Private Client Adviser

Personal Wealth Management

Witney

We are looking for a suitably experienced and qualified individual to join the Private Client Team, based in our Witney office.

Main Purpose of the Role:

To provide a comprehensive financial planning and advice service to new and existing clients of the company, with particular reference to pensions, protection and tax planning.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Manage and attend client meetings, both on and off site, advise clients on all aspects of pensions, long term planning, protection and tax management
Use AI and IO to enter to create file notes and collate relevant documentation
Update all relevant meeting information onto systems for record keeping and the report writing process
Collate the relevant and necessary information about the client’s past and present financial arrangements to enable a full financial needs analysis to be carried out
Collate the relevant information to be able to assess the client’s attitude to risk including their willingness and ability to accept risk within Courtiers’ Know Your Client procedures
To be able to take a theoretical approach to the assessment of the relative merits of financial planning and investment options using appropriate analytical systems and relevant data
To ensure that all relevant information is recorded on client files

Financial Advice:

Provide advice that is suitable and understandable to the client
To obtain relevant and necessary information about the client’s past and present financial arrangements to enable a full financial needs analysis to be carried out
To assess the client’s attitude to risk including their willingness and ability to accept risk within Courtiers’ Know Your Client procedures
To assess the relative merits of financial planning and investment options using appropriate analytical systems and relevant data
To ensure that all relevant information is recorded on client files

Skills and Knowledge Requirements:

Must have a minimum of 5 years’ experience of giving advice to clients within the Financial Services Industry
Must have obtained a Diploma and working towards Chartered status with the CII or equivalent governing bodies
Must have an in date SPS in issue from CII or equivalent governing bodies
Willingness to undertake study
Ability to manage own workload and work within a small team
Knowledge of business processes, standards, policies, and procedures
Exceptional communication skills at all levels
Excellent organisational skills
Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and ideally Intelligent Office, Papercloud and Pulse dealing systems
Excellent report writing skills
Excellent knowledge of financial products
Knowledge of legal regulatory and industry requirements

Committed to diversity