Chartered Financial Planner - Mid Devon/Exeter
Westcotts Chartered Financial Planners is proud to offer a comprehensive and integrated financial planning service to a wide range of business and private clients.
We are now looking for a Chartered Financial Planner to join our team playing a key role in servicing our existing client base and developing new business through our internal network of accountants and business advisers.
If you’re passionate about meeting clients, understanding their goals and providing practical, strategic advice that makes a real difference – not just ticking compliance boxes – then this could be the role for you.
Why Join Westcotts?
- Work with high-quality clients
- Join a growing team with a strong regional presence
- Access to a well-established client base and strong internal referral network
- Ongoing professional development and support for further specialisation
- A friendly, collaborative, and professional working culture
- Flexible and hybrid working options available
Main Duties:
The main duties (but not limited to) are the following:
- Delivering professional, client-focused financial planning advice to new and existing clients
- Building relationships and developing business through introducers
- Networking and presenting to groups of professionals
- Engaging with clients to understand their objectives and agree project fees
- Completing fact finds and ensuring all “know your customer” requirements are met
- Researching existing arrangements and evaluating alternative solutions to achieve client objectives
- Preparing suitability reports and explaining recommendations in plain, practical language
- Supporting clients with any required paperwork and applications
- Conducting regular reviews for existing clients
- Maintaining accurate records, files, and supporting documentation
- Staying up to date with all relevant products, legislation, and technical changes
- Maintaining a current Statement of Professional Standing (SPS) and CPD requirements
- Ensuring all work complies with FCA rules, the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, and the firm’s compliance procedures
- Providing cover for colleagues during holidays or absence
- Playing an active role in meeting business targets and contributing to the wider success of the financial planning team
Attributes, Skills, Experience and Qualifications
Ideally the successful candidate will have the following attributes, skills, experience, and qualifications.
- Level 6 CII Advanced Diploma in Financial Planning
- CII Chartered Financial Planner status
- Competent Adviser Status (current)
- Minimum of 5 years’ relevant experience in financial services with proven suitability report writing skills
- SOLLA Accreditation would be desirable
- Experience working in an IFA practice environment would be desirable
- Familiarity with FE Analytics, and Intelligent Office would be desirable
- Commercially minded with a pragmatic approach
- Confident decision-maker who can influence and persuade
- Competent in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
Terms / Benefits
- 36.25 hours / 5 days per week (flexible and hybrid working is available).
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Annual salary review.
- Death in service 3 x annual salary.
- Access to Healthcare cashback scheme.
- 24-hour external Employee Assistance Programme helpline.
- Flexible benefits including Buy and Sell holiday, Cycle to Work, Payroll Charity Giving and Private Medical Insurance.
- Introducing clients and team member commission schemes.
- Bonus scheme.
- Pension 3% rising to 4% (but matched up to 6%) after 4 years’ service.
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay after one years’ service.
How to apply:
To apply for this position, please upload your CV along with a covering letter providing information on why you feel you would be suitable for the role in particular in regards to the desired attributes, skills, experience and qualifications. Please also state your current salary (if applicable), salary expectations, base office location preference and available start date.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £65,000.00-£100,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Bereavement leave
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Financial planning services
- Flexitime
- Free flu jabs
- Free or subsidised travel
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Honiton EX14 1BJ