Actuarial Consultant - Manager

Isio; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid flexible approach to work

Support for work-life balance

Job summary

Isio is looking for qualified pensions actuaries to join their Actuarial & Consulting team located in Leeds, UK. The role involves driving initiatives for UK DB Pensions advice, managing key client projects, and developing new business. Candidates should possess strong communication and project management skills, along with significant experience in the UK DB pensions industry. The company offers a hybrid working style and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• A great communicator who can simplify complex problems.
• Enthusiastic and motivated to solve problems.
• Experience in balancing multiple demands.
• Team work experience; supportive of development of others.
• Commercially curious to develop new business opportunities.
• Significant experience in the UK DB pensions industry.

Responsibilities

• Drive key initiatives in UK DB Pensions advice.
• Manage client projects and support partners/directors.
• Assist in new business development with clients.
• Lead and delegate responsibilities to junior colleagues.
• Perform actuarial valuations and advise Trustees.
• Develop pensions strategies for various organizations.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Project management skills

Client delivery skills

Teamwork

Commercial skills

Technical experience in UK DB pensions

Education

Qualified pensions actuary FIA/FFA or equivalent

Job description

About the Role

As part of this role you’ll be working in Isio’s Actuarial & Consulting team – over 400 pensions experts, actuaries and consultants, advising a diverse range of clients and stakeholders across the private, public and not-for-profit sectors.

We advise on everything from helping trustees and sponsors to manage their defined benefit plans, running large scale communications projects and implementing alternative reward and pension provision. The range of work we get involved with is vast and there’ll be opportunities for you to gain lots of great, new experiences, focus on working towards specialising in particular roles and put your skills to the test.

What does the role entail?

As a challenger in the industry, we are looking for individuals with excellent actuarial, pensions consulting and technical skills, a commercial outlook and an entrepreneurial mindset.

Day To Day, You Will Be

• Driving key initiatives in the delivery of UK DB Pensions advice to clients – this may include managing key client projects directly, and/or supporting our partners and directors to deliver to our clients.
• Involved in the technical aspects of projects, working with and building relationships with clients directly, as part of a team and developing those around you.
• Assisting in the development of new business, both with existing and new clients.
• As a Manager, you will take the lead and delegate responsibilities to junior colleagues on projects such as, but not limited to: performing actuarial valuations and calculations for Trustees and advising them on how to run their schemes; developing pensions strategies for corporate, public and not‑for‑profit organisations; writing and delivering communication projects for members; insurance transaction and scheme consolidation advice; data projects such as benefit rectifications, pensions dashboards and GMP equalisation.

Requirements

Qualified pensions actuaries or those with significant UK DB pensions experience to join our team.

We’re looking for new colleagues with the following skills and expertise – but please apply if you don’t hit every requirement and still think you would be great for the role. Our business is better with a diverse range of experience, so we’ll consider each application on its own merits.

• A great communicator – someone who can explain complex problems in a simple way to help everyone around the table understand.
• Enthusiasm and motivation – a great deal of desire to solving problems and delivering excellent advice.
• Excellent project management and client delivery skills – especially when balancing multiple demands.
• A great team worker – likely to have experience in performance management or a willingness to do so, delegating to junior colleagues and supporting the development of others.
• Commercial skills – a curious mind, to help us develop our business and look for new opportunities.
• Technical experience – significant experience of working in the UK DB pensions industry or individuals with highly relevant transferable skills.
• Qualifications – likely to be a qualified pensions actuary FIA/FFA or equivalent.

Location & Working Style

We can offer a range of locations for you to choose from – we have Isio offices in Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Croydon, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester and Reading.

We work on a hybrid basis, offering the opportunity for colleagues to split their working time between working in the office and at home.

Benefits

We offer a hybrid flexible approach to work, supporting a work‑life balance that works for you.

Equal Opportunity

Isio Group is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

If you think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for any reason at any stage of your recruitment process, please ask us at [e-mail].