Apprentice Administration Assistant

Summary

A chance to work with a financial services team with passion, quality, trust and respect values being at the core of their beliefs. You will learn how to provide a full administrative service to the team, together with dealing with providers and clients.

Annual wage

£12,480 a year

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Salary to be reviewed at 6 months with potential uplift dependant on performance. Bonus Structure to be discussed.

Training course

Financial services administrator (level 3)

Hours

Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 18 November

Duration

1 year 3 months

Positions available

2

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

Binding, scanning, printing and filing duties, as required
Basic letters and correspondence
Scheduling client meetings
Data entry using Excel and St. James’s Place internal IT systems
Client birthday and Christmas cards
Office Receipts
Preparing report packs
Head Office follow up / general enquiry calls
Stationery monitoring / ordering
Assisting with the preparation of client meeting packs
Maintaining and updating client records
Downloading / printing factsheets
Preparing and printing mail merges
Attending internal/external training courses and events where required, which may require some travel
E-filing and saving documents onto the cloud
Sending confidential documents to clients via Qwil
Assisting the Business Processing Administrator with sending out LOAs and chasing providers
Posting weekly articles on Linked In pages

General:

Working closely with the PA/Client Servicing Administrators and Business Processing Administrator
Supporting the Practice’s ongoing expansion and administrative demands
Answering incoming telephone calls in a professional and polite manner
Shredding of all confidential information
Keeping the office area tidy and presentable at all times
Using the internal intranet system to manage client basic enquiries
Team working
Logging all calls and emails on CRM system in line with compliance regulations

Where you’ll work

19 Royal Pier Road

Gravesend

DA12 2BD

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

SIMPLY ACADEMY 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

Level 3 Financial Services Administrator Apprenticeship Standard:

The Financial Services Administrator apprenticeship is ideal for individuals beginning an entry level role in the financial sector
As an entry level role, this apprenticeship provides the foundation knowledge, skills and experience for progression along a number of career paths
The qualified apprentice will be prepared for advancement to positions including senior administrator, mortgage adviser and financial adviser roles

Key Learning Outcomes:

A broad understanding of the financial services sector
An understanding of the role of the appropriate regulatory bodies
The importance of relationship building with clients and colleagues
Understanding of processes and procedures relevant to the role
How to develop commercial awareness
Building skills and capabilities within an organisation

Professional Qualifications:

CF1 awarded by the Chartered Insurance Insitute (CII)
Completion of CF1 will provide a solid foundation for the learner and can lead on to progression to study in other areas
To help prepare the apprentice for the professional qualification, Apprentices are provided with Simply Academy’s qualification resource package, alongside a structured study plan supported by a series of live revision sessions with our qualified tutors
The Apprentice is assigned a dedicated experienced mentor to guide them through the programme. Regular scheduled interactions with the apprentice ensure they are developing the Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours required to become competent in the role

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English, Maths and 3 other subjects (grade 4/C or above)

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
Number skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience
Enthusiastic
Punctual

About this company

Here at Clarence Place Wealth Management Ltd, we firmly believe it is vital that we build and maintain close long-term relationships. Not only does this enable a perfectly tailored approach to wealth management and financial planning, it also ensures that we are able to assist clients with changes in their financial and personal circumstances and also with changes in legislation. We have a long history in the financial services industry, helping guide and advise clients on the most suitable solutions to their goals. We specialise in a wide range of financial needs, from retirement planning, investment planning, tax and estate Planning and protection to corporate financial planning.

Company benefits

25 days holiday + bank holidays

After this apprenticeship

This apprenticeship offers a route for a career in the financial sector
A permanent position will be available upon completion of the apprenticeship dependant on performance

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SIMPLY ACADEMY LTD

Monica Peacock

apprentice@simplyacademy.com

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000283658.

Apply now

Closes in 16 days (Friday 15 November at 11:59pm)

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