IFA Telephone Account Manager

Highly respected within the industry for their level's of customer service and innovation, this client continues to expand and now require an additional Telephone Account Manager to develop business from a panel of IFA's.

The Company
Our client focuses on the retirements market, a huge and growing market in the UK and they are often a preferred option for IFA's who are looking to assist their retirement age clients. They have expanded massively over the last 2-3 years, have solid financial backing and are looking to capitalise on their reputaiton and gain further market share.

The Role
As an Account Manager, you will be responsible for managing relationships and developing business from a panel of Independent Financial Advisers over the telephone. This will entail:

• Working in tandem with field based National Account Managers to maximise the maintenance and development of business from key IFA’s.

• Maintaining a high degree of proactive contact with IFA’s to secure business, driven through a series of outbound calling campaigns.

• Agreeing and implementing an operating plan with your Team Leader for Marketing accounts. Monitor that plan and ensure that any required corrective action is taken as necessary.

• Build strong and productive working relationships with both sales and administration staff at all accounts.

Skills / Experience Required
Candidates will need to have previous experience within a sales (or call-centre) environment with Financial Services, with a proven track record of achieving results. You should also possess CF1-5 and ER1, with a willingness to study further.

Additional Information
Offering an excellent basic salary, a fantastic business opportunity and a full benefits package including 25 days holiday, pension, 4 x death in service and PMI, this is an excellent opportunity to join a leading organisation going from strength to strength.

The IFA Account Manager position is only one of many vacancies we are handling. ARC is a specialist within Financial Services recruitment and the Consultant handling this role has over 15 years experience in this field. Areas of expertise include employee benefits/group risk, compliance, pensions, flexible benefits, paraplanners, sales support and underwriters etc. We predominately focus on London and The Home Counties, although we have also been successful in offering national solutions and overseas. Do check the website and feel free to call at any time.

Type:	Permanent
Location:	Reigate
Salary:	£27,000 + c.£8,000 bonus + benefits
Company:	ARC Ltd
Contact:	Darren Snell
Reference:	ARC/069