Branch Manager - Abaqulusi at Metropolitan

Role Purpose

• Plan, lead and direct the management of day to day activities of financial advisors through effective people and branch management in order to foster client centricity, increased productivity and enable operational sales excellence

Requirements

• Grade 12/NQF 4 equivalent qualification
• FAIS Representative Regulatory Exam Level 5 passed
• 120 FAIS related credits
• Minimum 1 year managerial experience in overseeing the rendering of financial advice to fulfil the duties of a compliant key individual and be registered with the FSP

Duties & Responsibilities

INTERNAL PROCESS

• Develop plans to achieve sales targets in line with client centric practices.
• Manage the adherence to operational processes, policies and legislative requirements.
• Develop action plans and initiatives to drive sales, motivate team and improve performance.
• Communicate and implement approved team targets within area of responsibility.
• Implement action plans to achieve sales targets and business goals.
• Effectively manage all day-to-day team activities and escalations.
• Collaborate with Quality Assurance and Performance Coaches to guide and coach team to increase productivity, compliance and quality of calls.
• Regularly assess team members’ performance against targets and implement actions to increase performance.
• Assess service delivery based on engagements with business stakeholders and relevant analytics and implement plans for improvement.
• Maintain effective and efficient record keeping on the relevant system.
• Conduct regular engagement with team members in order to cascade information and team objectives.
• Cultivate and manage working relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
• Analyse, identify trends and report on team performance and productivity.
• Implement effective staffing and scheduling models for guaranteed coverage at the lowest possible costs.
• Implement measures to address non-performance within the team.
• Identify operational efficiencies and make recommendations for improvement.

CLIENT

• Drive client service delivery goal achievement in line with predefined standards in order to ensure that clients receive appropriate advice and after sales service.
• Manage client query processes and ensure that queries are tracked, accurately resolved and used as a mechanism to improve client service and business processes.
• Provide regular reports on delivery of services.
• Provide authoritative, expertise and advice to clients and stakeholders.
• Make recommendations to improve client service and fair treatment of clients within area of responsibility.
• Participate and contribute to a culture which builds rewarding relationships, facilitates feedback and provides exceptional client service.

Competencies

• Business Acumen
• Client/ Stakeholder Commitment
• Drive for Results
• Leads Change and Innovation
• Motivating and Inspiring Team
• Impact and Influence
• Collaboration
• Self-Awareness and Insight