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Advice Quality Consultant

4 weeks ago


Glasgow, United Kingdom SimplyBiz Full time

We are Scotland's premier provider of compliance and business support services to directly authorised financial advisers.

We're looking for an **Advice Quality Consultant** to complete desk-based file reviews and related project work and analysis. Specifically, we are looking for file or case reviewers with experience of technical areas, including defined benefit pension transfers / safeguarded benefits, IHT / trust and later life planning.

This role is predominantly home based however you may be required to attend the Glasgow office for team days throughout the year.

**What you'll be doing**:

- Desk-based file checking for our Member Firms across the full range of financial services products in line with regulatory compliance and company standards
- Desk-based file checking for specialist area products including defined benefit pension transfers / safeguarded benefits, IHT / trust and later life planning (where you have the relevant qualification), in line with regulatory compliance and our internal standards
- Working on complex reviews for consideration as part of due diligence projects and analysing, preparing and delivering reporting requirements for Member Firms
- Preparing effective concise feedback in line with the regulatory compliance and our internal standards
- Conducting meetings with our Member Firms via Teams or face to face
- Keeping up to date with all regulatory and industry changes and ensuring you are maintaining appropriate training records and CPD

**What you need to succeed**:

- Diploma in Financial Planning (or equivalent level 4 qualification)
- Pension transfer qualification (AF3, AF7, PETR or equivalent)
- Qualifications for specialist areas e.g equity release, long term care, trusts etc
- Ability to demonstrate a broad technical and compliance knowledge and awareness in all areas
- Previous experience in a financial services role: reviewing, advising or analysing in the areas as outlined above
- Experience of working directly with DB pension transfer cases, either file review, advising or paraplanning
- Good evidence of relevant CPD
- Previous experience of technology based solutions to support workflow
- Able to build relationships at all levels, internally and externally
- Excellent written, and verbal communication skills
- Good IT skills (notably MS Word and Excel, but also able to learn third party software)
- Excellent time management and organisation skills
- Comfortable working under pressure
- Able to travel to regional offices when required

**Nice to haves**:

- Working towards Chartered status
- Fintel plc and all the businesses within it adopt a zero-tolerance approach to discrimination on any of the protected grounds in the Equality Act 2010._
- We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all current and prospective employees regardless of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership._
- For these reasons we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds._


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