Actuarial Consultant

myGwork - LGBTQ+ Business Community; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking team as a Pensions Actuarial Consultant, where you'll provide high-quality support and advice to clients on DB pension schemes. This role offers the chance to lead client meetings, utilize your technical actuarial skills, and mentor junior colleagues while working collaboratively across various functions. You'll thrive in an inclusive culture that values professional development and well-being, making a meaningful impact on clients and communities. If you're passionate about delivering tailored solutions and eager to advance your career in a supportive environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Supportive leaders

Vibrant and inclusive culture

Career opportunities

Benefits and rewards for well-being

Qualifications

• Fully qualified Actuary or nearing qualification is essential.
• Strong analytical, numerical, and communication skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Lead client meetings and provide tailored advice on pension schemes.
• Act as final technical reviewer for actuarial calculations.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Project Management

Numerical Skills

Critical Thinking

Education

Fully qualified Actuary

Near qualification

Job description

Pensions Actuarial Consultant - London, Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast, Birmingham

We are looking for Pensions Actuarial Consultants to join our team and help provide high quality support and advice to our clients to make sure their scheme members receive their benefits as planned.

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. You will also have the opportunity to work with colleagues across funding, investment, risk transfer and covenant to bring the best solutions to our clients.

We will count on you to:

1. Lead client meetings and presentations
2. Provide an informed view on current topics based on client circumstances, and tailoring advice as appropriate
3. Utilise strong technical actuarial skills used to consult with clients on technical topics
4. Communicate with clients in a clear and succinct manner
5. Act as final technical reviewer for actuarial calculations
6. Agree the strategy, direction and resourcing for client work
7. Perform supervision, appraisals and act as a mentor for employees under supervision (if applicable) or informally via feedback on client work
8. Participate in setting and negotiating fees, where appropriate and monitoring of fee budgets

What you need to have:

1. Fully qualified Actuary/ nearing qualification
2. Excellent communication skills, strong analytical, numerical and critical thinking skills, including a good understanding of actuarial approaches for pensions
3. Ability to manage projects, including distribution of work to junior colleagues
4. A good understanding of a range of ways in which UK pension schemes operate

What makes you stand out:

1. Significant experience working with trustees and/or corporates on DB pensions within an actuarial consultancy role
2. Excellent communication skills
3. Demonstrated business acumen, adaptability and a desire to be in front of clients, all underpinned by the required technical skills

Why join our team:

1. We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.
2. We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.
3. Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.