Financial Planner

Financial Planner (Employed)

Location: Bristol Salary: £45,000 plus bonus
Employment Type: Full-time, employed

This is a rare opening for an ambitious and client‑centric Financial Planner to join a growing, forward‑thinking financial services firm. You will benefit from warm inbound leads generated through the website and inherit an existing client bank
, providing a strong foundation for long‑term success and business growth.

This role offers a superb blend of autonomy, structure, and progression—ideal for someone motivated by delivering exceptional client outcomes while operating within a supportive, compliance‑driven environment.

As an employed Financial Planner, you will provide regulated financial planning services to both prospective and existing clients, working closely with internal operations, investment teams, advisers, and compliance. Your work will ensure all recommendations meet FCA standards and internal policies.

This role suits someone who is:

• Self‑motivated and proactive
• Confident working independently
• Fully committed to high‑quality service and regulatory excellence
• Comfortable operating within defined processes and frameworks
• Driven to grow a thriving client portfolio

Hybrid working is available, though the role is primarily office‑based for security and data‑handling reasons.

• Engage and service existing clients, prospective clients, and introducers
• Prepare compliant financial advice across:
  • Pensions
  • Investments
  • Insurance
• Deliver suitability reports and ensure complete compliance with internal approval processes
• Support advisers and clients relocating to/from the UK
• Conduct due diligence on platforms and DFMs

• Use approved materials to promote services and investment portfolios
• Support new client acquisition, cross‑selling and retention strategies
• Contribute to meeting growth objectives through exceptional service delivery

• Keep all CRM and administrative records accurate and up to date
• Schedule and manage client appointments and reviews
• Follow all GDPR, AML, KYC and FCA guidelines
• Maintain secure working environments, both onsite and remotely
• Submit all cases through compliance channels for approval
• Participate in file checks, audits, and annual training refreshers

• Minimum 2 years experience in financial services
• Level 4 Diploma

• Excellent communication and listening skills
• Ability to simplify complex financial information
• Strong technical understanding of pensions, investments, platforms and DFMs
• High attention to detail
• Commercially aware and ethically driven
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively

You will report to the Head of International Operations with additional oversight from the Compliance Officer
. Regular updates will be expected on open cases, client activity, and pipeline development, along with participation in investment briefings, compliance workshops, and performance reviews.

• Fully employed status
• Hybrid flexibility (with office‑based expectation)
• Secure IT and systems provided
• Covered by company PII
• PAYE payroll, tax and NI handled by employer