A specialist recruitment consultancy operating within Compliance, Credit Risk & Analytics, Customer Contact, Finance & Audit, ​Financial Crime & Fraud, Procurement and Risk Management

Field Compliance Manager

Derby

£35,000

UK wide, and well known firm within the mortgages sector are looking to hire a Field Compliance Manager to join an established and growing regulatory compliance team. The role holder will be responsible for managing a number of Advisors within a geographical area, being the main point of contact for Advisors for any and all issues relating to regulation & compliance. The typical working week will be a split of 3 days working from home, and 2 days meeting with advisors. The role holder can be located in any location across the Midlands or North of England. Responsibilities: Ensure that there is a consistent approach to compliance and regulatory policy Work closely with Advice Quality, ensure that all checks are followed up and any issues are dealt with promptly Use observation skills to identify areas of concern or development need of Advisors and address promptly putting development plans in place where needed Effectively supervise Advisors within your span of control Proactively contribute to the wider compliance teams to improve processes and procedures to drive efficiency Complete regular reviews of AR firms to ensure effectiveness of controls within the business, providing a report with a summary of findings and action plan to the relevant Approved Person Complete follow up where required to ensure action points have been completed within timescales and provide guidance and assistance where needed Effectively handle any regulatory or compliance queries received from AR firms & Advisors, raising any action points as necessary Identify and manage risk within the business (to include quality of client files, advice quality, advice process, new advisers moving through scheme, operating procedures etc.) Audit of new ARs when required ensuring that all activity & documentation meet the necessary standard Effectively contribute to regular FCM meetings Ensure adherence to the T&C scheme at all times, at all levels Ensure all relevant regulatory knowledge is kept up to date Experience Required: CeMAP qualification Experience working with mortgage advisers / appointed representatives Ability to communicate at all levels with professionalism and integrity Motivational qualities to motivate the Advisors to strive for success Effective time management of self to drive efficiencies Able to demonstrate building effective relationships with key stakeholders Able to demonstrate good problem-solving skills, plan effective contingencies and solutions Please note, should feedback not be received within 28 days due to the large volume of applications, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. However, we may be in touch with similar relevant opportunities.

Field Compliance Manager

Birmingham

£35,000

UK wide, and well known firm within the mortgages sector are looking to hire a Field Compliance Manager to join an established and growing regulatory compliance team. The role holder will be responsible for managing a number of Advisors within a geographical area, being the main point of contact for Advisors for any and all issues relating to regulation & compliance. The typical working week will be a split of 3 days working from home, and 2 days meeting with advisors. The role holder can be located in any location across the Midlands or North of England. Responsibilities Ensure that there is a consistent approach to compliance and regulatory policy Work closely with Advice Quality, ensure that all checks are followed up and any issues are dealt with promptly Use observation skills to identify areas of concern or development need of Advisors and address promptly putting development plans in place where needed Effectively supervise Advisors within your span of control Proactively contribute to the wider compliance teams to improve processes and procedures to drive efficiency Complete regular reviews of AR firms to ensure effectiveness of controls within the business, providing a report with a summary of findings and action plan to the relevant Approved Person Complete follow up where required to ensure action points have been completed within timescales and provide guidance and assistance where needed Effectively handle any regulatory or compliance queries received from AR firms & Advisors, raising any action points as necessary Identify and manage risk within the business (to include quality of client files, advice quality, advice process, new advisers moving through scheme, operating procedures etc.) Audit of new ARs when required ensuring that all activity & documentation meet the necessary standard Effectively contribute to regular FCM meetings Ensure adherence to the T&C scheme at all times, at all levels Ensure all relevant regulatory knowledge is kept up to date Experience Required: CeMAP qualification Experience working with mortgage advisers / appointed representatives Ability to communicate at all levels with professionalism and integrity Motivational qualities to motivate the Advisors to strive for success Effective time management of self to drive efficiencies Able to demonstrate building effective relationships with key stakeholders Able to demonstrate good problem-solving skills, plan effective contingencies and solutions Please note, should feedback not be received within 28 days due to the large volume of applications, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. However, we may be in touch with similar relevant opportunities.

