Trainee Financial Planner - Edinburgh

The Titan Group provides a broad range of services across the whole wealth value chain – from financial planning, investment management through to platform, trading, settlement and custody services. Its strategy is to be able to offer modular, incremental services to its clients allowing them to adjust their business models as and when they choose to. As part of this Titan is also an active acquirer of UK based asset managers and other wealth related businesses.

Due to this Titan Wealth is expanding rapidly through strategic acquisitions, offering a unique combination of start-up energy and the security of private equity backing. It’s an inspiring time to join the team!

Titan Wealth Planning (TWP) is a subsidiary of Titan Wealth. Our focus is providing best-in-class advice on wealth management, employee benefits, and retirement planning. Our mission is to help businesses and their employees explore, set, and achieve their financial goals.

This is a fantastic opportunity for Diploma-qualified individuals currently working in roles such as Paraplanning, Client Management, Mortgage Advice, or Financial Services Administration, who are looking to take the next step into a Financial Planner position.

You will begin in a supported, desk-based advisory role, working with an established client bank and gaining hands-on experience delivering advice, building relationships, and developing towards full Financial Planner status.

We offer a structured development pathway, with clear progression through to full advisory and beyond, supported by experienced leadership and a highly collaborative environment.

Career Development
At Titan, we are committed to developing future Financial Planners.

• Structured progression from trainee/advisory support into full Financial Planner roles
• Exposure to real client relationships from the outset
• Ongoing training, mentoring, and support from experienced advisers
  
  

Responsibilities

• Deliver financial planning advice to an existing portfolio of clients (typically up to £250k in investable assets)
• Conduct client reviews and ongoing servicing conversations
• Support the conversion of existing clients onto ongoing service propositions
• Build relationships and identify additional client needs across wealth planning areas
• Generate advice income and contribute to revenue targets
• Collaborate with internal teams across the wider Titan group to identify opportunities
• Ensure all advice is compliant with FCA regulations and internal processes
• Maintain accurate and high-quality client documentation and reporting
• Continue developing technical knowledge and industry expertise
  
  

Who We’re Looking For
This role is ideal for individuals who:

• Hold the Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning (Level 4 or equivalent) (essential)
• Have experience within financial services (e.g. paraplanning, client support, account management, mortgage advice)
• Are looking to transition into a client-facing financial planning role
• Have strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Are motivated by long-term career progression within financial planning
• Have a proactive mindset and strong attention to detail
• Are comfortable working in a target-driven, client-focused environment
  
  

Desirable:

• Cashflow modelling experience
• SPS holder / working towards CAS
• Ambition to progress towards Chartered status
  
  

Our employees are talented people, distinguished by excellence. You will be able to demonstrate a willingness to embrace the Company values of:
Creativity – we recognise we need new ways of thinking, learning and doing to both improve our own productivity and efficiency as well as to help us stay ahead of competitors.

Commitment – we are team with the willingness to put time, effort and energy into driving change in the organisation, going the extra mile.

Collaboration – we need teamwork amongst ourselves and with partners to generate more innovative, efficient and effective solutions and thereby a greater sense of achievement.

Some of our benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Private Medical Insurance post probation
• Attractive Employee Pension Scheme (7.5% employer & minimum 3% employee)
• 25 days Annual Leave (plus buy and sell up to 5 days)
• Office Christmas close (3-days)
• Life Assurance
• Health cash plan
• Hybrid working
• Discretionary performance related bonus
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Lunch and snacks provided in the Bristol office
• And lots of flexible benefits to choose from!
  
  

The Titan Wealth Group is firmly committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable environment for everyone who works with us, regardless of their race, age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, physical ability or disability, or political affiliation. We believe that having a diverse team allows us to create the best possible outcomes for our clients and team members. We strive to provide equal opportunities in all aspects of the workplace with respect to recruitment and career advancement, pay and benefits, training and development opportunities and other job-related activities.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.