Level 4 Apprentice Paraplanner
IAN BELL
Matlock (DE4 4EG)
Closes in 30 days (Saturday 30 May 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 29 April 2026
Contents
Summary
Are you looking for a career in the finance industry? Are you driven, dynamic and have a passion for success then start your career here. This apprenticeship will support your development in achieving your financial regulatory qualifications RO1, RO2, RO3, RO4, RO5 and R06 and inturn becoming a qualified Level 4 Financial Paraplanner.
- Wage
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£16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Paraplanner and financial planner (level 4)
- Hours
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You will be expected to work from the office between Monday to Friday. The hours will consist of usual office hours and you will get a half hour unpaid lunch break.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 June 2026
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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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
We are looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Trainee Paraplanner to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to start their career in financial services. Working closely with our Financial Planners and administrative team, you will support the advice process by undertaking research, preparing suitability reports, and ensuring high standards of compliance and service delivery.
- Conduct product and fund research to support advice strategies.
- Liaise with providers to gather accurate and up-to-date client information.
- Input and maintain client data using back-office systems (e.g., Salesforce, Voyant).
- Ensure all recommendations and reports comply with FCA regulations and internal procedures.
- Work towards gaining professional qualifications (R01, R02, R03 and J09 and developing knowledge of financial products and planning techniques.
- Provide administrative support as needed to ensure smooth client service delivery.
Where you'll work
2 West End
Wirksworth
Matlock
DE4 4EG
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SKILLCERT LIMITED
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
This is a work-based apprenticeship, and you will be supported by a qualified tutor.
More training information
You will study your financial planner Ro1 to Ro6 as part of this apprenticeship.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4-9)
- Maths (grade 4-9)
A Level in:
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
A Level in:
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
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
About this employer
Ian Bell Wealth Management has been a Partner Practice in St. James's Place since 2006, becoming a Senior Partner Practice is 2018. Our office is situated in the heart of the Derbyshire Dales, in Wirksworth otherwise known as “The Gem of the Peak.” We specialise in face to face advice and can see clients at our office, in their home, or place of work. With recent technology advances, we also offer virtual meetings for clients via various platforms such as Zoom, Teams and FaceTime, making it easier to stay connected in all locations across the country.
Keeping up to date in this industry has always been essential and with the support of St. James's Place, Ian continues to study and his knowledge is regularly tested in the specialist areas on which he advises.
There is no doubt following Brexit and COVID-19 the next few years will pose new situations, some of which may be challenging as inevitably there will be changes in our economy that will impact our lives. The need for ongoing financial advice will be evermore important and we are committed to helping clients, existing and new, to understand what they need to do with regards to savings, investment and retirement planning.
As a business we are constantly looking at ways to improve our social responsibility; Last year we set up a project to consider all ways we operate the business and how it can be run as ethically and sustainable as possible, which we continue to do with improvements made regularly.
After this apprenticeship
For the right candidate this is a fantastic opportunity to become a fully qualified Paraplanner.
This is a career path. For the right candidate, you may also want to further develop your qualifications to become a Financial Advisor and possibly, in the future, become a chartered Level 6 Finance Professional.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SKILLCERT LIMITED
Adam Black
Adam.Black@skillcert.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000029084.
Apply now
Closes in 30 days (Saturday 30 May 2026 at 11:59pm)