Field Compliance Manager

Liverpool

£35,000

UK wide, and well known firm within the mortgages sector are looking to hire a Field Compliance Manager to join an established and growing regulatory compliance team. The role holder will be responsible for managing a number of Advisors within a geographical area, being the main point of contact for Advisors for any and all issues relating to regulation & compliance. The typical working week will be a split of 3 days working from home, and 2 days meeting with advisors. The role holder can be located in any location across the Midlands or North of England. Responsibilities Ensure that there is a consistent approach to compliance and regulatory policy Work closely with Advice Quality, ensure that all checks are followed up and any issues are dealt with promptly Use observation skills to identify areas of concern or development need of Advisors and address promptly putting development plans in place where needed Effectively supervise Advisors within your span of control Proactively contribute to the wider compliance teams to improve processes and procedures to drive efficiency Complete regular reviews of AR firms to ensure effectiveness of controls within the business, providing a report with a summary of findings and action plan to the relevant Approved Person Complete follow up where required to ensure action points have been completed within timescales and provide guidance and assistance where needed Effectively handle any regulatory or compliance queries received from AR firms & Advisors, raising any action points as necessary Identify and manage risk within the business (to include quality of client files, advice quality, advice process, new advisers moving through scheme, operating procedures etc.) Audit of new ARs when required ensuring that all activity & documentation meet the necessary standard Effectively contribute to regular FCM meetings Ensure adherence to the T&C scheme at all times, at all levels Ensure all relevant regulatory knowledge is kept up to date Experience Required: CeMAP qualification Experience working with mortgage advisers / appointed representatives Ability to communicate at all levels with professionalism and integrity Motivational qualities to motivate the Advisors to strive for success Effective time management of self to drive efficiencies Able to demonstrate building effective relationships with key stakeholders Able to demonstrate good problem-solving skills, plan effective contingencies and solutions Please note, should feedback not be received within 28 days due to the large volume of applications, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. However, we may be in touch with similar relevant opportunities.

Field Compliance Manager

Manchester

£35,000

UK wide, and well known firm within the mortgages sector are looking to hire a Field Compliance Manager to join an established and growing regulatory compliance team. The role holder will be responsible for managing a number of Advisors within a geographical area, being the main point of contact for Advisors for any and all issues relating to regulation & compliance. The typical working week will be a split of 3 days working from home, and 2 days meeting with advisors. The role holder can be located in any location across the Midlands or North of England. Responsibilities Ensure that there is a consistent approach to compliance and regulatory policy Work closely with Advice Quality, ensure that all checks are followed up and any issues are dealt with promptly Use observation skills to identify areas of concern or development need of Advisors and address promptly putting development plans in place where needed Effectively supervise Advisors within your span of control Proactively contribute to the wider compliance teams to improve processes and procedures to drive efficiency Complete regular reviews of AR firms to ensure effectiveness of controls within the business, providing a report with a summary of findings and action plan to the relevant Approved Person Complete follow up where required to ensure action points have been completed within timescales and provide guidance and assistance where needed Effectively handle any regulatory or compliance queries received from AR firms & Advisors, raising any action points as necessary Identify and manage risk within the business (to include quality of client files, advice quality, advice process, new advisers moving through scheme, operating procedures etc.) Audit of new ARs when required ensuring that all activity & documentation meet the necessary standard Effectively contribute to regular FCM meetings Ensure adherence to the T&C scheme at all times, at all levels Ensure all relevant regulatory knowledge is kept up to date Experience Required: CeMAP qualification Experience working with mortgage advisers / appointed representatives Ability to communicate at all levels with professionalism and integrity Motivational qualities to motivate the Advisors to strive for success Effective time management of self to drive efficiencies Able to demonstrate building effective relationships with key stakeholders Able to demonstrate good problem-solving skills, plan effective contingencies and solutions Please note, should feedback not be received within 28 days due to the large volume of applications, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. However, we may be in touch with similar relevant opportunities.

