Apprentice Financial Services Administrator
Atwal Wealth Management
Solihull, B91 3HN
Closes in 11 days (Wednesday 4 December at 11:59pm)
Posted on 16 October 2024
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Summary
Are you looking to start or progress a career within Financial Services? Are you good with facts, numbers and enjoy analysing data? Then this could be the role for you. Starting as a Financial Services Administrator with progression available to become a Paraplanner.
- Annual wage
- £11,648 a year
- Training course
- Financial services administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 9.00 to 5.00pm
35 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Friday 6 December
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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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
The successful applicant will work within an office environment. You will be involved in a wide variety of administration and customer service tasks. You will deal with queries, both in person and by telephone, and provide information and advice about the service.
Tasks may involve:
- Making and receiving telephone calls, ensuring messages are forwarded on to relevant staff
- Typing of letters
- Photocopying
- Scanning
- Filing and maintaining internal documents
- Emailing information and messages to staff
- IT duties using Microsoft package including Outlook, Excel and Word
- Data input
- Excel spreadsheet use
- Submission of applications
- Procession of documentation in relation to applications
- Chasing of documentation
- Proactive customer contact and communication.
- Dealing with customer queries in relation to their monies and their investments assisting with withdrawals
- Report writing
- Research in preparation for client recommendations
Where you’ll work
968 Warwick Road
Solihull
B91 3HN
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 services administrator (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
- Quality service delivery: Consistently develops and delivers excellent service to customers, colleagues & advisers, supporting the products / services provided and adhering to ‘Treating Customers Fairly’ principles at all times
- Customer communication & relationships: Develops effective relationships with customers & key contacts, handling & resolving issues through effective verbal/written/IT skills.
- Team working & collaboration: Understands role within team & impact on others. Consistently endeavours to support colleagues & collaborate to achieve results
- Planning & prioritising: Consistently adheres to systems & processes using proficient IT skills, including risk, regulatory and governance requirements
Your training plan
As well as on the job training, you will complete a Financial Services Administrator Level 3 apprenticeship standard. This will include working towards CF1 or R01 via the CII.
This will include:
- Financial Services Administrator Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
- CII CF1 or R01 - Financial Services Regulations & Ethics
- Develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours of successful Financial Services Administrators
- Free CII membership for non-members through the CII Aspire Apprenticeship Programme
- Includes the CII CF1 or R01 digital study book and exam entry
- Fortnightly workshops for CII exams from our CII approved trainer
- All workshops recorded and available on-demand
- Interactive chat, forums and class notebooks for real time support and assistance from experienced financial services professionals
- Exam tips, tricks, and strategies
- Additional resources through RM Advance
- Regular tutorials and assessments from an experienced financial services professional
- Functional skills if needed
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English (grade C/4)
- Maths (grade C/4)
Desirable qualifications
A Level or equivalent in:
- 2 or more (grade Pass)
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
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
This is a fast paced office, you need to be prepared to work hard and support the team when possible.
About this company
A well respect wealth management firm advising on a range of products. Growing and protecting clients wealth in the safest possible way using goal based financial planning. We are a small young company growing fast and offering tremendous opportunities to those seeking a great long term career in financial services.
After this apprenticeship
- We believe that by working in our organisation you will be given the opportunity to develop the knowledge, skills and experience that will allow you to be successfully employed in the future in the financial services sector
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SKILLS EDGE TRAINING LTD
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000258670.
Apply now
Closes in 11 days (Wednesday 4 December at 11:59pm)
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