Wealth Management Team Lead

IDEX Consulting Ltd; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company seeks an Adviser Manager to lead a team of Independent Financial Advisers across the UK. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of FCA regulations, demonstrated success in team management, and a commitment to delivering exceptional client outcomes. This role offers flexible working, competitive salary, and various employee benefits including health and wellbeing initiatives and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working and holidays

Social perks including annual parties

Pension scheme

Discretionary bonus scheme

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Tailored learning and development programmes

Shopping discounts

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience building and managing successful teams.
• Strong understanding of FCA regulatory requirements, including consumer duty.
• Ability to attain SPS.

Responsibilities

• Manage and motivate a team of Independent Financial Advisers across the UK.
• Ensure high-quality advice is delivered in line with FCA guidelines.
• Motivate the team to meet KPIs focused on growth and retention.

Skills

Team management

FCA regulatory compliance

Data analysis

Sales management

Effective communication

Education

OCA Level 4 Diploma

Tools

Data manipulation software

Job description

Regional Adviser Manager

Experience managing a team of wealth / financial advisors - essential

Remote

Salary - negotiable depending on experience

As our Adviser Manager, you will be responsible for

• Managing and motivating a team of Independent Financial Advisers, based across the UK, in line with the business behaviours and values whilst acting in line with the Vision statement
• Ensuring the team deliver high quality, holistic advice to clients and achieve good outcomes in line with FCA guidelines, including Consumer Duty
• Motivating the team to ensure team KPIs are met, with a focus on organic growth, client and adviser retention and delivery of good customer outcomes
• Ensuring advisers are trained and fully competent to deliver holistic advice in line with the T&C Scheme. Supporting and developing advisers to achieve and maintain Competent Adviser Status
• Reviewing client feedback, including complaints, breaches and client surveys. Making positive improvements and deliver good client outcomes
• Supporting pre-approvals checking, file checking pre and post-sale as required by the business. Ensure yourself and Advisers maintain adequate CPD records
• Maintaining your own personal competence to deliver the training and competency scheme
• Regularly review business development plans, Adviser performance (including completion of annual client reviews)
• Proactively work to retain advisers, identifying areas of risk.

What we are looking for in our ideal Adviser Manager

• Demonstrable experience of building and managing successful teams
• Strong understanding of FCA regulatory requirements, such as consumer duty and treating customers fairly
• Skilled at understanding and manipulating data
• Qualified to minimum OCA Level 4 Diploma standard
• Previous Sales Management and Training & Competence Management experience
• Relevant industry supervision qualification would be desirable – H15, J07 or AF6
• Accomplished communicator with experience of interacting effectively with both individuals and groups
• Ability to attain SPS.

Benefits and Perks

• Flexible working & holidays - Enjoy flexible working and competitive holiday allowance, with annual buy & sell scheme options and your birthday off. Plus, additional holiday days for long service.
• Social perks - To recognise and celebrate employees' great work we are all invited to our annual Christmas and Summer parties
• Pension - We offer a contributory pension scheme with Royal London as well as death-in-service benefit.
• Bonus scheme - All employees are offered a competitive salary and a discretionary annual bonus, following completion of a year’s service.
• Health and wellbeing - The MediCash app puts your health in the palm of your hands. Claim cashback on a wide selection of health and wellbeing initiatives, including discounted health club memberships and free healthcare benefits.
• Professional development - We are committed to helping you reach your potential by offering tailored learning and development programmes to pursue your career goals.
• Shopping discounts - Our employees can choose from many retailers to get discounts or cashback on everyday purchases from our favourite high street clothing stores to our go-to supermarkets, as well as access to free online training courses.