The purpose of the Financial Advisor (Investments Specialist) role is to: - Provide financial advice (investment, tax and insurance) to clients. Build, maintain and grow client base.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 1. New & Existing Clients: - Scan client base and target market for financial planning opportunities - Generate leads by identifying appropriate clients/prospects - Contact clients/prospects to introduce or position products and service offering - Create interest and secure financial planning meetings with prospects/clients - Deliver quality financial planning and advisory services to existing and prospective clients - Generate new clients and retain them - Optimise business profitability by identifying income opportunities and meet agreed income targets - Facilitate requirements between clients and product/service providers - Track and report progress of agreed implementation to clients - Issue confirmation of implementation to clients - Conduct annual reviews with clients - Annual new business Assets Under Management target +-R35 million 2. Compliance & Process - Agree and document services to be provided - Provide and explain regulatory disclosures to new/existing clients - Agree and sign service level agreements with new/existing clients - Conduct financial needs analysis for clients using business’s FNA system - Consolidate recommendations and action steps into a financial plan - Source quotations for product related recommendations - Present recommendations, listen to clients concerns and revise strategies if necessary - Get clients to complete and sign all advisory documents and instructions - Complete Client Advice Record 3. Sales Management - Maintain a record of sales generated - Maintain a record of pipeline sales - Attend and present updates at internal sales meetings - Achieve sales target set
Minimum 5-10 years in financial advisory role. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Financial Planning or similar Regulatory Examination 5 – Representatives CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® Professional will be added advantage
***only shortlisted candidates will be contacted***