Paraplanner/Administrator Investment and Pension

Overview

Jigsaw Financial Associates require a Paraplanner/Administrator Investment and Pension to join their busy team based in Armagh.

The Paraplanner will manage the entire process from first point of contact from a new client to undertaking business, ensuring all other relevant staff are engaged, follow and develop robust company procedures and protocol and produce relevant and accurate documentation at each stage of the process.

The core purpose of the role is to provide a highly technical service to an adviser in order to provide the client with a positive professional experience.

Essential Skills:

• Leadership skills
• Attention to detail
• Be able to prioritise and organise their workload
• Have excellent report writing skills
• Ability to analyse numbers and statistics
• Ability to conduct research for appropriate providers and investments
• Good understanding of compliance issues
• Good time management skills
• Excellent interpersonal and IT skills

Job Standards for the Role:

• Have a sound knowledge of financial planning. Be RO1 to RO6 qualified or have para legal, para planner or compliance qualifications or the equivalent of 5 years relevant experience
• Good IT office skills including Word, Excel, email, internet
• Develop and maintain systems and procedures which improve the efficiency of client case preparation and submission
• Confidence and the ability to use initiative but also be willing to ask questions if not sure
• Good personal time management
• The ability work as part of a team and manage colleagues, interact with clients and providers at all levels outside our business
• A high level of analytical capability with a high level of commercial experience/judgement.
• Assist in the development of less experienced members of staff
• Assist in reviewing the suitability of new policies, procedures or computer software
• Provide a point of contact for clients and providers when the firm principal or an adviser is unavailable to act as primary point of contact for all technical enquiries taking account of changing legislative and regulatory requirements

Responsibilities:

• Assist with information gathering, liaison with clients, research, technical analysis and preparation of recommendations and documentation to help advisers deliver innovative and accurate financial planning solutions within agreed timescales
• Liaise with providers, platforms, representatives and other relevant third parties and participate in case conferences with colleagues
• Assist in the preparation for client meetings as required
• Prepare agendas for client meetings and write up of meeting notes for any meetings attended
• Obtain quotation illustrations, prepare comparisons, valuations and other documentation and make arrangements ahead of client reviews and maturities
• Ensure all relevant documents, facts and client information are obtained and recorded and systems, processes and software are fully utilised where appropriate, including Lifestyle Planning and Cashflow
• Modelling if required
• Review existing products, client portfolios, asset allocation and risk profiles and obtain and assess information and prepare analysis, illustrations and comparisons to show all relevant charges, performance, policy terms and other considerations to help facilitate comprehensive and compliant analysis and asset migration, as appropriate
• Work to ensure all files and records contain sufficient information and documentation to achieve a Pass status for all file reviews and compliance checks
• Build rapport and maintain professional relationships with clients, advisers, representatives and colleagues
• Work on own initiative and as part of the Team to prioritise client and enquiries effectively
• Help to ensure all documents and report templates are up to date, accurate, technically correct, compliant and user friendly