Personal Wealth Adviser in Cambridge

Schroders Personal Wealth aims to improve the way financial advice is offered, by making it more affordable, accessible and powerful for more people. We want to change lives for the better.

Your role is to help clients establish their future goals and long-term aspirations and create a financial plan to achieve them. You will play a vital role in helping clients make informed financial decisions through professional expertise, technical analysis and ongoing support so that financial goals are achieved with confidence.

Location: Essex

Type: Permanent

Salary: Dependent on experience

Bonus Potential: In addition to a competitive base salary, this role offers a linear bonus structure, where advisers have the opportunity to earn over 20% of annual salary upon achieving minimum business targets, increasing with performance. The bonus is discretionary and subject to both individual and company performance.

As a Personal Wealth Adviser, you will play a key role in supporting clients as they navigate their financial futures. You will help them define their immediate and long-term goals and create tailored financial plans that provide confidence and clarity. At SPW, you will have the opportunity to deliver an exceptional service to our established client base as well as identify opportunities to welcome new clients. Your expertise, empathy, and commitment to great outcomes will be central to building lasting relationships.

You believe that financial planning starts with understanding each client’s unique story, their goals and the life they want to build. You will meet clients both face-to-face and virtually, taking the time to build a personalised financial plan that reflects their aspirations and adapts as their life evolves.

At SPW, we are committed to changing lives—not just for our clients, but for our colleagues too. You will be part of a collaborative and inclusive team, where your development is supported and your ideas are welcomed.

• Deliver holistic financial advice to new and existing clients through face-to-face and virtual meetings.
• Build and maintain long-term relationships, helping clients understand and achieve their immediate and ongoing financial goals.
• Use cash flow modelling and financial planning tools to complete comprehensive client meetings and provide clear, insightful advice.
• Use a range of business development strategies and expertise to proactively explore the market to onboard new clients.
• Manage a designated portfolio of clients, identifying ongoing advice needs and deepening relationships.
• Develop intergenerational connections and explore referral opportunities within your client base.
• Stay informed on market trends, legislative changes, and industry developments to best support your clients.
• Uphold SPW's values and Consumer Duty responsibilities, delivering great client outcomes.
• Maintain professional standards and complete continuous development to support your Statement of Professional Standing (SPS).

• Level 4 Diploma in Financial Planning (Level 6 / Chartered status desirable but not essential).
• Experience in holistic financial advice and building long-term client relationships.
• Extensive experience in conducting client meetings and creating tailored financial plans.
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements, including Consumer Duty responsibilities.
• Skilled in using cash flow modelling to support financial advice recommendations.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills to ensure clients receive an excellent service.
• Attention to detail and the ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Great organisational skills to manage a large and diverse task list to ensure we deliver great client journeys.

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.

• Generous Holiday Entitlement: 30 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell 5 days.
• Health & Wellbeing: Company-paid Private Medical Insurance, Life Insurance, and Health Screening.
• Company Pension Contribution: A matched pension contribution of up to 15% of your base pay.
• Cash Allowance: Flexible allowance to spend on additional benefits personal to you, including: dental cover, paid sabbatical leave, gym membership, menopause support.
• Bonus Opportunity: Dependent on individual/company performance (eligible after 3 months' service).
• Financial Advice: Access to free financial advice to help secure your financial future.

We support flexible working: At SPW, we know how important it is to be able to achieve a balance. We want to support your lifestyle as well as meeting our business needs, so will always aim to be flexible. As well as traditional working patterns, we have colleagues who work informal flexible hours, reduced working hours, and have job-sharing arrangements. Many colleagues work from home, or in a hybrid way.

Ready to restart your career? We warmly welcome applications from those returning to work after a period of leave, providing appropriate support and training where required.

You belong here: At SPW, we embrace individuality and diversity of identity, experience, and thought. We actively strive for inclusive behaviours and actions, making appropriate adjustments for disabilities, health conditions and neurodiversities. We ensure equal opportunities for all and transparently report on gender pay to promote fairness.

Schroders Personal Wealth operates under the Senior Managers and Certification Regime as a solo-regulated firm and if this role is classed as a Certified Role under that regime you will be subject to enhanced vetting and will have a number of additional conduct and regulatory duties to adhere to, as well as certifying at least annually that you are fit and proper to perform this role.