshire RG30 3HG

Salary

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

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  • The role involves providing clerical and administrative support to ensure the smooth operation of a financial advisory firm, particularly assisting Financial Planners with client management.
  • Key responsibilities include handling inquiries, maintaining filing systems, preparing meeting packs, processing new business applications, and liaising with product providers.
  • Candidates should possess good communication, organizational skills, and attention to detail, with knowledge of MS Office; familiarity with Microsoft Dynamics and Virtual Cabinet is a plus.
  • The position requires a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in a similar administrative role within the financial services sector.
  • The salary for this position is competitive and commensurate with experience.

Purpose of the role

To provide both clerical and administrative support to ensure the smooth running of the firm. Specifically assisting the firms Financial Planners with day-to-day client management.

Skills and knowledge required:

  • Deal with telephone, email enquiries.
  • Assisting with onsite meetings.
  • Maintain filing systems/client files. Scanning and indexing documents and emails to Virtual Cabinet.
  • Preparing meeting packs for with relevant forms for client meetings.
  • Updating stocks of compliance forms for use, as and when required.
  • Submitting new business, as and when required;
  • Processing new business applications, tracking and managing new business pipeline.
  • Setting up model portfolios.
  • Investing funds, switching funds, setting up regular buys/sells
  • Preparing Valuations/Review Packs, as and when required;
  • Liaising with Product Providers via telephone, email and online portals to obtain plan information.
  • carrying out post review rebalances of portfolios, as and when required.
  • Maintain a client database/CRM system (Curo).
  • Assisting Paraplanning Team, as and when required.

Skills required:

  • Good written and oral communication skills.
  • Good methodical and organisational skills.
  • Accurate with good attention to detail.
  • Knowledge of the following applications/software packages: MS Office - Word, Excel, Outlook.
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics and Virtual Cabinet preferred but not essential.

This is an excellent opportunity to work closely with the directors of a small and well regarded IFA practice and have a key role in driving the business forwards.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.