Credit Risk Analyst - SAS, Infrastructure

Edinburgh

Up to £45,000

An unrivalled opportunity to take a role with broad responsibility and lasting impact. As a Credit Infrastructure Analyst you’ll ensure the business has timely, accurate and appropriate information to make informed Credit Risk decisions which help them to achieve their financial and non-financial targets. Key responsibilities include: To provide day to day management and support of the key Datamarts owned across Credit Risk, providing daily monitoring of jobs, executing maintenance and owning change management To execute quality assurance & data reconciliation checks over key data sources used in Credit Decision making (including externally sourced bureau data) To act as primary engagement point between Credit Risk and the wider data community ensuring the needs of Credit Risk are embedded within Data projects. To help co-ordinate a Target Operating Model for the use of data across Credit Risk; including common data sources, coding best practise, data retention and housekeeping best practise To support the Credit Risk Infrastructure work-stack effectively - ensuring key priorities and stakeholder requirement are delivered on a consistently and timely basis To design, develop and produce MI applications/solutions and ETL processes to better improve the decision making infrastructure for Credit Risk, ensuring the maintenance of these capabilities is as efficient as possible. The Person: Must have extensive knowledge of E-Guide, SAS programming and SAS macros SAS v9 development experience Data Warehouse interrogation coding experience Awareness of common Data Warehouse structures Designing data repositories to enhance reporting capability and decision making. MI/BI best practises including developing appropriate controls i.e. Version/Change Management control, standards and processes. Ability to collect and define requirements, document proposal and then implement a solution Strong stakeholder management & communication skills, able to build relationships across all work levels Experience in working with credit products (loans, credit cards, Mortgages or Current Account). Please note, should you not receive feedback 28 days, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. However, we may be in touch with similar relevant opportunities.

Credit Risk Manager- Decisioning

London

£60K- £100K

An unrivalled opportunity to take a role with broad responsibility and lasting impact. As a Credit Risk Manager, you will be joining a very product focused team and will own credit risk throughout the company - from new lending criteria all the way to implementations. If you’re passionate about risk and the process of building an exciting credit model from the ground up and working with great people, you’ll fit right in. Key responsibilities include: All SME underwriting- including re-decisioning, along with any decision science work needed to build and deploy decisioning models and logic. Provisioning, write offs and management of our P&L credit loss line Act as a champion that drive ideas from start to completion: from research insights, to workflows all the way to release. Prototype ideas to quickly access viability, and design the fine grained details of interactions. Iterate based on feedback from the whole team and customers. Work closely with engineers as they build and ship ideas. The Person: An extensive credit risk background within a SME environment (with over 10 years of work experience in risks). You have a deep understanding of managing credit risk. You should understand all aspects of the credit lifecycle from decision science and underwriting through portfolio management, including collections and provisioning. You should understand and have developed decision systems, have a great knowledge of credit reference agency products and data (including reporting back) and should have experience of setting and reporting against credit control frameworks including building and operating IFRS9 compliant provisioning models. Knowledge of legislation and regulation relating to retail and SME activities. You will develop and maintain the company’s credit risk strategy and related policy. Deliver an effective credit review methodology, plan and capability covering all aspects of credit risk. Monitor and manage exposures at clients, products and portfolio level. Experience with performing fundamental credit risk analysis of SME lending. Technical background, ideally with a degree in a quantitative discipline. Strong understanding of data, and computational skills such as SQL, Python, VBA Excellent communicator that can articulate the thought behind proposals. Please note, should you not receive feedback 28 days, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. However, we may be in touch with similar relevant opportunities.

