Financial Administrator

Our client is looking for a Financial Administrator / Client Services Administrator to join their IFA firm based in Birmingham. The role will suit an experienced Financial Administrator who enjoys working autonomously in a driven and high-performing team.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure all dealings with customers are carried out in a professional and courteous manner
• Undertake sufficient product and market research
• Ensure all supporting documentation is maintained as per company procedures
• Maintain all standards of performance as required by the firm
• Ensure relevant CPD is maintained and recorded accurately
• Submission of new online applications/ top-ups and processing of paper-based applications for life, investment, platform and pensions business and ensuring that they are processed compliantly, to a satisfactory completion and issue of plan documents
• Maintain/ keep up to date all trackers/ spreadsheets as required by the Client Services Manager
• Running comprehensive IO activities for each piece of business, whether it is new business, top-ups and any other policy variations, for example Change of DFM/Model, Fund Switches
• Adding fees/ payaways /splits entries to IO
• Understand Adviser Bandings
• Understand Introducers / Payaways
• Oversee management of Annual Reviews and Portfolio Reviews that are due, i.e. ensuring delivery and action by adviser and Review Team
• Assist the Review Team with the preparation of ARs & PRs in overflow situations
• Check Portfolio Reports prepared by Review Team
• Liaising with clients, solicitors, accountants, life offices, lenders and platform providers by telephone, e-mail, fax and letter
• Handle complex administration enquiries/ queries as directed by the Client Services Manager
• Provide training/ mentoring to CSE’s and apprentice staff as directed by the Client Services Manager
• Oversee and sign off Platform withdrawals/ fund switches/ transactions
• Producing ad-hoc (non-standard) and standard letters in response to customer/provider queries
• Raising invoices
• Obtaining life, investment and pension quotations using research tools
• Presenting quotations to advisers along with relevant data and documents required for the advice to be provided
• Have a comprehensive understanding of the IO back office system and how it is integral to our business
• Have a good working knowledge of EIM platforms and how they operate, including the maintenance of cash balances
• Ensuring all files are compliant and prepare and maintain compliance documents
• Handling Group Scheme Renewals/ Auto Enrolment schemes with the systems in place, i.e. paper-based or online, to include Renewal invitations and take up and ongoing support throughout the year with member servicing, etc
• Provide ongoing administration of platform and non-platform-based investment and pension products, including Sipps and SSASs

Knowledge and Experience:

• The requisite knowledge for the role being undertaken
• Be working to / maintaining basic administration, technical knowledge and qualifications for the job role
• Mentoring Junior members of Client Service Team
• Detailed knowledge and understanding of the firm’s administration and client service requirements
• Understanding of the provision of advice to clients in a compliant manner as detailed in the firm’s compliance manual and procedures

All applications are forwarded to Artemis Recruitment Consultants Ltd, and they will contact you directly.