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St. James’s Place

Financial Planner

London
Posted 18 days ago
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Financial Planner

Are you ready to chart your own career path?

With our refreshed strategy, we’re building on our rich heritage and transforming our business to be more scalable and efficient, unlocking the capabilities needed for future success. This includes significantly investing in technology, streamlining the way we work and creating an environment where colleagues feel engaged, empowered and accountable; where they can show up, speak up and perform - because we believe in the difference our work makes.

At a glance:

LOCATION: Cirencester Office

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Employment Type: Permanent

Seniority: Mid-Senior Level

The Financial Planner is responsible for developing and delivering advice on Private Client cases within the Private Client Advice Team. It also requires contribution to and support for the development of new initiatives in relation to the proposition and contribution to Divisional and Private Client comms, as an SME. The role requires technical expertise to produce client-facing advice reports and to support Partners in delivering these to clients.

What you'll be doing:

  • Owning, developing and delivering advice and recommendations in relation to Private Client cases, with the skills to work alongside Partners and external professional advisers
  • Being creative and holistic in identifying & developing Private Client advice solutions, taking into account clients’ broad sets of circumstances and needs
  • Contributing to shaping the advice proposition and developing new ideas for the presentation and delivery of client reports
  • Leading and actively participating in delivering advice to eligible Private Clients through in-person meetings and formal presentations. This requires excellent communication and presentation skills to clearly articulate complex information and build strong client relationships
  • Identifying scalable solutions to manual processes, to improve SLAs and KPIs, whilst supporting divisional projects and the roll-out of new initiatives
  • Maintaining professional qualifications and technical knowledge, keeping up to date with regulatory and legislative change
  • Providing content and support for the delivery of the Private Client communications
  • Leading and actively participating in delivering advice to eligible Private Clients through in-person meetings and formal presentations. This requires excellent communication and presentation skills to clearly articulate complex information and build strong client relationships
  • Leading the training and development of team members, working closely with the Private Client Advice Manager to assess competence, deliver training, and provide ongoing confirmation of capability.
  • Representing Private Clients in relevant project groups and initiatives, including the provision of technical thought leadership in relevant forums to inform the development of HNW advice support.

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Who we’re looking for:

A highly qualified, client-facing Private Client specialist with deep technical expertise and the credibility, creativity, and communication skills to deliver holistic, high-quality advice to high-net-worth clients and support Partners.

Essential Skills

  • Advanced technical expertise across taxation, investments, pensions, and estate planning
  • Proven ability to deliver holistic financial advice to high-net-worth clients
  • Strong client-facing communication and presentation skills
  • Ability to analyse complex financial information and translate it into clear, actionable advice
  • Relationship management skills with clients, Partners, and external professional advisers
  • High level of commercial awareness and sound decision-making

Desirable skills

  • Chartered Financial Planner status (or working towards Chartered status) through a recognised professional body (e.g. CII)
  • Experience shaping or developing financial advice propositions or client solutions
  • Leadership or mentoring experience supporting junior colleagues’ development
  • Knowledge of scalable process improvement or operational efficiencies within advice delivery

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Special Requirements:

Please be aware that this position is a Certification role under the Senior Managers and Certification Regime.

What's in it for you?

We reward you for the work you do, whether that’s through our discretionary annual bonus scheme that reflects both personal and company performance, competitive annual leave allowance (28 days plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase an additional 5 days), or online rewards platform with a variety of discounts.

We also have benefits to support whatever stage of life you are in, including:

  • Competitive parental leave (26 weeks full pay)
  • Private medical insurance (optional taxable benefit)
  • Non-Contributory Pension – 10% (increasing with length of service up to 15%) with further pension matching.

Reasonable Adjustments

We're an equal opportunities employer and want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible and inclusive for all, if you require reasonable adjustment(s) at any stage please let us know by emailing us at careers@sjp.co.uk

Research tells us that applicants (especially those from underrepresented groups) can be put off from applying for a role if they do not meet all the criteria or have been on an extended career-break. If you think you would be a good match for this role and can demonstrate some transferable experience please apply, regardless of whether you tick every box.

What's next?

If you're excited about this role and believe you have the skills and experience we're looking for, we'd love to hear from you! Please submit an application by clicking ‘apply’ below and our team will be in touch.

As a business regulated by the FCA we would advise you to familiarise yourself with the conduct regulations and in particular consumer duty obligations prior to an interview with SJP.

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Skills

Technical Expertise
Client-Facing Communication
Presentation Skills
Relationship Management
Commercial Awareness
Decision-Making
Taxation
Investments
Pensions
Estate Planning
Holistic Financial Advice
Leadership
Mentoring
Process Improvement
Operational Efficiencies

Location

London, England, United Kingdom

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