Sales Executive

London

£35,00

Our Client is seeking a Sales Executive to effectively join a telesales team, ensuring strict KPIs and processes are followed to deliver outstanding sales results to the business. The ideal candidate will be a high performing, driven and able to talk to senior and professional decision makers. Responsibilities • Perform outbound telesales activity • Work to high level and annual revenue targets. • Build client relationships • Deliver sales with understanding and passion of product • Communicate with marketing team to stay ahead of upcoming products to inform clients on. Skills & Knowledge • Basic IT ability • Sales Process • Product knowledge • CRM system • Excellent written, verbal & listening communication skills with a professional telephone manner • Ability to build rapport effectively with customers and colleagues • Experience of influencing and persuading to successfully and compliantly handle objectives • Proven ability to fact find in detail to ensure the customer needs are fully established and met • Demonstrable success in closing sales whilst adhering to a sales process • Accuracy & attention to detail

Consultant – Consumer Credit

London

£60,000 - £70,000

Regulatory Consultant role, with a leading regulatory consultancy, focussing on the consumer credit market (CONC and MCOB) Key responsibilities include: • Provide high quality advice and support to clients on a range of regulatory compliance matters. This may include conducting regulatory reviews, delivering training sessions and workshops for compliance staff and senior management, assisting with authorisations, drafting policies and procedures, responding to ad-hoc and routine regulatory queries, manage projects, often with multiple work streams. This includes project planning, budgeting, scheduling, resource management and project close-down • Act as the main point of contact for a portfolio of clients. This may include responding to all queries, managing client expectations and delegating work, where necessary, reviewing the work of colleagues and providing constructive feedback, ensuring accurate invoicing, timely payment and assisting the Finance team in resolving any queries, dealing with any complaints quickly and effectively • Actively partner with global sector teams to support and deliver on shared projects and responsibilities, where required • Adhere to the firm’s Quality Assurance Framework prior to submission to the client • Accurately record all client time in the CRM system • Ensure all client files are in good order and details of relevant contacts are updated in the CRM system • Take personal responsibility for achieving the agreed billable hours target, ensuring you have a sufficient pipeline of client work Business development task: • Take personal responsibility for achieving the agreed sales targets • Build and maintain professional working relationships with clients, trade bodies and the regulator as well as leveraging existing client relationships to maximise opportunities for up-selling and cross-selling • Prepare well-presented, accurately priced proposals and present these to prospective clients • Represent the firm at industry events, promoting the business • Participate in internal events and training sessions such as client briefings and roundtable events • Assist the team with marketing and business development activities • Record all touch-points, leads, opportunities and proposals in the CRM system Regulatory knowledge: • Keep abreast of regulatory developments and understand how client activities may be impacted • Develop a thorough understanding of clients’ businesses and requirements so you can provide relevant and accurate advice • Help develop the business’s technical capacity within the relevant sector Education and skill set: • Educated to degree level (ideally) • Significant compliance-related experience gained at a financial institution, legal practice, consultancy and/or the regulator • Proven track record of exceeding financial goals and sales targets; consulting experience would be advantageous • Deep understanding of the FCA’s policies and procedures including CONC and MCOB • Strong technical knowledge of mortgages, consumer credit and insurance (FCA focussed) • Experience translating regulatory rules and guidance into meaningful, fit-for-purpose and pragmatic solutions for clients • Experience managing client relationships • Excellent Microsoft Office skills and experience using a CRM system would be an advantage • You’ll need to be flexible, hands-on and willing to tackle a broad range of matters, which may be outside your main areas of expertise • An ability to grow your network and take advantage of every opportunity to sell our services is also crucial Please note, should feedback not be received within 28 days due to the large volume of applications, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. However, we may be in touch with similar relevant opportunities.

