Technical Engagement Consultant

Skills
BespokeIndividual TaxationMessagingPFSPresentationsProposition DevelopmentSocial Influence
Role

What the job involves

The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.

Requirements

  • Qualified to at least CII/PFS Diploma level or have another equivalent professional qualification such as ATT or STEP or an appropriate degree/specialist knowledge
  • Experience in delivering compelling retirement and tax planning bespoke consultancy both F2F and virtually to a range of different audiences
  • Ability to simplify complex legislation focusing on what it means for a variety of audiences but primarily financial advisers and their clients
  • Detailed knowledge in personal tax pensions retirement trusts and wealth transfer legislation
  • Excellent communication presentation writing skills with the ability to communicate complex messages simply across a range of media and in a variety of environments and audiences
  • Market and industry knowledge of the markets competitors products services trends and impacting forces and factors that make up the industries which abrdn operates in
  • Influencing skills ability to influence key stakeholders to achieve results
  • Ability to prioritise effectively and self-manage multiple complex tasks
  • Strong work ethic enjoys working at pace self-motivated and is accountable for actions
  • Strong team player who is able to work collaboratively as well as independently

Nice to have

  • Proposition Development
  • Presentations
  • Individual Taxation
  • PFS
  • Wealth Transfer

Day to day

  • Support the delivery of the Adviser ambition through the technical engagement of key advisers and stakeholders across the UK
  • Provide expert holistic seminars and bespoke consultancy in the field of personal taxation pensions retirement planning trusts and wealth transfer to our adviser clients
  • Design and deliver F2F and virtual bespoke training and consultancy to financial advisers on a wide range of tax planning topics including personal taxation retirement planning trusts and wealth transfer