QUALIFIED PARAPLANNER

QUALIFIED PARAPLANNER

SALARY UP TO £45,000

HYBRID - 1 DAY OFFICE PER WEEK

SOUTH CHESHIRE

A Paraplanner is regarded to be a technical and motivated individual working closely with a team of financial advisers to provide research and report writing. The successful Candidate will work as an integral part of the support team providing the advisers and their clients with a professional and efficient service. Where daily duties will consist of;

• Understanding the clients' financial situation & objectives
• Analyse clients' circumstances, objectives & risk profile
• Identify missing client information pertinent to formulating recommendations
• Liaise with financial advisers to query/challenge proposed recommendations where necessary
• Providing research, analysis & technical support
• Provide research on all relevant advice areas, products, and investment solutions
• Prepare information / comparisons, ready for analysis by the advisor
• Use of company-approved research systems to assist analysis
• Cashflow modelling analysis
• Preparing recommendation reports
• Produce client suitability reports confirming new recommendations in accordance with the Company's internal standards and compliance procedures
• Obtain accurate illustrations, key features and other relevant paperwork for advisers' presentation meetings with clients
• Assist in the completion of remedial actions following quality checking
• Maintaining client records
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date client and plan records on back-office system
• Ensure all relevant documentation and correspondence is uploaded to the correct client records on the back-office system and named in accordance with Company procedures
• Create, manage and complete tasks on the back-office system in accordance with Company procedures

A good overall product knowledge is required across: Pensions, Investments, Protection and Estate-planning (including use of Trusts). You MUST come from working within an IFA/Wealth Management environment.

Those who have use of Intelligent Office back-office system are of advantage, along with additional skills using Finametrica, O&M Profiler, Defaqto and FE Analytics or equivalent research tools. Experience in cashflow modelling is also a distinct advantage.

NJR15479