Investment Manager

evelyn Partners; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading wealth management firm in Bristol seeks an Investment Manager to provide personalized investment advice and portfolio management. You will be the main contact for clients, ensuring portfolios align with investment philosophies while developing trusted relationships. The successful candidate will demonstrate a robust understanding of the financial services industry and have at least a year of experience managing investments. This role offers a competitive salary, hybrid working model, and a commitment to diversity in the workplace.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Pension contribution

Generous holiday package

Option to purchase additional holiday

Shared parental leave

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of experience providing investment advice.
• Experience of leading pitches and winning new business.
• Experience operating within a risk management framework.

Responsibilities

• Support and look after client needs.
• Build and maintain client relationships.
• Construct and manage investment portfolios.

Skills

Understanding of the financial services industry

Managing client investment portfolios

Building client relationships

Excellent communication skills

Analytical skills

Technical / product knowledge of investment strategies

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Relevant Level 6 qualification or above

Job description

We're seeking an ambitious individual to join our Investment Management team in Bristol. This is an exceptional opportunity to join a hi-profile team where you will have substantial client contact and become the main point of contact for clients as you build trusted relationships. You will be responsible for providing personalised investment advice and portfolio management to the client, ensuring that investment portfolios are managed in line with the Company's investment philosophies & process. As an Investment Manager, your responsibilities will include among others:

Responsibilities

• To look after and support client needs
• To execute the annual Business plan in line with agreed individual targets
• To build new client relationships and develop existing client relationships through effective, ongoing service to help minimise attrition, and to deliver new instructions and referrals as a result of satisfied clients
• Structure and lead client meetings in a professional manner, ensuring all information provided is up to date, technically accurate and meets clients' needs
• To construct & maintain suitable portfolios in line with the clients' requirements, circumstances, tax situation and attitude to risk
• To review portfolios regularly and make portfolio changes consulting with colleagues, where appropriate
• To place deals accurately and in a timely fashion
• To work in partnership with Financial Planning (FP) colleagues to develop client relationships
• Ensure comprehensive client records are kept and that these are accurate and up to date at all times and in line with Group policy
• To strive for no complaints and where they are received ensure that they are raised with the Client Resolution team in a timely fashion and assist in bringing them to a satisfactory resolution
• Ensure that knowledge and skills are maintained and developed in line with industry, regulatory and internal requirements by undertaking regular and appropriate CPD in order to reach their full potential (for the wider benefit of the Group)

Qualifications

• Understanding of the financial services industry and investment market
• Have at least 1 year's experience of managing client investment portfolios and providing investment advice (ideally 2-3yrs is desirable)
• Have confidence in building client relationships and speaking/meeting with clients
• Experience of remodelling newly acquired portfolios and bringing them into line with the investment policy
• Technical / product knowledge and effective communication of wide-ranging investment Management strategies and solutions
• Ability to work well in pressurised environment and prioritise work
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal and advanced numeracy and analytical skills
• Experience of leading pitches and winning new business
• Experience of operating within a risk management framework together with a thorough understanding of the risks and threats pertaining to a private client business, Hold a relevant Level 6 qualification or above (aspiring for Level 7) and maintains an up-to-date Statement of Professional Standing (APS). Relevant qualification would be IAD & CWM or IMFC and CFA.

Evelyn Partners is a UK leader in wealth management, providing personalised, expert investment management and financial planning advice to support clients in embracing what's next.

Our success hinges on our people and that's our secret for longevity. We are a team of passionate professionals and everything we do is guided by our purpose – placing the power of good advice into more hands, we go further to understand the needs of our clients and what matters most to them. We're here to help them make significant decisions with confidence, provide strong foundations for the future and guide them towards their goals.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Pension contribution
• Hybrid working model (role dependant)
• Generous holiday package
• Option to purchase additional holiday
• Shared parental leave

We are proud to value the differences that a diverse workforce brings, representative of society and our clients. At Evelyn Partners we have a wide range of highly active employee resource groups and we're delivering multiple diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across the organisation. It is our commitment to provide a workspace where all colleagues, regardless of identity, background, or circumstance, feel respected as individuals and feel that they can achieve their full potential and work in a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment.