Financial Adviser Apprenticeship

ADNFC FINANCIAL

York (YO1 9NX)

Closes in 19 days (Thursday 28 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 8 August 2025

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Summary

Apprentice Financial Advisor – York Join our growing financial planning and mortgage business as an Apprentice Financial Advisor. You’ll work alongside experienced Chartered and Certified planners, gaining hands-on experience while studying towards your Level 4 Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning (funded by us).

Wage

£18,000 a year

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Training course
Paraplanner and financial planner (level 4)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm

35 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

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

What you’ll do:

  • Support senior advisors in providing holistic financial planning for clients
  • Assist with research, analysis, and preparation of client reports
  • Learn to build and maintain long-term client relationships
  • Attend client meetings (with support) and assist with follow-up actions
  • Develop your knowledge of pensions, investments, tax planning, protection, and mortgages
  • Ensure all work meets FCA regulatory requirements and Consumer Duty standards

Where you'll work

Unit C, Ryedale House 58-60
Piccadilly
York
YO1 9NX

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)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • 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

Paraplanner and Financial Planner Level 4 (Higher national certificate) Apprenticeship Standard:

  • These financial advice apprenticeships typically include expert-led instruction, mentorship, and real-world application, allowing apprentices to develop a comprehensive understanding of the financial advisory profession
  • Successful completion of the Financial Adviser Apprenticeship leads to the industry recognised qualification Diploma for Financial Advisers (DipFA) and individuals that undertake this programme are rounded and ready for a rewarding, challenging career

More training information

The Paraplanner and Financial Planner Level 4 Apprenticeship Standard is designed for apprentices with no experience, although it could also act as a progression opportunity for those in other roles such as financial services administrator, mortgage adviser or paraplanner

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • GCSE ENGLISH (grade 4-9)
  • Maths (grade 4-9)

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
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working

Other requirements

What we’re looking for: Strong interest in finance, investments, and helping clients achieve their goals. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Good numeracy and analytical skills. Self-motivated with a willingness to learn and develop. Minimum of 5 GCSEs (including Maths and English) – No prior financial services experience required – full training provided.

About this employer

ADNFC Wealth Management ADNFC Wealth Management—operated by Clayton Holmes Naisbitt Financial Consultancy LLP—is an independent, chartered wealth advisory firm authorised and regulated by the FCA ADNFC Financial / ADNFC Mortgages ADNFC Mortgages is the trading brand of Andrew Nolan Mortgages Ltd, also FCA-authorised, specialising in delivering bespoke mortgage and protection solutions

http://www.adnfcwealthmanagement.com/ (opens in new tab)

Disability Confident

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

  • Clear career path from trainee to fully qualified Financial Advisor, with the opportunity to progress to Chartered status

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ADNFC FINANCIAL

Andrew Crook

andrew@adnfc.com

07500556005

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000336280.

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Closes in 19 days (Thursday 28 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

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