Financial Planning Administrator

Lime People Search & Select Ltd; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Investment Management firm in Harrogate is seeking an experienced Financial Planning Administrator for 9 months maternity cover. You will support a team of Financial Planners, managing client queries, processing new investments, and maintaining client records. The ideal candidate should have 1-3+ years in a similar role, proficiency with client management systems, and relevant qualifications in Financial Advice. This role offers a great opportunity to work in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 1-3+ years experience in a Financial Planning support role.
• Experience with client management systems is essential.
• Any qualifications in Financial Advice/Planning would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Be the point of contact for client and third-party queries.
• Process and manage new investments and policies.
• Maintain the back-office system and client records.

Skills

Experience with Client Management systems such as Intelliflo / First

Experience in Financial Planning support role

Diary management

Process new investments and policies

Liaise with external parties

Education

Working towards Level 4 Diploma in Financial Advice

Tools

Client Management systems like AEGON, Transact, AJ Bell

Job description

My client is a leading Investment Management & Financial Planning firm based in Harrogate, providing sound Financial Advice and Wealth Management including Investments, Pensions, Retirement Planning.

We are urgently seeking an experienced Financial Planning Administrator to join the existing team providing 9 months Maternity cover. You will be responsible for providing full administrative support to a team of Financial Planners / Advisers. Specifically you will:

• Be the point of contact for company, client and third-party queries when dealing with new and existing business.
• Keep all notes on the back-office system up to date, enabling advisers and other team members to appraise themselves of the current situation as required.
• Process, and follow through to completion, the setting up of new investments and policies for clients, which include Pension and SIPP contracts, Investment and Protection policies for Personal and Business clients.
• Process online fund switches and manage through to completion.
• Maintain the back-office system; adding new clients and maintaining the portfolio content, including contributions and withdrawals plus other ad hoc details as required.
• Utilise the client management system to accurately process new and existing business, including (monthly) valuations and diary management.
• Provide review and valuation documentation in relation to client reviews and deal with any changes to the portfolio and/or client circumstances.
• Diary management for Advisers.
• Ensure all documentation is scanned to paperless system and all emails are saved to the client records.
• Liaise with external parties regarding any queries (insurance companies etc.).
• Manage own workload.
• Prepare meeting packs for advisers

We are seeking those who have 1-3+ years experience working in a similar Financial Planning support role, with experience of working with Client Management systems such as Intelliflo / First. Any experience you have working with online platforms such as AEGON, Transact or AJ Bell would be to your advantage. If you have any further qualifications within Financial Advice / Planning or working towards your Level 4 Diploma in Financial Advice, this would also be to your advantage.

This role is for a 9-Month Maternity cover contract.