Pensions Data Services Actuary

Sellick Partnership; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sellick Partnership is seeking an experienced Pensions Data Services Actuary (Associate Consultant/Consultant) for Edinburgh or London, offering hybrid working. You will support a range of strategic data and consulting projects for pension schemes, focusing on data quality, preparation, cleansing and endgame strategies.

In this client-facing role, you will collaborate with actuarial, administration and risk teams, develop new methodologies and tools, manage multiple workstreams, and mentor

Qualifications

• Experience in a pensions actuarial consultancy or similar setting.
• Strong understanding of Defined Benefit pensions and data.
• Actuarial qualifications or progress towards them.
• Experience with pensions data and related projects.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support data preparation and readiness for endgame activities.
• Carry out data cleansing and reconciliation to improve data quality.
• Assist with benefit rectification and data-driven projects.
• Analyze pension data to identify risks and insights.
• Prepare technical commentary and presentations for clients.
• Collaborate with actuarial, administration and risk teams.
• Help develop internal methodologies and tools.
• Manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Mentor junior colleagues where appropriate.

Skills

Pensions data

Analytical skills

Client-facing

Project management

Communication

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Actuarial qualifications or progress

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Pensions Data Services Actuary (Associate Consultant/Consultant)

Location: Edinburgh or London - Hybrid Working

About the Role

An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced pensions actuary or part-qualified actuary to join a growing Pensions Data Services team.

The role will involve supporting a range of strategic data and consulting projects, helping pension schemes better understand, manage and improve the quality of their data. You will work across a variety of projects, including data preparation, data cleansing, benefit rectification and supporting schemes with their wider de-risking and endgame strategies.

This is a client-facing role offering the opportunity to work on technically challenging and high-profile projects, collaborate with specialists across the business and contribute to the development of new approaches, tools and methodologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Support pension schemes with data preparation and readiness for a range of strategic and endgame activities.
• Undertake data analysis, cleansing and reconciliation projects to improve the quality and accuracy of scheme data.
• Support benefit rectification and data-driven projects, including reviewing complex historical scheme information.
• Analyse and review pension scheme data to identify key findings, risks and potential issues.
• Support clients with data-related risks and the development of appropriate data strategies.
• Prepare technical commentary, reports and presentations to clearly communicate findings and recommendations.
• Work closely with actuarial, administration, risk transfer and wider specialist teams.
• Contribute to the development of internal methodologies, tools and processes to improve project delivery.
• Manage multiple projects and competing priorities while ensuring work is delivered accurately and to agreed deadlines.
• Support and develop junior colleagues where appropriate.

Experience & Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience working within a pensions actuarial consultancy or a similar pensions environment.
• A strong understanding of Defined Benefit pensions and pensions data.
• Actuarial qualifications, or progress towards actuarial qualifications.
• Experience working on pensions data, analysis or related technical projects.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret complex data and identify key insights.
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong project management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present technical information clearly to clients and colleagues.
• Experience working collaboratively across different teams and disciplines.
• A proactive approach to identifying risks, solving problems and improving processes.

The successful candidate will be commercially aware, client-focused and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment. They will be a strong team player with the ability to build effective relationships, think strategically and contribute to the continued development of the wider team.

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