We are delighted to be representing this well established financial planning firm who aim to offer the highest quality, most accessible financial planning service in the UK. They are committed to building real, face-to-face relationships with each of their clients, many of whom view them as friends and partners.
People are at the heart of financial planning and with this in mind they offer a competitive package of staff benefits to including working a 4 day week but being paid for 5 days! They offer real training and support to develop yourself and your career to include professional qualifications.
Brief description of role and responsibilities:
The role includes the accurate processing of New Business applications through to and including investing monies, regular platform checks and preparation of monthly and quarterly reports for Negative checks and rebalance across platforms, including management information.
Professional Support are required to assist the Financial Planners, Paraplanners and the business in general via the processing of administrative tasks, updating cashflows and suitability letters. It is imperative that these administrative tasks are carried out in a timely manner to a high standard.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Send Letters of Authority and Change of Servicing Letters to Providers.
Set up Policy items on the back-office system.
Chase providers for policy information.
Checking policy information once received, uploading to back-office system & and pass to relevant Planner.
New Business processing:
Checking all applications are fully completed, dated and signed.
Adding information to database along with fees and commissions.
Processing applications to Providers/Lenders and Solicitors.
Acknowledging business to clients.
Dealing with any queries from clients and /or Providers and Financial Planners.
Follow up business to completion.
Acknowledge completion of business to clients
Paraplanning Support:
Daily wrap platform checks, investing monies through submission of peer review.
Daily platform pick-up page checks.
Monthly negative cash checks.
Quarterly rebalance project twice yearly.
Aggregated Fees and charges to be prepared for annual review meetings.
Annual Strategy Cashflows to be updated & cashflow notes to be provided to the planner.
Compilation of new cashflows.
WAY Review letters.
Suitability letters within knowledge and experience.
Assisting in the Security of the Office(s):
Ensuring all windows, blinds and shutters are closed each night before the office is closed.
Ensuring all lights are off, alarm set, and front door locked.
Miscellaneous:
Attend Weekly Team Meetings and monthly Open Forum meetings for the Professional Support Team
Qualifications:
There are no set entry requirements, however you would be expected to have GCSE Grades A-C in Mathematics and English, and have excellent IT and keyboard skills, be accurate, a good communicator and possess an excellent telephone manner.
Benefits
4 Day Week, no condensed hours for full-time pay
Working hours Mon-Thurs 9am-5pm (30minutes for lunch)
Free Parking outside the office
Discretionary bonus
Company Pension Scheme
Annual Team Away Days
Summer Socials
Annual Client Event
End of Year party
PMI after 12 months service
Support with qualifications
Training and support to help you be the best you can be
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