Wealth Management Apprenticeship - MHA

Summary

Join MHA Wealth in Preston on a three-year apprenticeship, rotating through client service, paraplanning and financial advice. Gain hands-on experience, study towards the CII Level 4 Diploma and build the technical, commercial and relationship skills needed for a career in wealth management.

Wage

Competitive

Competitive wage offered

As you work your way through the qualification and become more experienced, your pay increases! 

Training course

Paraplanner and financial planner (level 4)

Hours

Monday to Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm. Our flexible working policy gives you greater choice over how you structure your day. With core hours of 10.00am - 2.00pm, you can start earlier or finish later to suit your needs.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Thursday 2 September 2027

Duration

3 years

Positions available

3

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

• Support new-client onboarding, documentation, record keeping and annual reviews to deliver a professional, compliant client experience.  
• Build your knowledge of the financial-planning process through structured learning, CII study and practical experience.  
• Carry out market, product and financial research to support high-quality advice for clients.  
• Prepare technical materials and develop suitability-report content as your paraplanning capability grows.  
• Work across client-service, paraplanning and advisory teams to understand how each contributes to client outcomes.  
• Shadow senior Financial Advisors in client meetings and build the confidence to manage client responsibilities under supervision.  
• Take ownership of your development plan and progress through Academy milestones towards your Level 4 Diploma and specialist or Chartered pathway.

Where you'll work

Richard House
9 Winckley Square
Preston
PR1 3HP

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

SIMPLY ACADEMY LTD

Training course

Paraplanner and financial planner (level 4)

What you'll learn

• Use software packages and digital tools to deliver financial advice or paraplanning services in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely.
• Provide services to clients in line with the business proposition, adhering to Consumer Duty and Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) principles.
• Prepare financial recommendations in accordance with risk, regulatory, and governance requirements.
• Comply with service and quality assurance standards for the business, for example complaints procedures and productivity.
• Communicate with clients and colleagues using methods appropriate for the intended audience, including verbal, written, digital, and virtual.
• Interpret and communicate financial and business information in a way that facilitates understanding for the intended audience, for example finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Build and maintain collaborative, professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders to deliver advisory tasks and achieve successful customer outcomes.
• Plan and prioritise work to support positive outcomes for both the customer and the firm.
• Provide individual advice relevant to clients in line with regulatory requirements.
• Use feedback to reflect on own practice and identify opportunities for continuous professional development (CPD).
• Paraplanner – Analyse clients’ current circumstances and research appropriate solutions to meet their needs, objectives, and attitudes to risk.
• Paraplanner – Provide financial planning support to colleagues using appropriate market knowledge and available software and research tools.
• Paraplanner – Conduct technical product and fund analysis.
• Paraplanner – Create personalised client-facing financial planning reports that are tailored appropriately to the audience and in line with regulatory and firm standards.
• Paraplanner – Securely maintain client files with evidence of any research and analysis undertaken.
• Financial Planner – Conduct KYC activities to fact-find relevant information and establish clients’ financial needs and objectives, including identifying when and where clients may be experiencing vulnerabilities.
• Financial Planner – Establish overall risk profiles for clients through an understanding of the clients’ financial knowledge and experience, attitude to investment risk, capacity for loss, and understanding of their vulnerabilities.
• Financial Planner – Identify, prioritise, and address clients’ needs in line with regulatory requirements.
• Financial Planner – Deliver advice solutions that support clients in achieving their financial objectives.
• Financial Planner – Collaborate with customers to create new opportunities for business growth, for example through referrals and networking.
• Financial Planner – Establish clients’ views on responsible and sustainable investing and the impact this may have on available solutions and outcomes.
• Use software packages and digital tools to deliver financial advice or paraplanning services in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely.
• Provide services to clients in line with the business proposition, adhering to Consumer Duty and Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) principles.
• Prepare financial recommendations in accordance with risk, regulatory, and governance requirements.
• Comply with service and quality assurance standards for the business, for example complaints procedures and productivity.
• Communicate with clients and colleagues using methods appropriate for the intended audience, including verbal, written, digital, and virtual.
• Interpret and communicate financial and business information in a way that facilitates understanding for the intended audience, for example finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Build and maintain collaborative, professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders to deliver advisory tasks and achieve successful customer outcomes.
• Plan and prioritise work to support positive outcomes for both the customer and the firm.
• Provide individual advice relevant to clients in line with regulatory requirements.
• Use feedback to reflect on own practice and identify opportunities for continuous professional development (CPD).

Training schedule

You’ll train through a combination of structured study, hands-on experience and support from experienced colleagues. Over three years, you’ll rotate through client service, paraplanning and financial advice, building your knowledge step by step. You’ll study towards the CII Level 4 Diploma, with full support for tuition, exams, materials and study leave.

Alongside your formal learning, you’ll develop practical skills through real client work, market research, suitability reports and shadowing senior Financial Advisors in client meetings.

Requirements

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Problem solving skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical