Financial Planner

About the Financial Planner Role at UBS

As a Financial Planner at UBS, you will be instrumental in providing comprehensive financial planning advice to UBS Wealth Management UK clients. This specialist role involves working closely with UBS client advisors, supported by a dedicated team of Paraplanners and Administrators to ensure efficient execution of advice and exceptional client service.

Global Wealth Management at UBS offers extensive financial services to affluent private clients globally, encompassing investment management, estate planning, and corporate finance advice, alongside bespoke wealth management products.

Your Role and Responsibilities

• Understand clients' long-term financial objectives.
• Provide holistic financial planning advice tailored to clients' needs.
• Deliver a high level of technical expertise and client service.
• Ensure all advice strictly complies with regulatory requirements and company policies.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of financial markets, products, and legislation.
• Build strong relationships with clients, client advisors, and other key stakeholders.
• Attend client meetings collaboratively with client advisors.
• Prepare and complete meeting notes and follow-up actions efficiently.

Your Team Environment

As a Financial Planner, you will be an integral part of the Financial Planning team. This role offers flexibility to be based in either our London or Edinburgh offices.

UBS champions diversity, equity, and inclusion, recognizing its vital role in business growth and client value.

What You'll Bring (Your Expertise)

• Chartered Financial Planner qualification.
• FCA-authorised and regulated, holding a valid Statement of Professional Standing (SPS).
• Extensive prior experience as a financial planner, specifically serving high net worth and ultra high net worth clients with diverse backgrounds.
• Excellent technical knowledge across all aspects of financial planning.
• Proven ability to navigate complex client situations, providing clear and concise explanations.
• Very strong sales expertise and a robust commercial focus.
• Strong risk awareness and a comprehensive understanding of the regulatory environment.
• Desirable knowledge of cashflow modelling software.

About UBS

UBS stands as a leading global wealth manager and the foremost universal bank in Switzerland. The firm also delivers diversified asset management solutions and targeted investment banking capabilities. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, UBS operates in over 50 markets worldwide.

Collaboration is central to UBS's ethos, believing that great achievements are a result of collective effort. Discover more at ubs.com/careers.

Join UBS

At UBS, people are recognized as the driving force behind ongoing success, bringing diverse skills, experiences, and backgrounds. UBS is committed to craft, prioritizing its employees with new challenges, a supportive team, growth opportunities, and flexible working options where possible. An inclusive culture fosters the best in employees at every career stage, complemented by the smart and efficient use of artificial intelligence (AI).

UBS is dedicated to disability inclusion; reasonable accommodations/adjustments throughout the recruitment process can be requested.

Key skills/competency

• Financial Planning
• Wealth Management
• Client Advisory
• Regulatory Compliance
• Investment Management
• Estate Planning
• Cashflow Modelling
• High Net Worth (HNW) Clients
• Risk Management
• Sales & Commercial Acumen