Financial Advisor - East London

Metropolitan
King Williams Town, Eastern Cape
Full-time
Posted 16 hours ago
Full-time Finance & Accounting
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Job Description

Introduction

Metropolitan is one of the oldest financial services brands in South Africa. With a 128-year legacy of serving the communities in which it operates, Metropolitan represents true empowerment in serving Africa's people through affordable financial solutions that create financial growth and security.Metropolitan operates in South Africa, but the brand is also present in 7 African countries including, Namibia, Botswana, Kenya, Ghana and Lesotho. Metropolitan provides financial wellness solutions that meet the needs of low-income clients, including funeral insurance, health, savings, hospital cash-back cover, retirement solutions and life insurance.

Visit us:

www.metropolitan.co.za


Role Purpose

Attract, acquire and retain clients by selling company products to generate new business and to provide after sales service to clients to ensure client retention, increase market share and contribute to the overall business objectives and its long-term viability.


Cluster

Metropolitan Life

Remote Opportunity

All of the time

Disclaimer

As an applicant, please verify the legitimacy of this job advert on our company career page.

Responsibilities

  • Engage with prospect clients to understand their financial needs.
  • Sell products that align with the clients’ financial requirements.
  • Accurately record client information and sales details
  • Achieve targets related to production, quality and conversion.
  • Comply with legislative regulations and adhere to all compliance requirements

Requirements

  • Matric/ N4 Equivalent Qualification.
  • FAIS requirements based on DOFA date
  • Relevant regulatory examinations if you are already working in the financial services industry.
  • 2 - 3 years in a Sales environment.
  • Strong computer literacy skills.
  • Fluency in English

Personal Qualities & Competencies

  • Verbally fluent
  • Numerical reasoning ability
  • Be able to plan and manage their time.
  • Self-reliant
  • Be resilient (drive, determination, risk tolerance, bounce back after setbacks)
  • Manage relationships well.
  • Demonstrate sales behaviors (deal with difficult clients, competitive, achieving, persistent).
  • Be entrepreneurial (set ambitious, targets, self-reliant, financial prosperity in high-risk environment, autonomy)

Interested in this role?

You'll apply on Metropolitan's own site before 6 November 2026. Put your most relevant experience at the top of your CV first.

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Job details
Job TypeFull-time
LocationKing Williams Town, Eastern Cape
CategoryFinance & Accounting
Posted22 October 2026
Closing Date6 November 2026
Metropolitan
King Williams Town, Eastern Cape

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