Apprentice Financial Adviser

Summary

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for an Apprentice Financial Adviser to join a busy team within Seeker Financial Planning Ltd who are a highly successful Appointed Representative of St. James’s Place Wealth Management Plc.

Annual wage

£18,000 a year

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• Salary from £18,000 – £25,000 depending on experience and qualifications.

Training course

Financial adviser (level 4)

Hours

Monday – Friday 9am to 5.30pm Every other Saturday – 9am to 1pm (equivalent 39.5 hr week).

39 hours a week

Possible start date

Wednesday 9 October

Duration

1 Year 5 Months

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for an Apprentice Financial Adviser to join a busy team within Seeker Financial Planning Ltd who are a highly successful Appointed Representative of St. James’s Place Wealth Management Plc.

The practice has been born out of its sister company – Mortgage Advice Bureau (and still shares office with MAB). MAB found after 25 years of helping 1000’s of customers with their mortgages they also needed help with their pensions and investments too, and therefore we created Seeker Financial Planning so we could fully cover all our customers' financial needs. We can see huge potential growth for the business and for our early employees who join us on this journey. This is an exceptional opportunity to join a reputable firm who believe in employee development and offer genuine scope for progression.

As part of a growing advisory team, you will support and shadow our Adviser team to help them provide sound, holistic, compliant financial advice to high net worth (HNW) individuals and businesses covering investments, protection, pensions, tax and trust planning
You will provide efficient administrative support to the advisors within the practice in respect of the business generated and the servicing of existing clients
Researching products, investment strategies and financial planning solution
Completing tax calculations
Preparing financial planning and recommendation reports for client meetings, including provision of a high level of technical support
You will need to ensure that the business obtained is being processed compliantly and in a timely manner involving work with internal processing systems
Once qualified you will not be expected to bring clients along with you as you will be allocated a professional client base which will allow you to develop and grow your sector, however, you will be expected to develop and manage long-term professional relationships so you will need to have a good appetite for marketing and networking, making sure that you make the most out of referrals that you are given

Where you’ll work

Samson & Hercules House

15 Tombland

Norwich

NR3 1HF

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

SKILLS EDGE TRAINING LTD

Your training course

Financial adviser (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents

Know your customer: Make decisions confidently and autonomously in full awareness of the risk/potential external implications attached. Know when to seek further professional input, whilst maintaining high ethical standards and adhering to Treating Customers Fairly requirements.

Customer service: Proactively and regularly meet the company’s stated service/quality assurance standards, including complaints procedures.

Customer service: Consistently support colleagues and collaborate to achieve a successful customer outcome.

Business development: Develop long term relationships with customers. Create new opportunities for business growth through referrals and networking. Build a new business or sustain and grow an existing business by prioritising workloads and deliver in accordance with the associated business plan.

Managing Risk: Apply regulatory requirements both in the role of a Financial Adviser and also as applied to the Company. Maintain, the Fit and Proper person standards as laid down by the relevant regulator(s).

Using systems and processes: Demonstrate technical proficiency in using the firm’s I.T. systems required to complete the advice process, maintain accurate records, and agree review meetings to sustain the client / adviser relationship. Ensure Data Protection Act is not contravened.

Communication skills: Build rapport and communicate with empathy. Present and explain complex information simply and clearly both orally and verbally.

Your training plan

Training is completed online based at the employers address.

More training information

Apprentices will achieve the Level 4 Financial Adviser apprenticeship standard

Fully and part funded learning and development programme that includes the DipPFS Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning
Develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours of successful Financial Advisers
Free CII membership for non-members through the CII Aspire Apprenticeship Programme for those who have not previously been a paid member
Includes digital study book and exam entry for each R0 exam
The Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning includes:
• R01 Financial Services Regulation and Ethics
• R02 Investment Principles and Risk
• R03 Personal Taxation
• R04 Pensions and Retirement Planning
• R05 Financial Protection
• R06 Financial Planning Practice
Fortnightly workshops for each R0 exam
All workshops recorded and available on demand
Interactive chat, forums and class notebooks for real-time support and assistance from experienced financial services professionals
Additional resources through RM Advance
Regular tutorials and assessments from an experienced financial services professional

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4)
Maths (grade 4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Administrative skills
Analytical skills
Team working
Initiative

Other requirements

• Salary from £18,000 – £25,000 depending on experience and qualifications. • Following completion of the apprenticeship, gaining all qualifications and completion of our own internal Adviser Academy you will qualify to be a full financial adviser with us, and we will start to provide you with qualified client appointments to advise from our large client bank. • You will then qualify for our salary scale (based on performance) and Commission on al business banked (realistic initial OTE £35-50k, rising to £50-100k as your client bank builds)

About this company

Seeker Financial Planning is part of St. James’s Place Wealth Management plc (SJP) which is a leading, and highly regarded FTSE 100 UK Wealth Management company which distributes a range of investment and retirement products and financial solutions to a high net worth client base. St. James’s Place Wealth Management has funds under management in excess of £150bn

https://www.seekerfinancial.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

It is intended that - providing you successfully complete your apprenticeship - you will become a permanent member of staff and will have progression opportunties to further develop in the business.

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