Practice Administrator

Ikrut; Farnham; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Friendly working environment

Full training and support

Career development opportunities

Offices in Farnham town centre

Job summary

St. James's Place Senior Partner Practice in Farnham is seeking a capable Practice Administrator to provide essential administrative support to colleagues and clients in a busy financial services environment.

You will manage a varied range of tasks, handle enquiries, prepare reports, and support new business submissions, with full training provided and opportunities to develop your career within the practice in Farnham town centre.

Qualifications

• Experience in an administrative or office-support role within Financial Services, ideally within an SJP or IFA Practice.
• Excellent customer service skills and ability to build professional client relationships.
• Excellent attention to detail with problem-solving and quick thinking abilities.
• Strong organisation, time-management and planning skills.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and other Office applications.
• Confident communicating with colleagues, clients and third parties.

Responsibilities

• Provide essential administrative support to the Practice, colleagues and clients.
• Manage a varied range of administrative tasks to support the Practice and its clients.
• Collate and maintain key information for reports and portfolio reviews.
• Handle client and provider enquiries and correspondence.
• Liaise with St. James’s Place administration teams and follow up with clients for information and documents.
• Manage new business submissions from applications through to completion.
• Provide proactive support to colleagues and help ensure client requirements are met efficiently.

Skills

Administrative experience

Customer service

Attention to detail

Organisation

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Communication

Discretion

Proactive attitude

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Practice Administrator

Location: Farnham, Surrey

Salary: Up to £32,000 per annum + benefits

Hours: Full-time / Working in lovely offices in Farnham Town Centre

Are you an experienced Administrator looking for your next career move?

Are you organised, proactive and confident providing high-quality support in a busy professional environment? This could be an excellent opportunity to join a highly respected St. James's Place Senior Partner Practice, providing bespoke financial advice and services to a broad range of private clients, individuals, families and businesses. You'll become an important part of a friendly, collaborative team where everyone works together to deliver an exceptional level of service. This is a varied role in a fast-paced environment where no two days are the same.

Full training will be provided, with genuine opportunities to develop your skills and build your career within the financial services sector.

The Role

As Practice Administrator, you will provide essential administrative support to the Practice, colleagues and clients.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing a varied range of administrative tasks to support the Practice and its clients
• Collating and maintaining key information for reports and portfolio reviews
• Handling client and provider enquiries and correspondence
• Liaising with St. James’s Place administration teams and following up with clients to obtain information, applications and supporting documentation
• Managing new business submissions, from submitting applications through to completion
• Providing proactive support to colleagues and helping ensure client requirements are dealt with efficiently and accurately

About You

We're looking for an enthusiastic and capable Administrator who takes pride in providing excellent support and going the extra mile for colleagues and clients. Ideally, you will have:

• Previous experience in an administrative or office-support role within Financial Services, ideally within an SJP or IFA Practice
• Excellent customer service skills and the ability to build strong, professional client relationships
• Excellent attention to detail, with the ability to identify issues, solve problems and think on your feet
• Strong organisation, time-management and planning skills
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and other Microsoft Office applications
• Confidence communicating with colleagues, clients and third parties
• The ability to handle confidential information with complete discretion
• A proactive, positive approach and the willingness to learn and develop

Above all, we're looking for someone who is enthusiastic, reliable and keen to build a long-term career within a successful financial services Practice.

What's on Offer?

• Salary of up to £32,000 per annum, plus benefits
• A friendly and collaborative working environment in a lovely Farnham town centre location
• Full training and support
• The opportunity to expand your financial services knowledge and experience
• Scope for career development and progression
• The chance to join a motivated team committed to delivering an outstanding service to its clients

Interested?

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, we'd love to hear from you. You don't need to meet every single requirement to apply. What matters most is your confidence, enthusiasm, attention to detail and willingness to take the next step in your career. The application process is straightforward, and every application is personally reviewed.

About the Practice

You will be joining an established and successful St. James's Place Senior Partner Practice with a strong reputation for providing high-quality, bespoke financial advice and service to its clients.

St. James's Place plc (SJP) is a leading, highly regarded FTSE 100 Wealth Management company which distributes a range of Investment and Retirement products and financial solutions to a High Net Worth client base. SJP has funds under management in excess of £240.8bn. This business is well established and highly successful.

Please note that this Partner Practice will conduct a standard Financial and Identity check on any candidates who are offered a role within this Practice.