Senior Pensions Actuarial Consultant
Senior Pensions Actuarial Consultant - London, Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast, Birmingham
Mercer is seeking a Senior Pensions Actuarial Consultant to join our multi-disciplinary team who provides clients with leading edge advice across funding, investment, risk transfer and covenant.
What can you expect:
As a Pensions Actuarial Consultant you will be working in a team to develop and deliver customised advice and solutions to clients (trustee and corporates) with a primary focus on DB pension schemes as many navigate the journey towards their long-term objective.
Whats in it for you?
Execllent work life balance with the option to work on a hybrid basis
Competitive salary + discretionary bonus, comprehensive benefits programs including: excellent pension contributions, private health insurance, flexible benefits, full study support and much more!
25 days holiday with the option to buy or sell up to 5 days per year
We will count on you to:
Lead on the preparation and delivery of both day-to-day, and strategic advice, with a focus on finding tailored solutions that meet clients needs
Lead client meetings and presentations
Provide an informed view on current topics based on client circumstances, and tailoring advice as appropriate
Utilise strong technical actuarial skills used to consult with clients, and the ability to communicate with clients in a clear and succinct manner
Act as final technical reviewer for actuarial calculations
Agree the strategy, direction and resourcing for client work
Perform supervision, appraisals and act as a mentor for employees under supervision (if applicable) or informally via feedback on client work
Act as day to day contact for clients responsible for ensuring problem resolution
Be involved in new business prospect activity
Participate in setting and negotiating fees, where appropriate and monitoring of fee budgets
Provide guidance to and peer review the work of colleagues
What you need to have:
Fully qualified Actuary/ nearing qualification
An awareness of current pension issues and how these impact clients, including key considerations and ability to talk about these and tailor your response to specific circumstances
Excellent communication skills, strong analytical, numerical and critical thinking skills, including a good understanding of actuarial approaches for pensions
Ability to manage projects, including distribution of work to junior colleagues
A strong understanding of a range of ways in which UK pension schemes operate
A willingness to learn new skills and be adaptable in a changing environment
Proven ability to build relationships with colleagues and clients
Excellent planning and organisational abilities, in order to prioritise and complete work
What makes you stand out?
Significant experience working with trustees and/or corporates on DB pensions within an actuarial consultancy role
Excellent communication skills
Demonstrated business acumen, adaptability and a desire to be in front of clients, all underpinned by the required technical skills
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About Mercer
Mercerbelieves in building brighter futures by redefining the world of work, reshaping retirement and investment outcomes, and unlocking real health and well-being. Mercers more than 20,000 colleagues are based in 43 countries and the firm operates in over 130 countries.Mercer is a business ofMarsh McLennan(NYSE: MMC), the worlds leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people, with more than 85,000 colleagues and annual revenue of $23 billion. Through its market-leading businesses includingMarsh,Guy CarpenterandOliver Wyman, Marsh McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment.
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Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people regardless of their sex/gender, marital or parental status, ethnic origin, nationality, age, background, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable support to any candidate with a disability/health condition to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process.We welcome candidates to contact us at (e-mail removed) to discuss any specific needs.
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