Paraplanner

Are you an analytical thinker with a passion for financial planning? We’re looking for a Paraplanner to join our growing team in Manchester.

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 per annum
Key Responsibilities: You will be responsible for conducting research and financial analysis, preparing suitability reports, assisting in client meetings, ensuring compliance, and collaborating with advisers and administrators to deliver high-quality financial planning solutions.

About Us:

As a business with big ambition, we are looking to build on our success to date and further expand, onboarding new advisers to grow our client bank and FUM. As such we are looking for a motivated and highly analytical paraplanner to join our team within the Manchester Head Office.

You will be responsible for analysing the client’s current financial position, assessing how to best meet the needs and objectives of the client and devising an appropriate strategy to be implemented. You will deliver your analysis and strategy within well-structured and concisely written suitability reports. As we strongly believe in a collaborative approach you will work closely with the administration team, advisers and key stakeholders as well as building relationships with clients, product providers and investment managers in order to deliver the highest quality of advice.

You will be a passionate and conscientious individual who embraces our holistic and bespoke approach to advice, building long-lasting and trusted relationships with our clients. The paraplanning function ensures that our client’s investment portfolios are efficiently managed and you will be key in delivering this.

Package Details:

The successful candidate will receive a Salary of £40,000 - £45,000 Per Annum

Other benefits include:

• 33 days holiday (25 days, to which 8 days public and bank holidays have been added)
• Hybrid working - 3 days in the office, 2 at home
• Employer pension contributions of 3%
• Death in Service
• Exam support

Duties and Responsibilities:

Your duties will include but not be limited to:

• Carry out research and analysis.
• Write suitability reports andletters.
• Carry out annual review analysis and reporting.
• Client and advisercontact.
• Provider contact / businesssubmission.
• Ensure client queries are appropriately investigated and accurate responses given.
• Assist with client meetings.
• Obtain Illustrations, cash flow modelling, quotes and supportingliterature.
• Ensure all client work is compliant and supported with relevant paperwork.
• Manage and update back-officedata.

The Ideal Employee:

In a constantly changing regulatory framework, the candidate needs to be adaptable. They need to be able to cope with a fast paced and deadline driven environment and be able to manage multiple cases and workload. Given our clients are typically high net worth, you will be dealing with significant investment portfolios, and therefore we require an extremely conscientious and organised individual, with a strong understanding of mathematics and an analytical mindset.

Relevant Skills/Experience:

• Have a minimum of four years relevant experience.
• Have a CII Level 4 Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning or equivalent qualification.
• Have a strong understanding of financial products and services.
• Have the ability to assess suitability in line with client’s goals.
• Have strong analytical skills, specifically analysing financial records and providing technical commentary.
• Act with honesty and integrity.
• Have strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple cases at any one time.
• Have excellent interpersonal skills, both written andverbal.
• Have a high level of accuracy and strong attention todetail.
• Haveaworkingknowledgeofofficesoftwareincluding:Outlook,Word,Excelandbackofficesystems.
• Be willing to undertake other such duties and responsibilities as determined by thecompany.
• Be willing to work additional hours if required, subject to prioragreement.
• Be able to work within a team and also demonstrate the ability to workindependently.

Experience required: Minimum of 4 years experience within paraplanning.

Qualifications required: CII Level 4 Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning or equivalent qualification.