Trainee Investment Advisor in Harrogate

The Titan Group provides a broad range of services across the whole wealth value chain – from financial planning, investment management through to platform, trading, settlement and custody services. Its strategy is to offer modular, incremental services to its clients allowing them to adjust their business models as and when they choose to. Titan Wealth Planning (TWP) is a subsidiary of Titan Wealth, focusing on providing best‑in‑class advice on wealth management, employee benefits, and retirement planning. Our mission is to help businesses and their employees explore, set, and achieve their financial goals.

Reporting into a designated member of the investment team, the trainee will work within a team of senior investment managers to provide support in all aspects of the investment management process.

Responsibilities:

• To represent the company to clients, potential clients and introducers of clients at the standard necessary and to develop the business in accordance with strategic and financial objectives.
• To provide comprehensive administrative support to a team of investment managers.
• Participation in all aspects of client reporting, including periodic valuations, ad-hoc transactions and performance monitoring.
• Resolve queries from clients either by telephone or letter, with the assistance of qualified members of your team.
• To maintain the highest standards of compliance in keeping with the company’s obligations to clients, counterparties and the regulator.
• To adhere to the culture of compliance adopted throughout the company.
• To reflect company policy in service levels and to maintain all necessary records in the event of any material deviation.
• To provide the necessary back‑up when the usual dealer is absent (once fully trained and assessed as competent).
• To develop own professional expertise through on the job training, formal training and professional qualifications.
• To ensure that they familiarise themselves and abide by the company’s value statement and policy with regard to TCF (Treating Customers Fairly).
• To ensure that they familiarise themselves and abide by company policy on Client Data Security.
• To ensure that they are fully familiar with the company’s Anti‑Money Laundering regulations and that they comply with these.
• To be fully familiar with the company’s complaint handling procedures.
• To carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required.
• To be fully familiar with Health & Safety Policy rules and regulations (including Driving on Company Business if relevant).
• All staff are required to ensure they take reasonable steps to ensure their own health and safety, and that of anyone else who may be affected by their actions.
• To maintain compliance with the honesty and integrity, training and competence and financial soundness requirements of the Fit and Proper Test for Approved Person (FIT) and all Principles applying to approved persons in the Statements of Principle and Code of Practice for Approved Persons (APER).
• To carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required.
• Adhere to consumer duty.

Skills:

• A team player with a client-focused approach.
• Good organisational skills and ability to multi-task and meet deadlines.
• Numerate and comfortable working with IT applications and processing data.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Self‑starter who can work to your own initiative.
• Inquisitive with a ‘can do’ attitude to learning and enjoys developing new skills.
• A people person who is a good communicator, both oral and written.
• A desire to study for professional qualifications.
• Flexibility and adaptability.

Values:

• Creativity – we recognise we need new ways of thinking, learning and doing to both improve our own productivity and efficiency as well as to help us stay ahead of competitors.
• Commitment – we are a team with the willingness to put time, effort and energy into driving change in the organisation, going the extra mile.
• Collaboration – we need teamwork amongst ourselves and with partners to generate more innovative, efficient and effective solutions and thereby a greater sense of achievement.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary.
• Private Medical Insurance post probation.
• Attractive Employee Pension Scheme (7.5% employer & minimum 3% employee).
• 25 days Annual Leave (plus buy and sell up to 5 days).
• Office Christmas close (3-days).
• Life Assurance.
• Health cash plan.
• Hybrid working.
• Discretionary performance related bonus.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• And lots of flexible benefits to choose from!

The Titan Wealth Group is firmly committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable environment for everyone who works with us, regardless of their race, age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, physical ability or disability, or political affiliation. We believe that having a diverse team allows us to create the best possible outcomes for our clients and team members. We strive to provide equal opportunities in all aspects of the workplace with respect to recruitment and career advancement, pay and benefits, training and development opportunities and other job‑related activities.