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We are currently recruiting for a Financial Planning practice in Godalming who are looking to recruit a Paraplanner.
Qualifications Required:
Preferred to have Level 4 Diploma in Financial Planning and be working towards level 6 advanced diploma and Chartered Status.
Key Attributes
- Excellent report writing skills
- Good technical knowledge of advice and product options.
- Able to analyse statistics
- Able to conduct research for appropriate providers and investments.
- Good understanding of compliance issues.
- Time management skills.
- Interpersonal and IT skills.
Requirements
- To analyse fact-finding data and understand if there is sufficient information on which to base a suitability report.
- Understanding the required content of a suitability report and conducting own research into any missing information before compiling it.
- Able to use paraplanner on-line software to amend and mould template report into a client-specific document.
- Knowledge of Analytics and back office systems such as Intelliflo.
- Analysing statistics.
- Working with IFAs on what recommendations would best suit the client in line with their objectives and circumstances.
- Liaising with compliance on pre-sale checks, maintaining logs, use of risk warnings etc.
- Working with the admin team on obtaining all the policy information, initial questionnaire responses for switches, logging of client data onto Intelliflo and completion of the client file.
- Doing project work including in depth research and analysis and recommendations on matters such as platform reviews, tax-planning products and providers based on established criteria.
- Due Diligence work on providers of certain products e.g. VCT and EIS.
- Dealing with clients’ technical queries and providing generic guidance in the absence of IFAs.
- Attending relevant CPD events for role and keeping a log of all CPD activity completed.
- Maintaining low risk KPIs for internal certification, including file review grades, CPD, pre-sale checks, productivity and abiding by the conduct rules.
- Maintaining regulatory and compliance knowledge by completion of mandatory Eukleia training, understanding of compliance manual and employee handbook.
- Completion of suitability reports in a timely fashion and meeting any targets agreed with the director.
- Being able to use web-based software including Synaptics, Square Mile and Paraplanner on-line.
- Processing new business including pension and ISA switches.