Credit Risk Manager

Blackburn

Up to £50,000

To manage the development and testing of the systems and strategies associated with lending, driving profitability, improving predictability and maintaining compliance. Key responsibilities include: Deliver and manage associated plans and targets to direct the development and delivery of effective Lending strategies that are aligned to the business objectives Evaluating the effectiveness of the controls, scoring systems, cut offs, policy rules and referral decisions, managing each to improve the accuracy and robustness of associated models Managing and evaluating Lending strategy performance against agreed targets, applying corrective actions as and when required Managing, guiding and quality assessing team’s ‘champion/challenger’ strategy modelling and impact assessment activity, implementing ‘champion’ strategies and ensuring each change is documented and reported Managing and leading the creation of effective policies, processes and controls to support strategy development, deployment and understanding Working in partnership with Ops to direct, coach and support strategy deployment Working in partnership with Ops, Underwriting, FS Commercial, Marketing other Credit Risk teams to review and inform optimal strategy performance Managing the robust and accurate budget, forecast and achievement of P&L Creating, managing and reviewing MI reporting capabilities and reports, producing user friendly outputs for a range of stakeholders, providing insight into the performance of portfolio systems and strategies The Person: Experience of working within the retail, financial services sector Experience of leading and managing credit risk strategy development Extensive experience of working and delivering in a regulated environment Excellent working knowledge of financial standards and guidelines – e.g. FCA, TCF, Data Protection Is delivery and customer focussed Experience of managing and developing the performance of others Ability to plan and prioritise effectively to meet changing priorities and demands Ability to interpret data and information to highlight opportunities and minimise risk Experience of risk management Excellent communication and engagement skills Proven track record in effective facilitation and communication at multiple levels Is commercially astute Ability to engage and influence stakeholders at an appropriate level Is analytical, pragmatic and systematic in approach to problem solving and maximising opportunities Ability to manage conflict and knows when to escalate Please note, should you not receive feedback 28 days, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. However, we may be in touch with similar relevant opportunities.

Data Scientist - IFR29, IRB, Modelling

Skipton

Up to £40,000

This is an excellent opportunity for a statistical model developer or data scientist to join a vibrant Modelling Team, developing and maintaining risk models. Risk models are used to support key decisions and processes across the business in areas such as mortgage approvals, IRB Capital and IFRS9 Impairment requirements and forecasting. Key responsibilities include: This role provides the opportunity to work on key model development projects using predictive analytics and machine learning techniques. You will be exposed to a wide range of stakeholders from across the business, helping you learn and develop your skills and knowledge. You will have exposure to an assortment of models within the team and you will be given room to use your creative flair to experiment and discover the optimal modelled solution while supporting less experienced analysts. Through involvement in the design, development, implementation and monitoring of predictive models you will require the ability to understand data and its application to the wider business. Technical information will need to be documented and explained to a range of audiences, so the ability to describe complex information in a non-technical manner is key. You will work closely with key stakeholders such as Credit Risk, Finance, Capital and Regulatory Reporting and Data and Information Services on areas such as regulatory capital, impairment, forecasting and application scorecards. The Person: An experienced modeller or data scientist, who is highly numerate, has a technical and analytical way of thinking, is excellent at problem solving and is willing to grow and develop with the role. Highly motivated and capable of working on a combination of different activities as well as being an effective communicator at all levels, whether this is through technical documentation or presenting at committees to non-technical experts. Practical experience of IRB regulation and risk modelling in SAS and SQL would be advantageous. Exposure to R, Python and Machine Learning techniques would also be beneficial. Please note, should you not receive feedback 28 days, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. However, we may be in touch with similar relevant opportunities. To discuss the role in greater detail please contact Nuhaa Mohamed on 0161 883 2762 or send through your CV to nmohamed@merje.com

Senior Pricing Analyst (Insurance)

