Self-Employed Financial Adviser – United Kingdom

Prestige IFA Jobs; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive earnings potential

Paraplanning support

Independence with no product panels

Flexible working arrangements

Collaborative culture

Job summary

Prestige IFA Jobs in London is seeking an experienced Independent Financial Adviser to deliver whole-of-market advice with client-first focus. You will work with a supportive team handling administration, compliance and research to free you to tailor financial solutions.

This is a self-employed advisory role inside a directly authorised UK firm, offering flexible remote or office-based work, a broad portfolio, and competitive uncapped earnings as you build trusted, long-term client relationships.

Qualifications

• Minimum Level 4 Diploma in Financial Planning; Chartered status advantageous.
• Proven experience as an IFA/Financial Adviser in the UK market.
• Up-to-date knowledge of FCA regulations and compliance standards.

Responsibilities

• Meet with clients to understand needs, objectives and risk appetite.
• Provide compliant, tailored advice across investments, pensions, retirement, protection, and tax strategies.
• Conduct market research to identify suitable products and financial solutions.
• Build long-term client relationships through trust and regular communication.
• Stay up to date with industry developments and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Client relationship building

Diary management

Clear communicator

Education

Level 4 Diploma in Financial Planning

Job description

Our client believes financial advice should be personal, transparent, and built around long-term trust. They work closely with their clients to understand their financial goals, ambitions, and the life they want to create. They are looking for an experienced Independent Financial Adviser (IFA) who shares their commitment to putting clients first. The successful candidate will have the freedom to provide whole-of-market advice, supported by a team that handles administration, compliance, and research, allowing them to focus on delivering tailored financial solutions and helping clients make confident financial decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Meet with new and existing clients to understand their financial needs, objectives, and risk appetite.


• Provide clear, compliant, tailored advice across investments, pensions, retirement planning, protection, and tax-efficient strategies.


• Conduct market research to identify suitable products and financial solutions.


• Build and maintain strong, long-term client relationships through trust and regular communication.


• Keep up to date with industry developments and regulatory requirements.

Requirements

• Level 4 Diploma in Financial Planning as a minimum; Chartered status would be an advantage.


• Proven experience as an IFA or Financial Adviser in the UK market.


• Up-to-date knowledge of FCA regulations and compliance standards.


• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to explain complex financial matters clearly.


• Self-motivated, organised, and comfortable managing your own diary.

What's on Offer?

• Competitive, uncapped earning potential.


• Administrative and paraplanning support, allowing you to focus on your clients.


• Full independence, with no restricted product panels.


• Flexible working arrangements, with a choice of remote and office-based working.


• A collaborative team culture where your ideas and contributions are valued.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced IFA seeking greater independence, comprehensive professional support, and the freedom to put clients' best interests first while building lasting relationships.

Who they will not progress

• Transactional or product-led advisers with no ongoing advice relationship


• Books that are mainly mortgage or protection, with no meaningful investment or pension proposition


• Anyone with a regulatory history, complaints record or past-business issue that would not withstand scrutiny


• Advisers who want a licence and no involvement

Package and support

• Self-employed adviser role inside a directly authorised UK firm


• Based in London, with the option to work remotely elsewhere in the UK


• A wide managed-portfolio panel, with the adviser choosing the structure that fits the client


• Technology already in use across advice, reviews and client communications


• In-house cross-border, trust and estate, and complex family-wealth support


• Professional indemnity and operational support, including where a UK-based adviser later spends time overseas while continuing to serve UK clients


• Transparent terms, set around book size, fee basis and the support required


• A pre-agreed first right for the firm to buy the book


• Your current ongoing fee basis retained, rather than an immediate reprice

This is the independence of running your own practice, with the firm's permissions, infrastructure and supervision behind it.

Our client is looking for a small number of established advisers with a real book, a planning-led client base, and the discipline to work inside a proper firm.

UK-based IFAs are eligible to apply; experienced IFAs already working overseas may also be considered. UK-recognised financial advisory qualifications required (DipPFS, CISI Level 4, CFP or equivalent).