Kind Consultancy is working with an exciting, fast-growing Mortgage & Protection network which is currently seeking a Financial Resilience Review Officer to join them in a permanent position paying up to £30,000 with a hybrid work model based in  their East Midlands offices following a fully in-office training period.

The Financial Resilience Review Officer will conduct Financial resilience reviews for the network on an ongoing basis, including assessments of Appointed Representative (AR) firms, individual controllers and advisors. Key responsibilities will include:

• Maintaining records of new firms, controllers, advisers, and trainees on the network systems, cross referencing with the network database and scheduling appropriate reviews
• Updating records to remove firms, controllers, advisers, and trainees that have left the network
• Conducting desk-based financial reviews within agreed authority levels to sign off the reviews with recommendations made – including documenting personal assets and liabilities and recommending a risk level, ensuring tasks are followed up until fully completed
• Identifying and managing high risk -controllers, advisers and trainees implementing regular reviews, updating systems and advisers’ records.
• Providing appropriate guidance to Appointed Representatives and their advisers where routine monitoring identifies areas for improvement, for example non-payment of any credit commitment
• Reporting any areas of risk identified to the line manager and Regional Compliance Manager, agreeing remedial action where appropriate
• Producing MI reports as directed and maintaining records of all decisions concerning financial reviews
• Reporting any breaches in line with the network Breaches policy, ensuring a record is held on file
• Improve other network staff members understanding of the financial FIT check requirements

Our ideal candidate for the Financial Resilience Review Officer:

• Demonstrates knowledge of FCA Handbook and FIT requirements
• Is able to maintain and follow defined procedures, with the confidence to make suggestions for improvement to internal procedures.
• Is confident in analysis and understanding of Management accounts, business practice and records
• Has excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Is focussed on the delivery of good customer outcomes, with a can-do approach
• Is a confident user of the Microsoft Office suite i.e., Excel, Word etc
• Holding a relevant financial services qualification i.e., AAT or ICEAW qualification, CeMAP or equivalent professional qualification would be highly desirable

If you're interested in the Financial Resilience Review Officer opportunity and you have the necessary skills, knowledge and experience and are based in or can commute to the East Midlands, please apply with an updated CV today.