Remote Paraplanner

JR United Kingdom; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Wealth Management organisation is seeking an experienced Paraplanner to provide technical support to Senior Financial Planners. The role offers a competitive salary up to £46,000, bonuses, and comprehensive benefits including private medical insurance and support for further qualifications. With opportunities for career advancement and the flexibility of remote work, this position is ideal for candidates looking to progress in Financial Planning.

Benefits

Annual discretionary bonus

Excellent Pension

Group Life Assurance

Group Income Protection

Private Medical Insurance

Employee Assistant Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in Wealth Management/Financial Planning is essential.
• Minimum qualification is a Diploma in Financial Planning.
• Advanced Diploma will be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Prepare complex suitability reports for various advice types.
• Ensure client records have sufficient KYC information.
• Support financial planner with attending client meetings.

Skills

Technical research

Report preparation

Client outcome management

Education

Diploma in Financial Planning

Advanced Diploma Qualifications

Job description

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We are currently working with a national Wealth Management organisation to recruit an experienced Paraplanner. As a leading employer in the Financial Planning market, this company recognise the importance of offering flexibility to their staff and as such, they are happy to be able to offer experienced Paraplanners the opportunity to work from home.

Their current requirement is for an experienced Paraplanner to join the business to provide technical paraplanning support to a team of Senior Financial Planners. You will have a close working relationship with both the Planners and the Financial Planning Administrators who will be providing you with administrative support.

Responsibilities will include;

• Prepare complex suitability reports across a wide range of advice types, financial products, and investment solutions
• Carry out any necessary technical research
• Ensure client records contain sufficient Know Your Client (KYC) information to demonstrate suitability of our advice, and that they are kept accurate and up to date at all times. Where necessary prompt and challenge Financial Planners to provide whatever additional information is necessary to achieve this outcome
• Work with the financial planner to ensure the correct client outcome is achieved
• Attend client meetings to support the Financial Planner gathering information for more complex pieces of advice, cashflow modelling etc
• Support the financial planner with tech

Candidates should be experienced within the Wealth Management/Financial Planning remit and will hold the Diploma in Financial Planning as a minimum, those with Advanced Diploma Qualifications will have an advantage. The organisation will provide full support to attain further qualifications and have an excellent benefits package. You will be offered excellent opportunities in the future to progress within the organisation.

If you do choose to take advantage of the option to work from home on a regular basis, you will be provided with all of the hardware and software necessary to complete your job with maximum efficiency, as if you were in the office.

The package details;

• Salary to £46,000
• Annual discretionary bonus
• Excellent Pension
• Group Life Assurance
• Group Income Protection
• Private Medical Insurance
• Employee Assistant Programme

This organisation is well known for supporting training and development, as a result candidates will be given full training where required and will also be supported both financially and through study leave to attain further exams.

You will be joining a well-known and highly respected organisation with excellent career development opportunities.