Bristol

£30,000 - £45,000 dependant on experience

Our Client: A growing Top 30 insurance broker, a specialist in providing niche insurance solutions, they provide a diverse portfolio of personal and commercial products to our customers through a number of dedicated brands and also partner with the some of UK’s top Insurance Companies! They boast nearly 500 employees across three offices and pride themselves in delivering great results through a combination of hard work, collaboration and dedication. It’s all about making a difference. A difference for their customers and for their business. It’s about putting customers at the heart of what they do - doing the right things and doing them well. They have created an environment which empowers individuals and rewards hard work! This is the salary on offer… £30,000 - £45,000, dependant on experience. These are the benefits provided… You’ll receive; Life Assurance to the value of 4 times your basic salary Company pension scheme Health Cash Plan (includes wellbeing, optical and dentistry allowance) 22 days (FTE) plus bank holidays per annum plus birthday day off Additional holiday allowance increased in line with length of service A buy and sell holiday scheme of up to 3 days (FTE) On-site parking Exclusive employee discount and rewards at many major brands including health & wellbeing, retail, restaurants and mobile technology providers Our Ideal Candidate: To be considered for this role you’ll ideally have worked in an analytical role or and have the following qualifications and experience; Experienced user of pricing software, ideally Emblem (or Earnix) SQL / SAS coding experience is essential Strong understanding of statistical modelling A 2:1 degree within a Maths, Statistics or Data related subject Excellent numeracy skills Excellent attention to detail Data manipulation and reporting skills Strong communication skills Expert knowledge of MS Excel Your new role: You will perform multidimensional analysis and report on the performance of the Groups product lines using data insight to support the delivery of volume and profit targets of the business. You'll use the analysis and reports you produce to shape our pricing models and make recommendations. We’ll require you to regularly review sales, income & profit of written business through the Groups product lines highlighting issues or significant changes. You’ll provide pricing recommendations that you’ll deploy in real time and monitor the impact of these changes. You’ll regularly review market activity to identify trends and report findings to key stakeholders within the business You’ll provide pricing input to other areas of the business to support best decision outcome for the business and highlight perceived business risks generated by activities of the group or pricing team.

Strategy Analyst

Manchester

Up to £26,000

One of the UK’s largest and fastest growing Financial Services businesses in their sector. Established over 10 years ago, the company is expanding through organic growth and selected acquisitions and now operates across Europe as well as the UK. Now looking for a Strategy Analyst to the central Manchester office to support the design, development and implementation of collections strategies. This company is unable to provide sponsorship Key Responsibilities of the Strategy Analyst: Analyse data to identify weaknesses and opportunities in collections strategy Develop a deep analytical understanding of customers, business performance, risks and challenges Support the design, development and implementation of collections strategies Aim to optimise the performance of portfolios Ideal knowledge and experience for the Strategy Analyst role: Excellent technical abilities with SQL & Excel is essential. SAS, R and Python are desirable Strong academic background in a STEM field Some professional experience in a similar role Analytically and numerically minded, excellent attention-to-detail and problem solving abilities Please note, should feedback not be received within 28 days due to the large volume of applications, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. However, we may be in touch with similar relevant opportunities.

KYC Officer

Kent

£25,000 - £30,000

A Global banking organisation are seeking a KYC Officer to join their team on an initial 6 month Fixed-Term contract with a view to going permanent. The role will work within their small Commercial Finance division. Key responsibilities include: • Generally managing the KYC file for all existing and prospective clients. • Manage the file completion and validates the integrity of information being assessed. • Initiates the KYC process at client onboarding. • Initiates the KYC client recertification process based on the due date of the KYC file. • Initiates KYC recertification or a partial file review based on other events that potentially affect a client’s risk level or due diligence level. • Contribute to the information and documentation collection required by the KYC file, either via Business Development, Relationship Management or directly from the prospect / client. • Checks all appropriate names against sanctions and Politically Exposed Persons (‘PEP’) lists • Performs adverse information searches, files the results and assesses their materiality. The Person The organisation is highly engaging with a good internal culture. They are seeking a bright, motivated individual who is keen to develop within an organisation. The ideal candidate will have 1-2 years’ experience of KYC and CDD Onboarding and Remediation. Please note, should feedback not be received within 28 days due to the large volume of applications, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. However, we may be in touch with similar relevant opportunities.

