Pension Actuarial Consultant - Special Projects (Remote)

Emerald Group; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Emerald Group in the United Kingdom seeks a qualified actuary (or nearly qualified) to join its Special Projects team. The role focuses on defined benefit pensions, buy-in/out, wind-up projects and derisking exercises, delivering robust data and governance work for trustees.

You will handle benefit corrections, pre-deal due diligence, data validation, and client liaison on select projects, while mentoring actuarial students and ensuring accuracy under tight deadlines.

Qualifications

• Qualified actuary or nearly qualified actuary.
• Practical, wide/deep knowledge of occupational DB pensions.
• Ability to deliver to tight timescales and communicate clearly with actuaries and non-actuaries.
• Experience in supporting and developing actuarial students through project work.

Responsibilities

• Benefit correction and rectification exercises.
• Pre-deal due diligence for bulk annuity providers.
• Governance work for trustees, including testing rules to benefits.
• Benefit creation exercises, such as contingent spouse pensions.
• Proforma calculations for administration teams on smaller clients.
• Calculations testing, identifying errors and improvements.
• Data validation, audits and improvement projects.
• Act as primary client contact on some projects.
• Prepare and review consulting reports as required.

Skills

Clear communication

Attention to detail

Flexibility

Pensions knowledge

Student development

Project management

Education

Actuary qualification (qualified or near-qualified)

Job description

Emerald Group in the United Kingdom seeks a qualified actuary (or nearly qualified) to join its Special Projects team. The role focuses on defined benefit pensions, buy-in/out, wind-up projects and derisking exercises, delivering robust data and governance work for trustees.

You will handle benefit corrections, pre-deal due diligence, data validation, and client liaison on select projects, while mentoring actuarial students and ensuring accuracy under tight deadlines.