Finance Adviser Manager

AFH Wealth Management; Bromsgrove; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial advisory firm in the UK is seeking a Finance Adviser Manager to lead a team of Independent Financial Advisers. The role involves inspiring the team to achieve revenue growth, compliance, and deliver quality financial advice. Candidates should be qualified to OCA Level 4 and possess strong management and regulatory skills. This full-time, permanent position offers hybrid working with competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Flexible working & holidays

Social perks

Pension scheme

Bonus scheme

Health and wellbeing

Professional development

Shopping discounts

Qualifications

• Qualified to minimum OCA Level 4 Diploma standard.
• Previous Sales Management and Training & Competence Management experience.
• Ability to attain SPS.

Responsibilities

• Manage and motivate a team of Independent Financial Advisers.
• Ensure team delivers high-quality, holistic advice to clients.
• Proactively work to retain advisers.

Skills

Team management

Understanding of FCA regulations

Data manipulation

Communication

Education

OCA Level 4 Diploma

Job description

Overview

This is a great opportunity to ensure the continued growth and compliance within our team of advisers. In this role, you will be leading and motivating a team of Independent Financial Advisers to deliver holistic financial planning advice for our clients. Your position will be to inspire the team to deliver revenue growth and profitability, as well as ensuring compliance to AFH and regulatory standards. As our Finance Adviser Manager, you will be responsible for:

Responsibilities

• Managing and motivating a team of Independent Financial Advisers, based across the UK, in line with the AFH behaviours and values whilst acting in line with the AFH Vision statement
• Ensuring the team deliver high quality, holistic advice to clients and achieve good outcomes in line with FCA guidelines, including Consumer Duty
• Motivating the team to ensure team KPIs are met, with a focus on organic growth, client and adviser retention and delivery of good customer outcomes
• Ensuring advisers are trained and fully competent to deliver holistic advice in line with the AFH T&C Scheme. Supporting and developing advisers to achieve and maintain Competent Adviser Status
• Reviewing client feedback, including complaints, breaches and client surveys. Making positive improvements and deliver good client outcomes
• Supporting pre-approvals checking, file checking pre and post-sale as required by the business. Ensure yourself and Advisers maintain adequate CPD records
• Maintaining your own personal competence to deliver the training and competency scheme
• Regularly review business development plans, Adviser performance (including completion of annual client reviews)
• Proactively work to retain advisers, identifying areas of risk
• Demonstrable experience of building and managing successful teams
• Strong understanding of FCA regulatory requirements, such as consumer duty and treating customers fairly
• Skilled at understanding and manipulating data

Qualifications

• Qualified to minimum OCA Level 4 Diploma standard
• Previous Sales Management and Training & Competence Management experience
• Relevant industry supervision qualification would be desirable - H15, J07 or AF6
• Accomplished communicator with experience of interacting effectively with both individuals and groups
• Ability to attain SPS

About AFH

AFH Wealth Management is proud to be one of the UK's leading independent financial advisory and wealth management firms.

We believe that our success starts with our people. If you are determined to succeed and eager to take on new challenges, you'll find a variety of exciting career opportunities at AFH. This is a full-time, permanent opportunity, with hybrid working, and a competitive salary and range of benefits.

Benefits

• Flexible working & holidays - Enjoy flexible working and competitive holiday allowance, with annual buy & sell scheme options and your birthday off. Plus, additional holiday days for long service.
• Social perks - You are invited to our annual Christmas and Summer parties.
• Pension - A contributory pension scheme with Royal London and death-in-service benefit.
• Bonus scheme - A discretionary annual bonus following completion of a year's service.
• Health and wellbeing - The MediCash app offers health benefits, including cashback on health initiatives, discounted health club memberships and free healthcare benefits.
• Professional development - Tailored learning and development programmes to pursue your career goals.
• Shopping discounts - Discounts or cashback on a wide range of retailers and access to free online training courses.