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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive paraplanning expertise in regulated financial advice, particularly in pension consolidation and drawdown cases, while ensuring high-quality suitability reports and compliance with governance protocols. Capable of coaching and mentoring paraplanners, contributing to policy discussions, and improving workflows in a digital-first environment.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Paraplanning ExperiencePension ConsolidationSuitability Report DevelopmentCoaching And MentoringDiploma In Regulated Financial Planning
ATS Keywords
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Hard Skills
Technical Knowledge Of UK PensionsInvestment ProductsTax TreatmentStructured Data ManagementAdvice Software Proficiency
Soft Skills
High Standard Of Written QualityCollaborationFeedback Provision
Tools & Technologies
Advice EngineDigital Case FileAMS Product
Certifications & Qualifications
Diploma In Regulated Financial Planning (Level 4)AF7 Or Equivalent Advanced Pension QualificationsChartered Status
Industry Keywords
Regulated Advice FirmSuitability ReportsHouse RulesComplianceScaled-Advice
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead complex cases, particularly pension consolidation, drawdown and multiple-pot cases, before advice is presented to customers
- Ensure engine-generated plans have accurate, complete and clear suitability reports covering objectives, recommendations, risks, costs and rationale
- Conduct pre-meeting case reviews with Advisors and identify issues in fact finds or plans
- Support Advisors during QA review of engine-generated plans
- Develop and maintain suitability report templates and wording for the advice engine, including disclosures aligned with House Rules and governance protocols
- Own day-to-day suitability report quality and provide feedback on evolving standards
- Collaborate with the Head of Proposition and Advisor Management System product team to improve workflows, fact-find prompts and evidence capture
- Convert QA, audit and compliance findings into team training and case coaching
- Coach and develop less experienced Paraplanners through case studies, feedback and qualification support
- Help define standards for paraplanning in a digital-first model
- Triage work across the Paraplanner team with the Head of Proposition, balancing complexity, SLAs and capacity
- Contribute to advice policy and House Rules discussions
- Support Risk & Compliance with monitoring, root-cause analysis and remediation
- Act as technical contact for Money Guides and Financial Advisers on complex queries and guidance/advice boundaries
- Work with Advisors on cases and post-meeting documentation, and with engine and AMS product teams on tooling
- Participate in QA huddles, suitability report workshops and team learning sessions
Requirements
What you’ll need- Substantial paraplanning experience in a regulated advice firm, ideally including pension consolidation and drawdown cases
- Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning (Level 4), with appetite to keep building qualifications
- Strong technical knowledge of UK pensions, ISAs, investment products, and the tax treatment of each
- High standard of written quality; suitability reports must be clear and understandable to customers
- Experience coaching, mentoring or leading other paraplanners
- Comfortable working with structured data, advice software and a digital case file
- AF7 or equivalent advanced pension qualifications (desirable)
- Chartered or working towards Chartered status (desirable)
- Experience contributing to or owning templates, checklists or advice logic in a scaled-advice or robo environment (desirable)
Benefits
Comp & perks- Opportunity to join a fast-growing, award-winning and super ambitious company
- Work with a friendly team of highly motivated individuals
- Be in an environment where you are listened to and can actually have an impact
- Thriving collaborative and inclusive company culture
- Company pension scheme
- Company bonus scheme
- Home office furniture allowance
- Personal Annual Learning and Development budget
- Private Medical Insurance
- Health Cash Plan – cashback on everyday healthcare like dental and opticians
- Cycle to work scheme – spread the cost of a new bike and accessories
- CycleSaver – save on bike-share subscriptions and have a more sustainable commute
- Wellhub subscription to a variety of gyms and wellbeing apps
- Enhanced parental pay & leave
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays with additional days added with length of service.
