T&C Supervision Manager

FIELD BASED, aligned to your nearest Succession office location. We are Succession Wealth, from “start-up” in 2009, we are now one of the leading independent financial planning and wealth management businesses in the UK and part of the Aviva Group. We have over 900 employees and 200 Wealth Planners who provide wealth management and financial planning services to individuals and corporate clients across the UK via our network of offices.

The role of T&C Supervision Manager (TCSM) sits within our Risk and Compliance Team. You will work as part of a team of TCSMs each covering a geographical area, delivering the Training & Competence Scheme to our Wealth Planners. Working in conjunction with other key stakeholders, to ensure Planners maintain competence and can demonstrate: technical knowledge and its application; skills and expertise; compliance with Group policies and procedures and high standards of ethical behaviour.

Key activities will include:

• Provide regulatory oversight and supervision for new and existing planners.
• Assessment of Financial Planners ongoing Competence.
• Identifying areas of improvement, setting in place and monitoring Development Plans.
• Reporting concerns/risks and providing recommendations where improvements are not being made.
• Assisting with Regulatory Change programmes involving Planners knowledge, skills and competence.
• Contributing to the annual Certification process.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about getting the best out of people and will be motivated to enable our Planners to deliver the very best outcomes for our clients within the regulatory framework.

Our ideal candidate will have:

• At least 5 years’ experience within financial services.
• Qualified to QCA Level 4 or above.
• Experience of Training and Competence within IFA/Wealth Management.
• Supervisory experience.
• A good level of education with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Organised, efficient and able to use initiative and drive improvements.
• Comfortable with travel across the UK when required.

What you can expect from us:

• A competitive basic salary, annual pay reviews and performance linked increases.
• 25 days Annual leave rapidly increasing with each year of service, plus bank holidays and additional days for Christmas closure.
• Excellent company pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.
• Agile and family friendly working arrangements to allow for a great work/life balance.
• Company sick pay.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay.
• Up to 40% discount on Aviva Insurance & Investment products.
• £465 towards the purchase of home office equipment.
• Group Life Assurance Scheme: 8 x salary.
• Access to the Benefit Hub; discounts on shopping, dining out, holidays and lots more!
• A range of health benefits including eye care vouchers, flu vaccinations, Annual Health Screening, Digital GP, Mental health and Nutrition Sessions and Employee Assistance Programme.
• Voluntary flexible benefits platform including Private Medical Insurance, Medical Cash Plan, Dental Insurance, Critical Illness and Health Screening.
• Support with cost of professional exams/study days.
• Charity Days.
• Company Events.

Our Wellbeing Committee works hard to ensure we can support the wellbeing of our colleagues, whatever their needs. Some of the support we currently offer includes:

• Employee Assistance Programme including access to a 24/7 support line.
• Access to mental health first aiders.
• Parental and compassionate leave.
• Wellbeing Library and Hub.
• Aviva DigiCare and Workplace.
• Bereavement Helpline.

Support in achieving your career goals:

• Sponsorship for relevant professional exams and study leave.
• Access to funded apprenticeships in a range of topics, such as business administration, leadership & management, and accounting & finance.
• Access to Insights Discovery, a psychometric tool, which helps individuals and teams to connect better, overcome challenges & conflict resulting in high performing teams.
• Clear career pathways and endless internal job opportunities.
• Access to a huge range of free courses via our Learning Management system.

Our commitment to DE&I:

Succession is committed to building and preserving a culture of inclusion and diversity. With a diverse team of employees we are able to grow, innovate and deliver excellent client care to help us reach our goals as a business. Our diverse teams help us reflect and understand the communities in which we operate and the subjects we cover in our everyday work. In recruiting for Succession, we welcome the unique contributions all candidates can bring regardless of their background and strive to ensure that every candidate is given the best chance of success through fair and equitable recruitment practice.