Paraplanner

Paraplanner | Yeovil, Somerset | £40,000 to £50,000 DOE | Permanent

A newly created Paraplanner role supporting three independent financial advisers, with client meetings and cash flow modelling part of the job.

A new role, so you get to shape it

Our client is an independent financial advice practice providing holistic financial planning to both private and business clients. This Paraplanner position is new, which means there is no predecessor's way of doing things to inherit. You will have a real hand in defining how paraplanning works for the team.

You will work closely with three IFAs, taking complex cases from initial research through to recommendation and producing the suitability reports that sit behind the advice. The technical breadth is real: pensions, investments, protection and cash flow modelling all feature.

This is not a back-office seat. Where practical you will attend client meetings, and the role is described as key and client-facing, so presentation and communication matter as much as technical accuracy.

• Support three IFAs, ensuring all work is accurate, compliant and tailored to each client's objectives
• Produce high-quality suitability reports across a range of financial planning areas, including cash flow modelling
• Support advisers on complex client cases from initial research through to recommendation

• Carry out technical research across pensions, investments, protection and wider financial planning solutions
• Prepare client documentation and technical analysis

• Attend client meetings where practical
• Support annual reviews
• Maintain accurate client records

• Level 4 Diploma in Financial Planning (the stated minimum)
• Strong technical knowledge of financial planning, investments and pensions
• Excellent analytical and report writing skills
• The ability to work independently, manage priorities and meet deadlines
• Confident communication with clients and professional contacts, and a well-presented manner for a client-facing role
• A proactive attitude and a real wish to keep developing professionally

• At least two years' experience as a Paraplanner in a financial planning environment
• Working towards Chartered status

• £40,000 to £50,000 depending on experience
• Full study support towards Chartered status, including paid study leave and exam funding
• 5% employer pension contribution
• Death in Service at 4 x salary
• Long-term sickness pay
• 33 days' holiday including bank holidays, increasing after five years' service