Apprentice Financial Planner

Summary

A unique opportunity to be supported through financial planning qualifications and introduced to existing and new clients with one of the partners. Upon achieving the apprenticeship, to have existing clients passed across, with the ultimate aim to becoming partner of the firm and working with the partners clients to become theirs.

Wage

£19,999.20 a year

Salary range is £19,999.20 - £24,999.52 depending on experience and competencies.

Once qualified, salary will increase to be market comparative at that time.

Training course

Paraplanner and financial planner (level 4)

Hours

09:00 - 17:00, Monday to Friday. Occasional work outside of these hours for meetings/conferences. Reasonable travel and accommodation are at Evans Ash cost. It is not a working from home role, but occasional times will be agreed.

40 hours a week

Start date

Friday 2 October 2026

Duration

2 years

Positions available

1

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

• Pass the CII Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning (DipPFS) exams via Skills Edge
• Direct on-the-job training and experience supporting one of the partners, to build understanding and rapport with the clients to be working with
• Arranging meetings and file preparation
• Working on client files for pre and post reviews, and new client meetings to update files
• Once experienced and competent, setting up protection assurance for clients

Where you'll work

SARUM
MARKET STREET
PENKRIDGE
STAFFORD
ST19 5DH

Training

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

Training provider

SKILLS EDGE TRAINING 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

Training will take place online within the workplace and consist of weekly e-learning, monthly seminars and quarterly masterclasses to achieve the apprenticeship standard. 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

Degree in:

Business, Finance or related subject (grade Pass)

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

Skills

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Rapport building
• Empathy (reading client needs)
• Break complex details down
• Time management / punctuality
• Driven / hardworking

Other requirements

All applicants should have an awareness of financial planning.

Consideration given to experienced paraplanner without a degree. 

• Pass DBS check and maintain future checks
• No credit issues and awareness that poor credit will cause a loss of employment to meet FCA rules on this
• Ongoing credit checks annually
• Access to own car for meetings outside office and full driving licence to be both maintained when qualified