Financial Services Administrator
Lincoln, Full Time, Permanent
Up to £28,000 per annum DOE + discretionary bonus
We are seeking an Financial Services Administrator to join our Lincoln based client on a full time permanent basis. You’ll be providing administration support to senior members of the team ensuring the company is represented in a professional and courteous manner.
THE ROLE
As an Financial Services Administrator, your key duties will be the following:
- Always comply with the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and the relevant FCA rules, as well as, regulatory requirements and company policies
- Comply with the relevant compliance, Consumer Duty, T&C and financial crime (anti-money laundering, data security, anti-bribery, fraud, and corruption) procedures of the firm at all times
- Keep up to date with all relevant product, legislative and technical changes
- Preparing documentation for client meetings, packaging suitability letters, keeping the client files up to date in SharePoint, scanning and printing, keeping detailed file notes
- Maintaining accurate client data, policy information, and critical records using a back-office system
- Processing new business both online and via paper applications
- Responding to ad-hoc enquiries, processing letters of authorities, preparing valuations, updating platforms and providers
- Communicating with clients and providers via phone, email, post and occasionally face to face, assisting with incoming and outgoing post
- Occasionally providing administration support for local marketing initiatives
THE CANDIDATE
The ideal Financial Services Administrator will possess the following skills:
- Excellent communication skills, a good understanding of Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams
- Basic understanding of investments, pensions and protection
- The ability to learn and understand the firm’s record keeping requirements and compliance procedures
- Good understanding of the major platforms and providers and up to date knowledge of their websites and forms
- Being self-motivated, efficient, thorough and forward thinking
- The ability to multi-task and manage several cases at once
- Self-organised and able to prioritise workload to meet agreed deadlines
- Proactive, high standards of accuracy and attention to detail
THE BENEFITS
As an Financial Services Administrator, you will receive the following benefits:
- 25 days annual leave, increasing with length of service + birthday off
- Company pension
- Death in service
- Sick Pay
- Employee assistance plan
- Study leave
- Cycle to work scheme