Financial Planning Assistant

RG Consultancy are working with a financial services business who are looking for an experienced Financial Planning Assistant to join their small and growing team. The role is to support the financial planning team on a day to day basis and has scope for development as the company grow.

Role Responsibilities

• Provide general administrative and operational support to the financial planning team
• Manage adviser remuneration statements and assist with income matching and reconciliation
• Process and track Letters of Authority, liaising with providers and following up outstanding information
• Assist with new business processing, including ID checks and maintaining the new business register
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date client records and administrative files in line with GDPR and AML requirements
• Support compliance monitoring, product governance and other delegated compliance activities
• Liaise professionally with clients, advisers, product providers and third parties by telephone and email
• Draft client and provider correspondence as required
• Assist with fund research using FE Analytics and cashflow forecasting
• Prepare and pre-populate documentation for client meetings and recommendations
• Support the Adviser Support Manager with the management of our co-sourcing partner
• Attend relevant training and undertake any other reasonable duties required by the business

Person Specification

• At least 2 years' experience working within a financial planning or similar business
• Experience working within a financial planning administration/assistant role is essential
• CII qualification or studying towards would be an advantage
• Strong IT skills including MS Office and MS Excel
• Good understanding of GDPR, awareness of regulatory and compliance requirements
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate professionally with clients and third parties