Experience

Compass Financial Solutions

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Certified Financial Planner

  • Jan 2015 - Present



Bridges

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations

• Financial Planner

  • Oct 2006 - Dec 2014

  • Meeting new and existing clients and conducting interviews. • Meeting new fund inflow, business activity and revenue targets • New business acquisition, care and review of existing client base of 300 active clients. • Financial plan and strategy preparation. • Presenting seminars and workshops for clients and prospects to develop business. • File maintenance in lieu of extensive yearly audit. • Continue to use working knowledge of defined benefit superannuation schemes. • Stockbroking and corporate actions as well as ensuring all staff following ASX rules on a monthly basis. • Portfolio construction. • Liaison with referral partners and their staff members for training and relationship/referral building purposes. • Networking through various social activities, volunteer work and centres of influence within my client base and local community. • Reporting to the company board on all aspects of managing the Bridges Tamworth franchise. • Organising local advertising and promotion of the Bridges brand. • Changing the focus of the business from a retirement runoff book to a more holistic financial planning business including younger accumulation clients meeting their insurance needs.



State Super Financial Services

• Australia
• Investment Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Financial Planner

  • Jul 2003 - Oct 2006

  • Interviewing. • Financial plan/strategy preparation. • Business acquisition as well as care and review of existing client base. • Annual examination. • File maintenance in lieu of extensive half yearly audit by external auditor. • Intricate working knowledge of defined benefit superannuation schemes, PSS, SSS, SASS etc. • Assist in presenting seminars for clients and prospects. • Meeting annual new business inflow, business retention and activity targets. • Interviewing. • Financial plan/strategy preparation. • Business acquisition as well as care and review of existing client base. • Annual examination. • File maintenance in lieu of extensive half yearly audit by external auditor. • Intricate working knowledge of defined benefit superannuation schemes, PSS, SSS, SASS etc. • Assist in presenting seminars for clients and prospects. • Meeting annual new business inflow, business retention and activity targets.



Commonwealth Bank

• Australia
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Financial Planner

  • Dec 2001 - Jun 2003

  • Client Interviews both new and existing.• Financial plan requisitioning and presentation.• Business acquisition and meeting sales targets. • File maintenance and annual audit. • Working with referral sources in the branch network as well as the business banking centers.

• Teller, Customer Service, Operations, Conveyancing, Loans and Management

  • Jul 1987 - Dec 2001

  • Balancing cash.• Back office work.• Face to face customer service. • Loan documentation preparation and conveyancing. • Commercial loan and Home/Personal loan file maintenance.• Interviewing and document preparation Home/Personal lending.• Loan file maintenance.• Interviewing and customer relations.• Management of staff rosters, staff coaching and development. • Client interviewing for Home/Personal lending facilities.• Meeting personal and branch sales targets.