Paraplanner

Cooper Parry; England; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work approach

Career growth & qualifications

Generous holiday entitlement

Enhanced parental leave

Enhanced pension

No dress code

Wellbeing offering

Volunteering opportunities

Social/sports clubs

Job summary

Cooper Parry Wealth is seeking a Paraplanner to support our Relationship Managers, producing high-quality annual preparation and compliant reports for our clients. You’ll work within a high-performing team of paraplanners to build robust financial plans and deliver thorough analyses.

You’ll combine a strong technical foundation with meticulous attention to detail, handling complex calculations for high net worth clients while prioritising workload in a flexible, supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience working as a paraplanner.
• Experience in writing full financial plans.
• Understanding of holistic financial planning.
• Experience with high net worth clients.
• Strong technical knowledge and ability to simplify complexity.
• Excellent organisation and workload prioritisation.
• Ability to juggle tasks and meet deadlines.
• Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning.
• Desirable: working towards Chartered or Certified Financial Planner.

Responsibilities

• Provide a high level of technical support to Relationship Managers
• Complete the preparation for client annual meetings
• Complete an accurate and comprehensive analysis of client’s financial position
• Create cashflow modelling using Voyant Go
• Construct the advice underpinning each financial plan
• Ensure the quality, accuracy and compliance of reports and advice
• Carry out complex calculations e.g. inheritance tax, carry forward and tapered pension contributions

Skills

Paraplanner experience

Financial planning

Holistic planning

High net worth

Technical knowledge

Organisation

Time management

Diploma Regulated FP

Chartered/Certified FP (desirable)

Education

Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning

Chartered or Certified Financial Planner qualification (desirable)

Job description

About the role...

At Cooper Parry Wealth we want to be the best. We’re a mould-breaking, bold decision-making, award-taking team. And we want you to join us.

The wealth management industry loves talking about the latest products that will make people rich. But we’ve flipped the traditional model on its head. Quite simply, we realised it’s broken and ineffective.

That’s why we made the bold decision to do things differently. To be the best at what we do. And this is your chance to be a part of it by joining one of the most successful financial planning firms in the UK.

As a Paraplanner, you’ll be a key player in servicing our existing clients. You’ll be behind the scenes making sure everything flows seamlessly. As part of a high performing team of Paraplanners you’ll be working alongside our Relationship Managers, producing high quality annual preparation and accurate and compliant reports.

Other day-to-day responsibilities include…

• Provide a high level of technical support to Relationship Managers
• Complete the preparation for client annual meetings
• Complete an accurate and comprehensive analysis of client’s financial position
• Creating cashflow modelling using Voyant Go
• Construct the advice underpinning each financial plan
• Responsible for the quality, accuracy and compliance of reports and advice
• Correctly carrying out complex calculations e.g. inheritance tax, carry forward and tapered pension contributions

About you...

As a Paraplanner, you will love the technical aspect of financial planning. You will have honed your analytical skills and have an acute level of attention to detail. You will also…

• Experience working as a paraplanner
• Experience in writing full financial plans
• A true understanding of holistic financial planning
• Have worked with high net worth clients
• Strong technical knowledge and the ability to simplify the complex
• Top-notch organisation skills and ability to actively prioritise your workload
• Ability to juggle lots of different tasks comfortably and deliver work within agreed timescales
• The Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning
• Working towards the Chartered or Certified Financial Planner qualification (desirable)

About us...

At Cooper Parry Wealth we’re a mould-breaking, bold decision-making, award-taking team. We’ve flipped the traditional wealth management model on its head. Quite simply, we realised it’s broken and ineffective.

That’s why we’ve made the bold decision to do things differently. We’ve combined a melting pot of backgrounds, skillsets and generations. We’re renowned for being an incredible place to work, learn, and grow; an environment where our people are happy, engaged, and playing to their strengths every day.

Check out our recent achievements:

• New Model Advisors Top 100 firm in the UK
• BecameB CorpCertifiedin 2023, measuring and improving our impact beyond business for a brighter tomorrow
• No.30 Best Large Company to Work For in the UK & achieved 5 awards at theInspiring Workplace Awardsin 2025: winner in the Large Business category and best in class for inspiring People & Culture, Wellbeing, Inclusion and Employee Experience

What's in it for you?

Our people are the beating heart of our culture. We know that if you love working here, and you’re given the trust and autonomy to work in a way that best suits you, you’ll produce amazing results.

That’s why we offer things like:

• A flexible approach to work - balancing working from home, in office or with clients
• Support with career growth and qualifications
• A generous holiday entitlement
• An enhanced parental leave policy
• An enhanced pension scheme
• No dress code – just “wear something!”
• A multi-award-winning wellbeing offering to support your physical, mental, spiritual, and financial health
• Volunteering opportunities to work closer with local communities and charities
• Cooper Parry social/sports clubs

Feeling supported and welcomed is such a big part of bringing your whole self to work. As an equal opportunities employer, we’ll work with you to ensure you have everything you need to develop your skills and achieve your best.

Get in touch if you have any questions about our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion or about accessibility/accommodations during your application process.