Chartered Paraplanner in Theale

This role is suitable for candidates based near any of our office locations, which include Cheltenham, Fareham, Reading, and Liverpool.

About Attivo:

Attivo are Lifestyle Financial Planners. We’re a privately owned company. We prefer it that way. It means we’re free to do what we feel is best for our clients and our people. Our work is all about our clients. We pride ourselves on being completely transparent, open and honest – an approach that builds trust with our clients and inspires their financial confidence. Our experienced, highly qualified financial specialists and expert support teams are committed to delivering more for all our clients. Our independent status and unique approach to understanding our clients, their preferences and their motivation, sets us apart. We will build and provide ongoing support for a bespoke financial plan aimed at fulfilment of our clients lifestyle needs. Whether you’re a private client or a business accessing our corporate services, you can rely on a clear, consistent service from your Financial Planner and from our experienced teams.

About the role:

As a Chartered Paraplanner, you will be providing comprehensive administrative and technical assistance. Your responsibilities will include preparing client meeting documentation, suitability reports, and application forms, ensuring that all advice is delivered and processed with the utmost accuracy and compliance. You will conduct detailed research to identify the most appropriate financial solutions from our Centralised Investment Proposition or other market alternatives, aligning them with each client's financial needs and objectives. You will also be responsible for drafting suitability letters, completing and submitting applications, and ensuring all compliance procedures are strictly followed. To excel in this role, you will continuously develop your product, technical, and regulatory knowledge, staying current with the latest financial regulations. Your attention to detail and commitment to compliance will be vital in ensuring the highest standards of service for our clients. This role is suitable for all candidates nationally as we offer hybrid working, with an expectation to attend an office on a monthly basis.

About you:

You are a detail-oriented and analytical Senior Paraplanner with a solid foundation in financial planning, backed by at least two years of experience in the field. Having a comprehensive understanding of pensions, investments, and estate planning, you are able to research and analyse clients' financial positions, making informed recommendations that align with their priorities and the advice provided by Financial Planners. You are qualified or close to Chartered Financial Planner with the CII. Your excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, enable you to produce clear and comprehensive reports while also supporting effective client interactions. You are well-versed in compliance processes, ensuring that all regulatory obligations are met and that records are meticulously maintained in the CRM system. You take ownership of cases from start to finish, ensuring all applications are processed promptly and in line with client and provider expectations.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Analyse the client’s current financial position and, given their priorities, in line with the Financial Planner's advice and supporting documentation, make recommendations as appropriate.
• Complete in full a suitability report for the Financial Planner in a timely manner.
• Utilise Paraplanner support tools, such as Cashflow and Fund analytics, as appropriate to complete the suitability report and evidence that client objectives have been met in full.
• Ensure all data gathered by the Administrators concerning the Client(s) Financial Portfolio is complete, accurate and up to date.
• Data gathering and researching new plans as appropriate.
• Ensure record keeping is maintained on our CRM System and that the information is unambiguous, accurate and recorded in a timely fashion.
• Submit the completed business applications to providers in a timely manner, ensuring appropriate documentation contains all new business requirements, information is accurate, compliant, and all relevant supporting information is attached.
• Take ownership of the case and monitor progress and submission to ensure processed in line with the provider's service standards and the client’s requirements.
• Initiate/support communications with the client by keeping the Financial Planner informed of progress and resolving any issues as they arise.
• Ensure all documentation and post is collected, scanned and attached to the relevant client file.
• Ensure all Regulatory obligations are discharged fully during all engagements with the client.
• Support the business in responding to any complaints, either being handled internally or by the Financial Ombudsman Services.
• Ensure advice files are submitted for full file checks.
• Complete any remedial actions in a timely manner.
• Maintain continuous professional development records and a comprehensive knowledge of pensions, investments and estate planning.
• Study and take professional qualifications appropriate to the role, aiming towards chartered status.
• Undertake and complete any ad-hoc project work as and when business requirements dictate and in line with the management brief.

Essential skills and experience:

• Advanced Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning, and achieved Chartered status by the CII
• At least 2 years’ experience working as a Paraplanner
• A comprehensive knowledge of pensions and investments
• Good understanding of compliance processes and issues
• Excellent interpersonal, listening, numerical and IT skills
• Strong analytical and research skills
• Excellent report writing and written/verbal communication skills
• Good organisational, time management, and caseload management skills
• Experience in the financial services industry, working for an Independent Financial Adviser
• Ability to work on own initiative, sometimes for long time periods
• Professional, ethical and discreet
• Ability to build and maintain ongoing client relationships
• Ability to work well under pressure while maintaining excellent attention to detail

Desirable skills and experience:

• Minimum 5 GCSEs graded A-B (6), or equivalent, including Maths and English
• Educated to Degree level
• Experience of Intelliflo

Salary and benefits: up to £56,000 - negotiable depending on experience and qualification. Attivo also offers:

• Non-contributory Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• Income Protection
• Critical Illness
• Death in Service
• Cashplan
• Generous holiday allowance, rising with length of service
• Work from home and flexible working available
• Subsidised parking
• London Living Allowance - if you live within the M25
• Excellent culture, promoting employee wellbeing and engagement

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, with some benefits available from day one and others becoming available once probation has been successfully completed.

Recruitment Policy: Attivo is committed to being an Equal Opportunities employer. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know and we will endeavour to make the process as accessible and as fair as possible.

Please be aware that any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory completion of pre-employment vetting as outlined by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). This may include but not limited to adverse financial history, criminal records, UK directorship and disqualifications check.

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