I am a dedicated, proactive and resourceful tertiary qualified (accounting major) CFP Financial Planner and previous Business Owner. My advice over the last 17 years as a Financial Planner , has covered: SMSF investment, direct share portfolios, Superannuation advice, Business succession advice, Estate Planning, Life insurance analysis and sales, Retirement portfolios & strategies, Business superannuation.Over the last 10 years, I've enjoyed working in the CBA branch network, increasing the branches revenue’s and achieving my balanced scorecard. A life-long learner, known for my highest degree of :technical/strategy skills, client care and robust conversations around protecting clients.AREAS OF EXPERTISE INCLUDE:• Proven High attention to detail with the ability to work under pressure and to deadlines. Initially developed through my accounting experience in tax/company/trust/partnership/individuals/stockbroking/ investment valuations. My 1st degree was In Business with a accounting major.• Strong understanding and excellent working knowledge of the financial services industry with a unique background across a wide range of products and markets.• Excellent written/verbal/ relationships skills enhanced whilst a self employed FP and then within the Largest Bank team of advisers. • Strong negotiation and stakeholder management skills• Handle pressure & meet deadlines well. I completing most of my University & FP studies whilst working full time. Achieved a distinction average on My Master's degree.• Relationship Building- Coaching, counselling, mentoring and advising of over 100 branch staff and Managers plus other support staff and Financial Planners in my team• Xplan & coin trained & used.
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Case MangerClaimoMelbourne, Vic, Au -
Experienced Case Assessor At Big 4 Consulting Firm.Contract Work At Big 4 Consulting Firm. Apr 2020 - Oct 2023Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Senior Financial Planner & Branch PlannerCommonwealth Bank Nov 2008 - Aug 2019Melbourne, Australia• I held the most FP accreditations/specialisations in the CBA Melbourne Metro branch team and so provided a very wide range of strategic advice. I advised on -SMSF, direct shares, Wrap style accounts, Age Care, SMSF Insurances, Non super investing, Industry super, etc. Also the usual working families super/life insurance, Retirees & Centrelink issues. About 60 % were accumulators & 40% were retirees with around 40% as HNW clients.• Due to my strong technical background & wide experience I also assisted existing advisers in strategies & ideas, I was often called for my opinions/ideas on client situations. I also shared ideas within the wider CFP team, and often achieved the highest KPI rating in this area.• I re-ignited 4-5 retail branches to exceeded their FP KPI’s and client satisfaction, which a number of previous advisers hadn’t been able to achieved. I did this by finding staff & managers key goals on what they wanted to achieve and how I could help them. I continually trained /mentored staff for referrals, highlighting with real client stories. I ended up having a number of staff that thought FP was not for them becalming my direct clients -
Senior Financial PlannerBarrett Baxter Bye Apr 2006 - Jun 2008Melbourne, Australia• Successfully built a team from 1 to 4 staff and managed/trained them in financial planning, operations, customer service and in-house production of financial plans.• Improved branch from having the lowest practice revenue to the highest revenue growth in 2007 per authorised rep across the dealership for Vic/Tas• Proactively provided training /insights/new strategies/ways to approach clients about our FP services to the partners & about 35 accountants.• Created a smooth transition from the retiring accounting partner for their many clients. Only 2 clients out of a few hundred moved elsewhere.• Instigated a complete re-view & re-vamp of Risk & FUM that substantially increased business written. Changed FUM approach, Added new Customer Relationship Management Software, boosted a prior consistently poor compliance/audit rating to very good.• Established a new referral partner system, marketing materials & internal integration.• With Barrett Baxter Bye, I worked mostly with high net worth clients and have strong experience dealing with business owners and other market segments. I built their existing and new $38,000,000 FUM in 2006, ($35.6 Million in 2005) to a peak of $72 million in 2008. -
Financial Planing Business OwnerTfg Apr 2002 - Apr 2006Melbourne, Australia• Successfully converted a number of small to medium business super's to my offer & ongoing service. Most senior managers & staff subsequently became personal clients.• Founded the Manningham chapter of BNI business network (business owners who meet for an early breakfast networking event, now 27 members from nothing) leading to the Melbourne director inviting me to become one of his part time area director’s looking after 3 chapters.• Picked up a number of high net worth retirees who were unhappy with their portfolio’s not by promising necessarily better returns, but by really listening/knowing their needs, explaining their options and proving the services they wanted.• Designed a Strategic Corporate Business Plan to handle client base and 3 staff• Enhanced professional business relationships with other professionals and centres of influence and successfully marketed their services to clients.• Developed an excellent understanding of property investing and legal issues as there was Lawyers & Lenders (commercial or residential) within the larger group.
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Sales And Marketing ManagerAustralian Software Professionals Pty Ltd Apr 1997 - Apr 2002Malvern, Melbourne,• Produced software sales ranging from $60,000 to $400,000 with a niche E.R.P solution for mid-size to large companies in the waste & Apparel industries. • Personally signed client including: FILA Sport, Rusty Surfboards, Stussy, K & S Waste, Coronet, Bizwear, Thomas Cook, Collections Design Group, Wild Card, etc. • Conducted seminars, held exhibitions, ran targeted campaigns, created marketing materials• Built a national marketing & intelligence database and segmented it• Tripled staff, doubled turnover and developed a solid foundation for A.S.P• Spent time in the U.K. with the managing director evaluating an international ERP solution called Styleman and successfully placed A.S.P. as the best organisation to market it in Australasia
Ian Spencer Education Details
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Accounting And Finance -
Master In Financial Planning- -
Deakin University & IntegratecAdvanced Diploma Of Financial Planning
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Ian Spencer attended Chisholm Institute, University Of The Sunshine Coast, Deakin University & Integratec.
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