Advice firms
Independent and restricted advice firms, financial planning and wealth businesses of every size, including networks and their member firms.
For employers
The right people for advice firms, platforms and compliance teams
We recruit for advice firms, provider platforms, operations teams and compliance functions. Because we have worked inside advice firms, we understand the roles, the regulation around them and what makes someone a good fit.
Who we recruit for
People who understand advice
- Advice firmsFinancial planning and wealth
- Provider platformsOperations and service teams
- Compliance functionsIndividual hires and whole teams
Who we work with
Across the advice ecosystem
Provider platforms
Platforms and providers that serve advisers, from adviser support and onboarding to operations and oversight.
Operations teams
Administration, new business, client servicing and back-office teams that keep advice running smoothly.
Compliance teams
Firms building, growing or strengthening their compliance and supervision function.
Roles we fill
From trainee advisers to experienced specialists
Our particular focus is helping firms find people who can become advisers, including candidates for trainee, academy and supervised adviser roles. We also recruit for:
- Experienced and newly competent financial advisers and planners
- Paraplanners, from junior to senior and technical
- Administrators, new business and client support
- Platform, provider and operations roles
- Compliance officers, managers and specialists
What we look for
Beyond the CV
- Technical abilityQualifications and experience for the role
- Client mannerHow someone works with clients and colleagues
- Fit with your firmCulture, pace and ways of working
- Regulatory awarenessAn understanding of the rules around the role
Compliance recruitment
Compliance professionals, and compliance teams
Strong compliance underpins good advice. We place individual compliance professionals and help firms and platforms build or expand whole compliance teams.
Individual compliance hires
- Compliance officers and managers
- File reviewers and case checkers
- Training and competence (T&C) and supervision specialists
- Risk and compliance analysts
Building a team
Setting up an in-house compliance function, or scaling one as your firm grows? We can help you think through the roles you need, then find the people to fill them.
Platform-side compliance
Compliance, oversight and risk roles at platforms and providers that work with advice firms, where understanding how advisers operate makes a real difference.
How it works
A considered process
- 1
Understand the role
We learn about your firm, your clients, your culture and what the role really needs.
- 2
Search with care
We approach people discreetly and assess them properly before anyone reaches you.
- 3
A focused shortlist
A small number of people who fit, with honest notes on each, rather than a pile of CVs.
- 4
Through to start
We help manage interviews, feedback and offers, and stay in touch after your new hire starts.
What you can expect
Discretion, understanding and honesty
- Confidential searches, including for roles that are not yet public
- A recruiter who understands advice, paraplanning, operations and compliance work
- Candidates who have agreed to be introduced to you, and know about your firm
- Straight feedback on the market and on what is realistic