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Desk Based Advisor

Job description

Are you an experienced, level 4 qualified Paraplanner who is interested in combining that expertise with delivery of advice, or an Adviser who writes your own suitability reports? We're looking for people who are passionate about great client service to join a team of Desk Based Advisors in Manchester.

Key Outputs:

  • Manage a very large portfolio of clients (upwards of 140) typically with AUA below £500k, maintain recurring income stream, delivering high quality financial planning remotely and achieving quality standards on a consistent basis
  • Identify additional opportunities from clients while deepening our understanding of their needs to ensure we exceed expectations and build lasting relationships
  • Maintain up-to-date technical knowledge of investment markets, products and services, financial planning methodologies, tax, key processes, advice guidelines and compliance procedures
  • Build and maintain personal relationships to help identify new opportunities as well as raise our profile within the client bank
  • Undertake paraplanning for own clients, research, analyse and prepare technical reports for clients relevant to their specific goals, seeking support when needed
  • Build links with the clients' other professional advisers to help the client meet their needs
  • Follow processes and suggest areas for improvement in process, advice guidelines and compliance procedures. Appropriately support or manage improvement implementation
  • Secure client commitment to initial and on-going financial planning services, hence securing and growing assets under advice plus initial and on-going revenues


Skills/Experience/Qualifications:

  • Paraplanning/report writing experience is essential
  • Required to hold Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning
  • Exposure to a broad range of financial products with an authority to undertake broad financial planning, ensuring each client's goals are fully understood and the most appropriate solution offered with experience across Pension Accumulation and Decumulation, Savings and Investment advice and Protection
  • Can act as a secondary point of contact for clients managed by other financial consultants and shares learning with others


The company offer a very attractive salary between £45k and £55k and an attractive benefits package that includes 40 days holiday (Inc stats), 9% Pension + 2/2 matched, 8 x life and much more.

For more information please contact Graeme Hyland on 07896 933622 or email graeme.hyland@idexconsulting.com

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