IFA Servicing Advisor - Remote

Remote home based Diploma level 4 qualified and experienced financial adviser required.

We are a highly respected and well-established wealth management organisation looking for a bright and articulate individual to join our servicing team, where you will be servicing an existing portfolio of clients for all their personal financial planning requirements.

There is no requirement to bring your own business or to generate leads.

Are you looking for a full-time or part-time financial adviser position?

*Are you highly experienced and looking to move from a bank or restricted adviser for example to an independent?Have you retired and are looking to work for just a few days per week?

Are you fed up with traveling to an office and wish to be 100% homebased looking after existing clients?

*Pleasetell us your requirements and we'll see if they can be accommodated.

This might be a home based role; however, we are a very friendly team and will do everything we can to ensure you are part of our team! You can come and see us in Devon once a month and we can have a catch up.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work with an established, experienced, and friendly team. Croft IFA is directly regulated with the FCA and highly respected in the local area. The client portfolio regularly generates an
income to ensure that you will receive a good remuneration, made up of a basic salary, plus quarterly bonus payment.

The role
- Liaising with clients over the phone, by Zoom and by written correspondence.
- Contacting existing clients in accordance with agreed level of services offered.
- Making sure client information is obtained accurately before any recommendations are made.
- Ensuring the portfolio is managed in accordance with the clients mandate, objectives, and firm's investment proposition.
- Providing regulated advice across a broad product range including investments and pensions
- Undertaking appropriate product and market research
- Making sure all supporting documents are maintained.
- Dealing with client queries in a timely manner.
- Ensuring that you can identify clients who are vulnerable or are in
potentially vulnerable circumstances, to treat them fairly and provide appropriate advice.
- Responding to all compliance requests in a timely manner.
- Ensuring relevant CPD is maintained and recorded accurately.
- Keeping up to date with relevant regulatory, product, legislative and technical requirements.
- Ensuring compliance with the FCAs conduct rules.
- Making sure Statement of Professional Standing (SPS) is held at all times
- Liaising with admin support, Paraplanners and other team members.
- Ensuring client files are compliant on an ongoing basis.
- Upholding the values and ethics of the organisation.

Essential skills

The right candidate will have the following skills and experience to apply:

- Proven background within an IFA/Wealth management organisation dealing with client financial planning needs.
- Level 4 Diploma.
- Excellent knowledge and awareness of relevant legislation that affects the financial services industry.
- Ability to compile reports.
- Great communication skills both written and oral.
- Great IT skills.
- Sound knowledge of FCA regulations and compliance.
- Personable, professional and a strong team player

Benefits

- Company pension.
- Full time 21 days Annual Leave plus 8 bank holidays.
- Qualifying loyalty schemes including additional annual leave, based on
length of service.
- Optional well-being days.
- Client referral scheme.
- Sponsored learning towards additional professional exams.

About the company

Croft IFA is an Independent Financial Adviser authorised & regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. We are an independent, directly regulated, team of Financial Planners based in Bideford, on the beautiful North Devon
coast, with a longstanding client base in the Southwest, and further afield. Based at our current premises for over 20 years, we are proud to offer a fully independent financial planning and wealth management service
to individuals, companies, trusts, and charities from our sympathetically restored property, a former Public House, on the quayside of the river Torridge.

We are a small, dynamic team of advisers and support staff straight-talking, quick-thinking, with years of experience in the industry and plenty of enthusiasm too.

From our beginnings, we've had a reputation for transparent, uncomplicated advice and providing simple solutions to complex situations. People are at the heart of everything we do, and we don't overcomplicate things.

Further information

Recruitment Rebellion Limited is advertising this vacancy on behalf of our client.

Adverts run for up to 40 days and we encourage applications during this period. The interviewing process can start at any time and adverts can be ended early if a suitable candidate is found.

Our application process is designed to be fair, straightforward, and inclusive to engage with as many applicants as possible. If you require reasonable adjustments, please let us know.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

To give your application, the best chance of success, please:

Check that you meet the criteria for the role.

Apply with a CV that is clear, concise, and correct.

Tailor your CV to highlight your experience and relevant achievements to
the position.