We’re hiring! Could you be our next Senior Paraplanner?

Location

Manchester/Leeds/Liverpool/Birmingham/London.

Our Mission

At Sedulo Wealth, we are building a world-class team to deliver our mission to make positive change in the communities we work in. We do this by:

• Working with our clients to transform their business and personal finances
• Connecting and contributing to the business community in the cities we are located in
• Working with charities by volunteering, fundraising and influencing change both now and in the future through the Sedulo Foundation
• Being a great place to work and develop your career
• The Opportunity and Role

As a Senior Paraplanner, you will be the focal point and leader within our para-planning team. You will provide high-level technical support and general mentoring to our junior Paraplanners while also working closely with our admin team to assist with the preparation of suitability reports for our clients.

As a Senior Paraplanner a typical week may involve the following;

General Responsibilities;

Making sure you follow the firm’s compliance processes and procedures at all times in the following areas:

• T&C, complaints, financial crime, anti-money laundering, anti-bribery, data security, date protection, conflicts of interest, inducements, record keeping.
• Making sure you follow relevant advice and sales procedures at all times
• Complying with the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, the FCA’s Statements of Principle & Code of Practice and the relevant rules from the FCA at all times
• Keeping up to date with relevant regulatory, product, legislative and technical requirements
• Making sure all client contact is carried out in a professional and courteous way
• Making sure all client files are compliant on an ongoing basis

Specific Responsibilities;

• Acting as team leader and people manager within our paraplanning team, you will be responsible for:
  Providing leadership, mentorship and technical support
  Ensuring adequate training is provided where required
  Maintaining output to a high standard and within agreed timescales
• Providing support to our firm’s advisers in completing non-client facing tasks in relation to the preparation and administration of recommendations being made
• Liaising with advisers as appropriate
• Dealing with client queries in an efficient and timely manner
• Making sure any updates and reports are issued to clients in a timely manner
• Reviewing client investment portfolios, asset allocations, risk profiles etc. when requested
• Preparing recommendations, including:
  Identifying and discussing areas with the adviser
  Undertaking relevant research
  Preparing documentation to the reviewed by the adviser
  Preparing draft suitability reports
• Implementing recommendations, including:
  Preparing suitability reports
  Completing applications / proposal forms
  When instructed, making changes to a client’s investment portfolio

Knowledge, skills and experience

• 5 yrs relevant experience
• Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning (CII) or equivalent
• Having a positive attitude at all times
• Good written /oral communication skills
• The ability to take on and understand the environment we operate it, and the issues this raises
• General IT skills
• Ability to compile reports

You may also;

• Be working towards or have achieved chartered status
• Have experience of managing a small team
• Have practical experience with cashflow forecasting (ideally Voyant)
• Be competent user of Microsoft office
• There are plenty of perks for every single member of our team…

As one of the fastest-growing financial firms in the UK, we nurture and develop our team members to grow with us. In return for the work our team put in, we offer the chance to build a career path, providing training and development opportunities to ensure you can fulfil your professional ambitions and a whole host of perks, including:

• Flexible working hours
• 26 days holiday per annum (including your birthday as a paid holiday) in addition to the eight public bank holidays
• Enhanced company pension scheme, maternity and adoption leave
• An Extended Time Abroad perk, giving you the ability to work abroad for up to four weeks a year, extending that much-earned trip away with your loved ones.
• Family-friendly policies
• Ongoing development through the Sedulo Academy plus study support towards a wide range of professional qualifications
• Access to a health care cash plan with Medicash
• Access to high street and online discount and cashback scheme

If you’re interested in working for Sedulo Wealth as our Senior Paraplanner, please send your CV to so***********@se****.uk.