What can you expect:

The financial planning team are part of the Private Wealth business in Mercer. We provide holistic financial planning to individuals, High-net-worth individuals and members of corporate organisations. The advice covers a broad range of wealth management services including retirement, savings or investment, protection and inheritance planning.
The role will involve providing detailed advice to individuals on their financial affairs and the role holder will utilize their technical knowledge to identify solutions for their portfolio of clients.
It is an exciting role for a proactive private client advisor/financial planning consultant with lots of opportunity for progression and expansion of the role. This role will be based in our Cork office in Navigation Square.


What you will be rewarded with:

We provide a highly regarded and competitive package:
Competitive salary with annual review
Up to 12% pension contribution
Full healthcare cover
Study Support
Flexitime or flexistart
Flexible working/hybrid working
Sports & Social clubs/Wellness Programme
Paid annual leave and ability to purchase additional leave days
Travel ticket/bike to work/dental are optional
Subsidised canteen
35 hour working week


We will rely on you to:

Responsibilities include:
Advising individuals on all aspects of managing their wealth and related financial planning needs
Develop relationships with existing corporate clients and provide expert financial planning advice to employees
Develop relationships with existing individual clients and provide ongoing advice
Generating new business opportunities from their client base including sourcing new individual clients from external channels
Meeting sales and revenue targets
Maintaining a detailed sales pipeline
Keeping accurate records of meetings and advice process, providing compliant advice based on Mercer procedures
Self-managing day-to-day workload
Working with team colleagues to optimise Mercers service and brand
Maintaining relevant qualifications through CPD and adhering to regulatory requirements in the provision of financial advice
Assisting in the development of current and new financial planning services or products


What you will need to have:

7+ years experience in individual pensions, life assurance or providing financial planning advice to individuals
Deep understanding of pensions and investment techniques including relevant technical qualifications or knowledge
Driven, opportunistic and commercially aware individual with an appetite for reaching sales goals
Organised and able to generate own new business
Excellent communicator amongst your team, peers and prospects plus the ability to maintain strong relationships across the business
Delivers excellent client service and satisfaction with the ability to positively influence the team
Maintain best practice standards and be a key driver in the creations of a positive working environment for colleagues within the team
Deep understanding of products available to individuals and advice process
Clean driving license


Qualifications:

Minimum requirement is Qualified Financial Adviser (QFA)
Other related qualifications also desirable e.g. RPA/SIA/CFP


MERCER

Mercer believes in building brighter futures by redefining the world of work, reshaping retirement and investment outcomes, and unlocking real health and well-being. Mercers more than 25,000 employees are based in 44 countries and the firm operates in over 130 countries. In Ireland, Mercer employs over 500 employees in offices based in Dublin and Cork. Mercer is a business of Marsh & McLennan (NYSE: MMC), the worlds leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people, with 76,000 colleagues and annual revenue of $17 billion. Through its market-leading businesses including Marsh, Guy Carpenter and Oliver Wyman, Marsh & McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment. For more information, visit (link removed) Follow Mercer on Twitter @Mercer.

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