Paraplanner

Birmingham

Competitive Salary

The purpose of this role is to provide paraplanning support ensuring the highest possible standard of client service delivery that is consistent, compliant and provided proactively, in line with the company values, as well as mindful of Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) at all times. Working closely with Financial Advisers and IFA Administrators, to support the client advisory process, playing a key role in providing an all-important, quality sales support function through effective use of software, as well as following set processes and procedures. Key responsibilities include: Review fact finds, file notes, client risk profile questionnaires etc. as provided by the financial advisers to gain an understanding of the client requirements discussed and agreed. Undertake quotes using relevant in-house platforms or request quotes from external providers. Undertake the necessary research and analysis, including: Fund analysis Product comparison Product analysis Fund research Charges analysis Compile suitability reports detailing the recommended advice to suit the client’s needs, uploading the report into the system for the financial adviser to pick up remotely. Discuss the reports with the financial adviser, amending as necessary. Instruct the IFA administrator to proceed with preparation of the pack for the client. Pre-populate client application forms ready for the financial adviser to discuss with the client. Record, monitor and report on progress, completing the weekly logs to enable the senior paraplanner to review workflow across the team. Report obstacles and deviations from the agreed timescales to the financial adviser and IFA administrator, so that client expectations are appropriately managed. Ensure that potential service delivery failures are brought to the attention of the senior paraplanner in a timely manner, that resolution is swift and work together to revise process so that the likelihood of repeat errors is lessened. Support the Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) initiative. The Person: Financial Planning Diploma Qualified (or equivalent professional qualification). Demonstrable paraplanning experience. Demonstrable knowledge of and proficiency in research tools ideally to include at least some of the following: Pension research: O&M Fund & Portfolio research: FE Analytics Protection: Avelo Exchange Annuity research: Avelo Exchange Cash flow research: Voyant & Distribution Technology Risk profiler: Distribution Technology Product comparison: Capita Product comparator Wrap comparison: Wrap comparator Please note, should feedback not be received within 28 days due to the large volume of applications, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. However, we may be in touch with similar relevant opportunities.

Paraplanner

Stockport

Competitive Salary

The purpose of this role is to provide paraplanning support ensuring the highest possible standard of client service delivery that is consistent, compliant and provided proactively, in line with the company values, as well as mindful of Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) at all times. Working closely with Financial Advisers and IFA Administrators, to support the client advisory process, playing a key role in providing an all-important, quality sales support function through effective use of software, as well as following set processes and procedures. Key responsibilities include: Review fact finds, file notes, client risk profile questionnaires etc. as provided by the financial advisers to gain an understanding of the client requirements discussed and agreed. Undertake quotes using relevant in-house platforms or request quotes from external providers. Undertake the necessary research and analysis, including: Fund analysis Product comparison Product analysis Fund research Charges analysis Compile suitability reports detailing the recommended advice to suit the client’s needs, uploading the report into the system for the financial adviser to pick up remotely. Discuss the reports with the financial adviser, amending as necessary. Instruct the IFA administrator to proceed with preparation of the pack for the client. Pre-populate client application forms ready for the financial adviser to discuss with the client. Record, monitor and report on progress, completing the weekly logs to enable the senior paraplanner to review workflow across the team. Report obstacles and deviations from the agreed timescales to the financial adviser and IFA administrator, so that client expectations are appropriately managed. Ensure that potential service delivery failures are brought to the attention of the senior paraplanner in a timely manner, that resolution is swift and work together to revise process so that the likelihood of repeat errors is lessened. Support the Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) initiative. The Person: Financial Planning Diploma Qualified (or equivalent professional qualification). Demonstrable paraplanning experience. Demonstrable knowledge of and proficiency in research tools ideally to include at least some of the following: Pension research: O&M Fund & Portfolio research: FE Analytics Protection: Avelo Exchange Annuity research: Avelo Exchange Cash flow research: Voyant & Distribution Technology Risk profiler: Distribution Technology Product comparison: Capita Product comparator Wrap comparison: Wrap comparator Please note, should feedback not be received within 28 days due to the large volume of applications, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. However, we may be in touch with similar relevant opportunities.