Senior Financial Planning Director (Edinburgh)

Seven Investment Management LLP; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Financial Planner to join their Private Client Team. This role involves leading client meetings, providing tailored financial planning advice, and ensuring compliance with industry standards. You will work collaboratively with investment managers and external specialists to deliver comprehensive wealth management solutions. If you have over five years of experience as a Chartered Financial Planner and possess excellent client-facing and analytical skills, this opportunity could be the perfect fit for you. Join a forward-thinking company that values teamwork and professional development in a dynamic financial services environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a Chartered Financial Planner with expertise in life, investment, and pension products.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Lead client meetings and provide comprehensive financial planning and wealth management.
• Prepare financial planning reports and ensure compliance with FCA requirements.

Skills

Client-facing skills

Communication skills

Commercial focus

Research and analytical skills

IT skills

Education

Degree in appropriate business discipline

Chartered Financial Planning status

Tools

Xplan

Job description

• To act as a Senior Financial Planner within the 7IM Private Client Team.

Responsibilities

• Follow the established financial planning process and suitability standards

Reporting

• Provision of financial planning reviews and related advice
• Prepare and issue regular financial planning reports for clients

Contact

• Prepare for and lead client meetings
• Understand referral procedure & in-house specialists
• Provide comprehensive fee-based Financial Planning & Wealth Management

Advice

• Ownership of Financial Planning fees and new AUM targets
• Take responsibility for the provision of advice on all aspects of financial planning and the use of life, investment and pension products; reviewing existing plans; advising on pooled investment vehicles, the use of bonds, onshore and offshore; life and other protection plans; retirement income planning; pensions, inheritance tax planning, tax-led investments, cashflow modelling, etc.
• Support fee-based financial planning advice provided across a broad range of services including all forms of pensions, investment, savings, protection and tax planning vehicles
• Confirm the suitability of life, pension and potentially investment plans already held by clients and assist in developing future arrangements

Support

• Work with others in the client team, particularly (internally) investment managers and (externally) solicitors, tax specialists and accountants, utilising available sources to ensure that report and other deadlines are met
• Participate in departmental and external provider meetings
• Take lead responsibility for the research/analysis of the areas of advice allocated to you and with reference to the 7IM style
• Support a collegiate environment for the financial planning team’s discussions and development of the Private Client Team’s strategy
• Maintain an understanding of the Company’s systems including: financial planning, investment management, practice management (Xplan and other internal systems), dictation, client inception, fund service, real-time pricing terminals
• Understand and maintain, where necessary, proprietary systems

Marketing

• Assist with the marketing and promotion of the Company’s financial planning and other businesses, both externally and within the Group

Back Office

• Maintain a thorough understanding of back office procedures including client take-on procedure, client report production, financial planning process, valuations and advice procedures, all of which are to be provided via Xplan
• Maintain a good network of external professional connections to help with business development

Other

• Undertake any projects or longer-term responsibilities that are assigned to you
• Act in the best interest of clients ensuring the FCA’s requirements and Company policies in relation to Treating Customers Fairly, MiFID II and SMCR are adhered to

The above list is not exhaustive and additional duties will be allocated as appropriate.

About You

Knowledge

• Be able to work as part of a team
• Be able to work with the minimum of supervision
• Experience in the administration, research and advice across life, investment and pension products; pooled investment vehicles, the use of bonds, onshore and offshore, life and other protection plans; retirement income planning
• Have worked as a Chartered Financial Planner for over 5 years

Qualifications

• Be educated to Degree level in an appropriate business discipline or with relevant experience
• Have achieved Chartered Financial Planning status

Skills

• Have excellent client-facing skills
• Have excellent communication skills
• Be commercially focused
• Have strong research and analytical skills and demonstrable experience of applying these
• Have good IT skills

Other relevant information

• Comply with the following at all times: FCA Rules and Principles
• FCA Statements of Principle for Approved Persons
• The principles of Treating Customers Fairly Senior Managers Certification Regime Compliance and relevant Procedures Manual, The Money Laundering Regulations and internal Anti-money Laundering Procedures
• Maintain an open and honest relationship with Compliance, including the Training & Competence function
• Ensure, in conjunction with your Manager and Compliance, that you maintain the necessary competence for your role.