Technical Advice Specialist in London

As a Technical Advice Specialist, you'll play a key role in supporting our financial advisers with technically complex advice cases, helping them deliver exceptional solutions for clients with unique or intricate financial needs. You'll act as a trusted technical resource, providing insight into advanced planning strategies and market trends to strengthen relationships and secure outcomes. You believe that great advice starts with understanding complexity and crafting solutions that meet each client's unique circumstances. You'll collaborate closely with advisers and paraplanners, offering expertise in areas such as trusts, non-personal entities, enhanced inheritance tax planning, and specialist investment strategies. Your ability to simplify complexity and deliver clarity will be central to creating confidence for both advisers and clients. We're committed to changing lives—not just for our clients, but for our colleagues too. You'll be part of a collaborative and inclusive team, where your development is supported and your ideas are welcomed.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as technical support for complex advice cases where advisers require the support of a specialist to help construct and develop tailored client solutions.
• Provide expertise on cases involving unusual client circumstances, trusts, non-personal entities, enhanced IHT planning, VCT/EIS, retirement income planning, and legacy product issues.
• Act as a point of reference for the wider investment market and advice trend information.
• Support advisers in the construction of appropriate advice and product solutions along with any bespoke pricing arrangements.
• Key SME who analyses and evaluates the feasibility/relevance of proposals for complex products/services.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners, including third-party providers and Cazenove Capital, to ensure smooth client on-boarding.
• Invest in your own development and support others by delivering specialised training or coaching in your area of expertise.
• Identify opportunities to improve business practices and recommend enhancements to policies, processes, and standards.
• Uncover emerging issues and/or needs and identify potential causes, related issues, key stakeholders and barriers.
• Contribute to Investment Office forums and stay informed on emerging issues, market developments, and legislative changes.
• Commitment to living our values, upholding Consumer Duty responsibilities, ensuring professional standards and maintaining your Statement of Professional Standing (SPS).

Skills And Experience

• Minimum Level 4 Diploma and working towards Chartered, Chartered would be preferred.
• Proven experience working in wealth management or financial services industry.
• Previous financial adviser or paraplanning experience preferred - at a senior level.
• It is a role requirement to pass any professional qualifications relevant to the role that may be introduced by future legislation.

We understand not everyone will meet 100% of the requirements, however we encourage you to apply if you think your skills are a good fit for this role. This job vacancy may close earlier than the advertised date if a suitable candidate is found. We encourage interested applicants to submit their applications as soon as possible.

Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Mission

At IDEX, we strive for an inclusion-first company culture where everyone is treated fairly and can bring their authentic selves to work. We recognise and acknowledge that diverse representation at every level of our business requires continuous and measurable effort. We are committed to driving conscious inclusion across our business and creating equitable pathways.