Senior Paraplanner

Position Summary 

The purpose of the Senior Paraplanner role is to support the Focus Partners Australia Wealth advice team. You will help the advisers develop, implement, and maintain tailored financial strategies for clients. This role combines technical analysis, strategic research, client communication, and administrative coordination, ensuring exceptional client experience and high-quality financial outcomes. You will be responsible to produce Statements of Advice (SoAs), Records of Advice (RoAs), strategy modelling, product research (risk and wealth product comparisons) and advice template maintenance.

This role can be located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Primary Responsibilities

• Gather all information necessary prepare advice documents such as Statements of Advice, Records of Advice and Review Reports, for the financial advisers. You ensure all the documentation and filing procedures meet the organisational compliance standards.
• Ensure client data is loaded into Xplan and in line with company policies.
• Prepare and analyse information and develop recommendations for adviser to consider.
• Assisting in research related to Wealth Platforms, Underlying Investments products, Personal Insurance policies, and other financial products.
• This involves gathering information, using technology to analyse product features and benefits and preparing reports for financial planners to review.
• Provide the advisers with scenario modelling and alternatives for advisers to consider.
• Proactively participate in continuous improvement activities
• Liaise with Enzumo, Iress and other tech providers to ensure our advice production tools are up to date and operational.
• Review and ensure all updates required to advice templates such as Fact Finds, SoA and RoA Strategy and Product inserts are completed
• Support peer review processes for advice documents within agreed timeframes
• Collaborate and support others learning with Xplan or technical training. This may also include CSO and adviser training.
• Ensure any assigned advice documents from other partner firms to review and provide feedback are completed within assigned SLA.
• Attend relevant courses and actively take part in training or other activities to stay current with financial planning administration, client service and implementation practices.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years’ experience in financial services, ideally supporting a Financial Adviser
• Degree in Finance, Economics or Business optional
• RG 146 compliant
• Diploma or Advanced Diploma in Financial Planning preferred
• Deep experience in research and report writing
• Strong understanding of investment products, taxation, retirement & estate planning and risk management and insurance
• Exceptional numerical and analytical thinking
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to manage multiple priorities
• Strong written and verbal communication and ability to communicate technical concepts clearly
• Liaison with financial advisers, compliance teams, and product providers
• Work collaboratively with advisers, admin staff, and other paraplanners
• Adapt to changing processes, systems, and legislative updates

About Focus Partners Australia 

Focus Partners Australia, the Australian business unit of Focus Partners, offers integrated capabilities in wealth advice, accounting, lending, insurance and related services from its offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and the Gold Coast. Guided by a client-first ethos, Focus Partners Australia leverages the global expertise, platforms and capital strength of Focus Financial Partners to deliver holistic, fiduciary guidance across strategic planning, portfolio management, insurance, credit and tax. By fusing local insight with world-class resources, Focus Partners Australia helps its clients protect, grow and transition their wealth at every life stage.

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Focus is a leading partnership of fiduciary wealth management and related financial services firms. Focus provides access to best practices, greater resources, and continuity planning for its affiliated advisory firms, which serve individuals, families, employers, and institutions with comprehensive financial services. Focus firms and their clients benefit from the solutions, synergies, scale, economics, and best practices offered by Focus to achieve their business objectives. For more information about Focus, please visit www.focusfinancialpartners.com.

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