Evelyn Partners

Head of Financial Planning & Marketing Advisory

Location
London, United Kingdom
Salary
Competitive salary
Posted
19 Sep 2024
Closes
19 Oct 2024
Ref
744000001664006
Approved employers
Approved employer
Experience level
Director
Company Description

Evelyn Partners is the UK's leading integrated wealth management and professional services group, with over 186 years of experience in helping generations of people and businesses to thrive. We offer an extensive range of financial and professional services to individuals, family trusts, professional intermediaries, charities and businesses.

We provide an award-winning service for our clients by employing the best people. Join us on our mission to place the power of good advice into more hands because we believe that everyone deserves access to good advice, regardless of where they're at in their financial journey.

An exceptional track record of growth and innovation is driven by our core values of: Personal, offering advice based on a true understanding of what matters to our clients; Partnership, working with our clients in a joined-up, collaborative way; and Performance, demonstrating a breadth and depth of advice expertise to deliver first-class results.

Read more about us and available career opportunities here:

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Why Evelyn Partners London?

Our team operates from the Evelyn Partners head office, fostering collaboration among 1,600 colleagues in a modern environment.

We prioritise audit quality through regular training sessions and social events to encourage best practice sharing and teamwork. Additionally, our office is divided into smaller pastoral care teams to foster relationships and ensure a supportive culture, emphasising wellbeing.

Job Description

In this role you will be reporting to the Compliance Director, providing compliance advice and training to support the Group and deliver its business model and strategy.

Key Responsibilities
  • Assist the Compliance Director to maintain an up-to-date compliance manual for the Group, documenting all relevant policies designed to address relevant regulatory risks.
  • Provide day-to-day advice on regulatory issues pertaining to the above to line management, direct reports and business colleagues, and participate in the development of new policies and procedures.
  • Provide compliance expertise and advice to the Financial Planning, Bestinvest, Marketing business units on strategic decisions, propositional developments and material new business initiatives always ensuring an appropriate focus on good client outcomes.
  • Identify, investigate, and report on breaches and incidents, ensuring that these are logged promptly and accurately in the Governance Risk & Control platform resolved within an appropriate timeframe.
  • Provide insightful, forward looking, and timely written reports to senior management and relevant governance committees on regulatory issues.
  • Attend and report to governance committees and management working groups, deputising for the Compliance Director as required.
  • Assist with other general Compliance tasks as may be reasonably requested, such as representing Compliance on ad-hoc project working groups.
  • Contribute to the review of regulatory publications and interaction with trade bodies on specific topics.
  • Lead the FP & Marketing Advisory team, ensuring that direct reports provide timely and accurate advice to stakeholders, and maintain their competence by completion of relevant training and CPD.
  • Undertake special regulatory projects as directed by the Chief Risk Officer & Group Head of Compliance or Compliance Director.
Qualifications
  • Preferably degree educated
  • Relevant industry qualifications would be an advantage
Key Skills and Experience
  • Demonstrable experience in investment management or financial planning business
  • Excellent understanding of relevant regulatory requirements in the UK, including FSMA 2000 and the FCA Handbook, LSE rules and the ISA Regulations.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Strong inter-personal skills, judgement and decision-making ability, high energy, and a determined and proactive approach.
Additional Information

As a colleague here at Evelyn Partners, you will have access to benefits that include:
  • Competitive salary
  • Private medical insurance
  • Life assurance
  • Pension contribution
  • Hybrid working model (role dependant)
  • Generous holiday package
  • Option to purchase additional holiday
  • Shared parental leave
We are proud to value the differences that a diverse workforce brings, representative of society and our clients. At Evelyn Partners we have a wide range of highly active employee resource groups and we're delivering multiple diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across the organisation. It is our commitment to provide a workspace where all colleagues, regardless of identity, background, or circumstance, feel respected as individuals and feel that they can achieve their full potential and work in a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment.

We are happy to make any reasonable adjustments to accommodate for your needs throughout the application process. Please let your Recruiter know.

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