Investment Financial Adviser

ACG Growth Partners™; Cape Town; Sur place; ZAR 900 000 - 1 500 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Established Financial Advisory Practice in Kenilworth, Cape Town, seeks an experienced Investment Financial Adviser with a robust client portfolio and approximately R50 million in transferable AUM. You will manage and grow relationships, delivering holistic advice across investments, retirement, risk and estate planning in a compliant, support-rich environment.

The role targets an experienced professional, not entry-level, with proven recurring revenue and a strong track record in compliant,

Qualifications

• Minimum five years as Financial Adviser/Investment Adviser/Wealth Adviser or Financial Planner.
• About R50 million transferable AUM.
• Proven recurring revenue and client-retention history.
• Strong investment and retirement-planning experience.
• RE5 completed and a relevant recognised financial-services qualification.
• Current FAIS fit-and-proper status and up-to-date CPD record.
• Cape Town based or willing to work from Kenilworth office.
• Valid driver’s licence and reliable transport.

Responsabilités

• Provide professional investment advice to individuals, families, professionals and business owners.
• Conduct detailed financial-needs analyses considering objectives, risk tolerance and liquidity.
• Recommend local and offshore investment solutions including discretionary investments and unit trusts.
• Advise on retirement annuities and living annuities.
• Analyse retirement provision and advise on income sustainability and preservation strategies.
• Maintain confidential client-transition processes and ensure onboarding of transferred clients.
• Grow AUM and recurring revenue through referrals and professional networks.
• Conduct annual reviews and communicate during market movements.
• Collaborate with specialists on complex estate, tax or trust matters.
• Operate in line with FAIS, FICA, POIA and TCF standards.

Connaissances

Investment planning

AUM retention & growth

Client relationship mgmt

Regulatory compliance

Negotiation & closing

Formation

RE5 qualification

Financial Services qualification

CFP designation (preferred)

Description du poste

Financial Advice and Financial Planning

Company: Established Financial Advisory Practice

Location: Kenilworth, Cape Town, Western Cape

Employment type: Permanent

Position level: Senior

Work model: Office-based

Remuneration: Disclosed to shortlisted candidates

Reference: ACG-FA-008

Date posted: 27 July 2026

An established financial advisory practice is seeking an experienced Investment Financial Adviser with an established client portfolio and approximately R50 million in transferable Assets Under Management.

The position is based in Kenilworth, Cape Town, and suits an adviser who wants to continue building a successful financial-planning career within a structured and professionally supported environment. The successful candidate will manage and grow an existing portfolio of client relationships while providing holistic advice across investments, retirement planning, risk planning and estate-planning needs.

This opportunity is not intended for an entry-level adviser. The practice is looking for an established professional who has already developed meaningful client relationships, recurring revenue and a strong track record of compliant, client-focused advice.

Key responsibilities

• Provide professional investment advice to individuals, families, professionals and business owners.
• Conduct detailed financial-needs analyses, assessing objectives, risk tolerance, time horizons and liquidity requirements.
• Recommend suitable local and offshore investment solutions, including discretionary investments and unit trusts.
• Advise on retirement annuities, preservation funds, pension and provident benefits, and living annuities.
• Analyse existing retirement provision, identify shortfalls and provide guidance on income sustainability and preservation strategies.
• Support a structured, confidential client-transition process, maintaining service continuity and ensuring transferred clients are properly onboarded and documented.
• Continue growing AUM and recurring revenue through referrals, networking and relationships with accountants, attorneys and tax practitioners.
• Conduct annual and periodic financial reviews and provide proactive communication during market movements.
• Provide advice across investments, retirement, risk and estate planning, working with specialists on complex estate, tax or trust matters.
• Operate in accordance with FAIS, FICA, POPIA and TCF principles, maintaining fit-and-proper status and audit-ready files.

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum of five years’ relevant experience as a Financial Adviser, Investment Adviser, Wealth Adviser or Financial Planner.
• Approximately R50 million in transferable AUM.
• Proven recurring revenue and client-retention history.
• Strong investment and retirement-planning experience.
• RE5 completed and a relevant recognised financial-services qualification.
• Appropriate Class of Business training, current FAIS fit-and-proper status and an up-to-date CPD record.
• Good regulatory and compliance standing.
• Based in Cape Town or willing to work from the Kenilworth office.
• Valid driver’s licence and reliable transport.

Preferred Qualifications

• CFP designation, or progress toward a recognised advanced financial-planning qualification.
• Existing AUM above R50 million and strong recurring investment revenue.
• Experience advising high-net-worth individuals, professionals and business owners.
• Offshore investment experience, and living-annuity and retirement-income planning experience.
• Existing professional and referral network in Cape Town.
• Experience within Liberty, an independent financial-planning practice, a bank or a wealth-management environment.
• Experience transitioning an adviser book, with strong estate and tax-planning awareness.

Skills and competencies

• Investment and retirement-planning expertise.
• AUM retention and growth, and new-business development.
• Client relationship management and referral-network development.
• Ethical advice delivery and regulatory discipline.
• Commercial judgement, negotiation and closing ability.Confidentiality and discretion.

Personal attributes

An experienced adviser with a loyal client base and meaningful recurring revenue, motivated to continue building and growing a portfolio rather than simply selling or exiting a book, and who values professional infrastructure, compliance support and recognised systems.

Candidate information required

Shortlisted candidates should be prepared to provide a confidential summary of total and transferable AUM, active client numbers, annual recurring revenue, revenue composition, client segmentation, average client size, provider and platform concentration, geographic spread, current support structure, existing contractual restrictions, notice period and expected transition timeframe. All information is handled confidentially.