Accounting & Professional Services
Financial Planning & Advice skills assessment
Financial advisers help clients reach their goals with regulated, personal advice. This scorecard covers fact-finding, strategy, product knowledge, compliance and relationship management for advice practices.
- 12 skills to score
- 1–10 scale on every skill
- 7 starting levels
The 12 Financial Planning & Advice skills you can score
These are the default Financial Planning & Advice skills in SkillScorer. Each one is scored from 1 to 10 for every team member, and you can edit, remove or add skills at any time.
Client Fact-Finding
Collects complete, accurate information about goals, assets, liabilities and risk tolerance.
Financial Needs Analysis
Interprets a client's position to identify gaps and opportunities.
Retirement and Superannuation Strategy
Advises on accumulation, pensions and contribution strategies.
Investment Knowledge
Understands asset classes, risk and portfolio construction principles.
Insurance and Risk Protection Advice
Recommends appropriate personal insurance and explains the trade-offs.
Advice Documentation
Prepares compliant statements of advice that are clear and personalised.
Regulatory and Best-Interest Compliance
Meets legislative duties and documents compliance steps.
Client Review Meetings
Reviews progress regularly and adjusts the plan as circumstances change.
Behavioural Coaching
Helps clients stay disciplined through market volatility and life events.
Estate and Family Planning Awareness
Identifies estate planning issues and refers appropriately.
Practice Software Use
Uses planning tools and client databases accurately.
Ethics and Trust
Puts the client's interest first in every recommendation.
Levels included with Financial Planning & Advice
Financial Planning & Advice starts with 7 levels, which SkillScorer calls “Seniority Level” for accounting & professional services, so team members can be grouped and compared fairly. Rename, reorder or replace them at any time.
- Graduate
- Intermediate
- Senior
- Supervisor
- Manager
- Senior Manager
- Partner
How Financial Planning & Advice works in SkillScorer
Score
Each team member in a team is scored on the Financial Planning & Advice skills in the Skills Matrix: tap a cell, type a score, and it saves itself.
Compare
Rank team members, compare two side by side, or compare your teams against each other to see exactly where the strengths and gaps are.
Track
Scores are kept year after year, so you can see who is improving and which Financial Planning & Advice skills need attention. Reports also follow each manager's team.
Financial Planning & Advice scorecard: common questions
What skills does the Financial Planning & Advice scorecard include?
SkillScorer's Financial Planning & Advice scorecard covers 12 skills: Client Fact-Finding, Financial Needs Analysis, Retirement and Superannuation Strategy, Investment Knowledge, Insurance and Risk Protection Advice, Advice Documentation, Regulatory and Best-Interest Compliance, Client Review Meetings, Behavioural Coaching, Estate and Family Planning Awareness, Practice Software Use and Ethics and Trust. Each one comes with a written description of what it measures, and you can edit, rename, remove or add skills to suit your organisation.
How are team members scored in Financial Planning & Advice?
Every team member is scored from 1 to 10 on each skill (1 = Poor, 5 = Average, 10 = Elite), one team and year at a time. Scores autosave in the Skills Matrix, and the 18 built-in reports turn them into rankings, radar charts, skill gaps and year-on-year trends.
Which levels come with Financial Planning & Advice?
Financial Planning & Advice starts with these levels (called “Seniority Level” in the app): Graduate, Intermediate, Senior, Supervisor, Manager, Senior Manager and Partner. They are just a starting point, so you can rename, reorder or replace them.
Can I change the Financial Planning & Advice skills and wording?
Yes. The skills, levels and labels are all editable per organisation. In accounting & professional services the app talks about team members, teams and managers, and you can change any of those words too.
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