Business Assurance Adviser at St. James’s Place
Location: Edinburgh Office
Workplace Type: Hybrid
Employment Type: 12 month Fixed-Term Contract
Seniority: Associate
Number of Roles: 3
The core function of this role is to undertake suitability assessments across a range of business submitted by the Partnership including Alternative and offshore Investments, IHT/trust planning and Pensions. The postholder is required to hold the Diploma in Regulated Financial planning at a minimum and be able to demonstrate application of this technical knowledge as well as analytical expertise. The postholder is required to provide focused feedback and guidance to the SJP Partnership, be able to influence behaviour and encourage engagement to ensure adherence to the regulatory and SJP Advice Policy and Compliance frameworks.
What you'll be doing
* Operate with minimal guidance to apply technical knowledge gained through professional qualifications and technical expertise from industry experience to the suitability review of a broad range of advice submissions from the Partnership, ensuring an accurate and analytical approach to all cases consistently, and specifically complex aspects of the advice presented including Tax, Critical yield, and affordability calculations.
* Provide expert feedback (both proactive and reactive) to the Partnership and Wealth Management Team where deficiencies in advice or documentation have been identified, ensuring it is concise and self-explanatory, and influence behaviour and encourage engagement not only to resolve specific cases but more broadly to affect the quality of future submissions.
* Act as a subject matter expert and provide this expertise to the wider business through project and consultative work, to minimise distributor risk to SJP including financial or reputational risk, the risk of miss‑selling to clients and regulatory sanctions.
* Advise/escalate any trends or issues raised from case checking or partner interactions in resolving case specifics, and proactively address areas identified as falling outside of normal parameters or procedures to ensure resolutions are produced leading to constant business improvement.
* Support colleagues through a team‑working approach.
Essential Criteria
* Must have, at least, part qualified in a level 4 Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning (DipPFS).
* Financial services experience.
* Good attention to detail.
* Strong written communication skills.
What's in it for you?
* Competitive parental leave (26 weeks full pay).
* Private medical insurance (optional taxable benefit).
* 10% non‑contributory pension (increasing with length of service).
Reasonable Adjustments
We’re an equal opportunities employer and want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible and inclusive for all. If you require reasonable adjustment(s) at any stage please let us know by emailing us at careers@sjp.co.uk.
Research tells us that applicants (especially those from underrepresented groups) can be put off from applying for a role if they do not meet all the criteria or have been on an extended career‑break. If you think you would be a good match for this role and can demonstrate some transferable experience please apply, regardless of whether you tick every box.
What's next?
If you’re excited about this role and believe you have the skills and experience we’re looking for, we’d love to hear from you! Please submit an application by clicking ‘apply’ below and our team will be in touch.
As a business regulated by the FCA we would advise you to familiarise yourself with the conduct regulations and in particular consumer duty obligations prior to an interview with SJP.
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