Financial Adviser AIFA Everyday Banking (FAIS)

Absa Group; Kariega; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

Absa Group is seeking a dedicated Life Risk adviser to identify clients’ long-term life risk needs and provide tailored bancassurance solutions within Absa’s advisory framework.

You will build and maintain professional client relationships, assess needs using analysis tools, present recommendations compliant with FAIS, and support continued growth of the adviser book.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to assess client financial needs using needs analysis tools.
• Strong client relationship and advisory skills.
• Experience in life insurance and bancassurance is preferred.
• Understanding of FAIS regulations and compliant advice practices.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain professional relationships with clients, bank personnel, product providers and adviser support staff.
• Prepare and present risk and investment solutions aligned with client needs and profiles.
• Ensure FAIS compliance for all advice given and follow the adviser engagement process.
• Support the sales process by gathering documents, completing applications and tracking progress.
• Review client portfolios annually and seek opportunities to grow the book of business.

Skills

Needs analysis

Client relationship

Sales proficiency

FAIS compliance

Education

FETC: Business, Commerce and Management Studies

Job description

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Job Summary

To identify the long term (life) risk and give advice to clients on their life assurance needs using the limited architecture framework. To provide solutions for the client's long term insurance and financial planning needs by regularly reviewing the client's portfolio in order to build a sustainable broker practice

Job Description

Accountability: To establish and maintain a professional relationship with all stakeholders (Client, Bank personnel, product providers and Adviser Support staff) Participate in reciprocal leads activities and sales/pipeline meetings to identify opportunities for new or repeat business, and fully utilising Absa’s bancassurance structure.

• Assess client’s needs through use of recommended needs analysis tools, ensuring that the client is aware of the full value proposition offered by AIFA.
• Prepare recommendation and quote for appropriate risk and investment solutions based on the client’s individual needs and profile.
• Present recommendation to clients, ensuring that all FAIS regulations are followed regarding advice given.
• Follow all the steps in the designated client engagement process as specified by Absa Advisers.
• Provide regular feedback to the Regional Manager on actions taken to progress the lead to business. Network, on an ongoing basis, with all stakeholders in Everyday Banking (PGM’s and Regional Managers) and elsewhere by attending their meetings and social gatherings to position the Absa Advisers' value proposition to the Bank and to the clients

Accountability: Meet sales and/or growth targets

• Using the leads information provided by the source and or Regional Manager listings, as well as leads sourced through own prospecting activities and determine the client's financial needs. Make exclusive use of Absa’s Financial Needs Analysis tool to conduct a comprehensive Financial Needs Analysis for the client.
• Obtain the client's consent to access his/her existing policy information by getting him/her to sign the relevant documents to get a comprehensive view of the client's financial needs.
• Discuss various possible solutions and options available with the client and thereafter recommend the most appropriate products and or solution(s) to address financial needs.
• Generate and discuss a formal recommendation including product quote(s) for the client. On acceptance of part or all the advice recommendations, complete the necessary product application forms and ensure that the client signs the forms to indicate his/her consent to engage in a transaction(s).
• Gather, generate, and complete all the necessary compliance documentation (e.g., Client Advice Record, copy of ID, Financial Needs Analysis, FICA).
• Submit the proposal forms to the relevant product providers for processing. Ensure that the issued policy aligns to the recommended product.
• Review the client's portfolio at a minimum of once a year and contact the client based on the adviser and client agreed contact strategy to maintain a healthy client relationship.
• Provide a report back to the Regional Manager and Everyday Banking stakeholders on the strike rate (i.e., the number of leads provided that were converted to business) where applicable.
• Seek business opportunities from external sources as necessary to grow the book of business and reciprocate leads to Regional Managers and PGM’s.

Accountability: Manage own commission earnings

• Capture the correct Policy Relevant Information (PRI) number on the Commission system.
• On a monthly basis, check the accuracy of the commission statements received from the Broker Commissions department. Verify that all the PRI numbers reconcile to the commission paid and reflected on the statements Keep the client database up to date by ensuring that new clients are added to the database.
• Follow up on unpaid premiums and lapses by contacting the clients to establish the reasons for the problems Manage the suspense account timeously by clearing it on the system at month end.

Accountability: Practice Management

• Ensure that staff members (Adviser Assistants) have a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities within the adviser practice.
• Arrange for staff members to receive the relevant training (Absa programs for the Interns) e.g., systems training, product training and operational training.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to assistant(s) with regards to facilitate knowledge and skills development.
• Participate performance development (PD) discussions as required by the Absa performance management standards.

Education

Further Education and Training Certificate (FETC): Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)