Brooks Macdonald

Paraplanner

Brooks Macdonald  •  Altrincham, GB (Onsite)  •  1 hour ago
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Job Description

Brooks Macdonald Group plc is one of the UK's leading wealth management firms, recognised for investment performance and client service. We offer leading multi-asset investment services to intermediaries, and high-quality financial planning advice to private clients, benefitting from a strong local presence across the UK.

We offer fulfilling careers in an inclusive culture that values diversity, ambition and rewards high performance.

Our values (we call them our guiding principles) underpin our culture and are at the heart of everything we do:

  • we do the right thing
  • we are connected
  • we care
  • we make a difference

We welcome talented people from all backgrounds who live our guiding principles and are focused on ensuring good outcomes for our clients.

The Paraplanner is responsible for providing technical support to financial consultants and administration staff. The individual will also create and compile investment reports for new and existing clients, and undertake research.

Role Responsibilities

  • Create investment reports for existing customers to provide in-depth detail about various investment portfolios
  • Prepare pre-investment packs for Financial Consultants to support recommendations
  • Produce market research reports for use by the Financial Consultants to ensure all investments are kept up to date and competitive
  • Provide technical assistance to the Administrators where required
  • Maintain contact with investment/insurance companies and support the management of these investment relationships
  • Perform role always ensuring adherence to the expected behaviours stated in the FCA Conduct Rules

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

  • Hold or be working towards Financial Planning Diploma (Level 4)
  • Minimum two years’ experience as a Paraplanner in a similar firm
  • Knowledge of investments and financial services products
  • Knowledge of investing PI awards
  • Ability to understand potentially complex financial planning solutions, including circumstances and needs of extremely vulnerable clients

We value different ways of working and actively promote flexible working across our business. Collaboration is important to us as a firm, with employees required to be in the office 3 days a week, and each team having a core in-office day per week.

We’re committed to promoting equal employment opportunities and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, religion or belief, sexuality, age, disability, gender, gender identity, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.

Brooks Macdonald

About Brooks Macdonald

At Brooks Macdonald, our aim is to enhance our clients’ wealth through the provision of our investment solutions.

We seek to build trusting relationships founded on the professionalism of our people, who are selected for their ability to relate to clients, analytical skills, outlook and drive. Our employees have allowed us to instil a culture that supports consistency in every aspect of our business.

Together with our transparent investment process, this allows us to partner with professional advisers to complement their services and benefit our mutual clients. These include private investors, trusts, charities, pension funds and institutions.

Investing carries risk. Investment means that your capital is at risk and that there is no certainty that you will receive your capital back or that a positive return on your investment will be made. Past performance is no guide to future performance. There is no guarantee that the tax efficient nature of any investment will remain. Investment may not be suitable for everybody and potential investors should take their own independent advice.

Industry
Finance & Insurance
Company Size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
London, GB
Year Founded
1991
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