PARAPLANNER (IFA) - LONDON, HARROW

Our client is looking for a talented Paraplanner to join their team, with options to be based in Harrow. This is a key role within the business, providing support to the Wealth Planners on financial strategies, plans and products to clients.

Key Responsibilities:

• Adherence to Management System & Controls
• Maintain an up to date knowledge of company policies and procedures
• Ensure timely execution of adviser instructions
• Work with colleagues to ensure adherence to company procedures and standards
• Refer all client complaints and concerns promptly to your Manager, the Adviser and the Compliance Officer
• Ensure all client documents and relevant correspondence is saved to client files to ensure advice files are complete
• Maintain records according to the company standard
• Effective Communication & Support
• Communicate with colleagues, clients and product providers as needed
• Attend regular Paraplanning meetings to discuss ongoing work and ensure advice approach across the team is similar
• Assist the wider team when needed and when there is capacity to do so
• Preparation of Advice
• Produce financial planning reports for consideration and signoff by advisers taking into account standards for suitability and quality
• Analyse client portfolios/products and other relevant information in order to prepare the above
• Obtain illustrations and supporting documents as required to complete the advice file for presentation to the client
• Prepare cash flow analysis as required
• Provide accurate, technical research to ensure that the client file carries all required information to support the recommendations
• Liaise with the Compliance department as necessary throughout the advice process
• Be a point of technical reference for advisers
• Build and maintain various company/ provider panels
• Reporting
• Maintain the workflow log including the addition of new work requests and updating of completed work
• Ensure that work items are closed correctly on the CRM once the work has been carried out
   

The successful candidate will have experience of the following:

• Complex IHT and Estate Planning
• VCT, EIS and BR Products
• Pension/retirement planning
• Carry forward and lifetime allowance calculations
• Structured products
• Trusts
   

If you are interested in this position, please email your CV to sam@artemisrecruitment.co.uk