Senior Actuarial Consultant

Aon Hewitt; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic actuarial team at a leading consulting firm where your expertise will shape strategic decisions for a diverse range of clients. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with C-suite leaders while managing a portfolio of clients and delivering high-quality actuarial services. You will lead client relationships, direct significant projects, and contribute to thought leadership in the pensions sector. With a commitment to inclusivity and flexibility, this innovative organization empowers you to achieve your potential while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Embrace the chance to make a meaningful impact in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

25 days holiday

Flexible working options

Global Wellbeing Days

Healthcare options

Agile working policies

Qualifications

• Qualified actuary with extensive post-qualification experience required.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on strategic pensions issues and manage relationships.
• Direct and manage large actuarial projects and ensure quality work.

Skills

Qualified actuary

Client relationship management

Pensions industry experience

Strong communication skills

Strategic advising

Team leadership

Detail-oriented

Education

Actuarial qualification

Job description

Senior Actuarial Consultant

Are you interested in working on a close-knit, collaborative and knowledgeable actuarial team? Would you like to work in a consulting environment and have daily exposure to C-suite leaders of a range of multinational and Indigenous clients? Would you like to work with client managers and have responsibility for the delivery of actuarial services to a portfolio of clients? If so, this may be the role for you!

You could be based in any of the following UK offices (Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Epsom, Farnborough, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester, St. Albans), with a mix of home and office working.

Aon is in the business of better decisions

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.

As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

What the day will look like

Your impact as a Trustee Actuarial Pensions Consultant:

• Advising clients on strategic pensions issues, including valuations and funding negotiations, integrated risk management, risk settlement projects, PPF levy management, member options.
• Leading day-to-day relationships with certain clients, with accountability for developing those relationships, for example through introducing additional services.
• Supporting Partners/Principals in serving larger clients and developing those relationships.
• Directing/project managing large projects, including valuations and factor reviews.
• Taking overall responsibility for quality of technical work delivered to clients, including reviewing work from the calculation support team as required.
• Networking within the local market.
• Responsibility for working in accordance with the Aon UK Limited Risk Management Framework, and compliance with the Aon UK Limited policies, including participation in the management of risks (including completion of mandatory training) that may adversely affect the business, interests or reputation of any Group Company.
• The role would also offer the flexibility to develop relationships with prospective clients and be involved in national thought leadership.

How this opportunity is different

Every day, our colleagues make a difference, work with the best, own their potential, and value one another. Together, we share this one purpose: to empower economic and human possibility around the world. This unifying goal is at the heart of our identity, and it lives in everything we do.

This role offers a competitive salary and bonus, plus a comprehensive benefits package and 25 days holiday. Through our flexible benefits, you will also have the opportunity to choose additional benefits, including healthcare and additional holiday. We also offer tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organisation. We’re happy to talk flexible working. If you need to flex your working pattern, Aon offers flexible and agile working policies and we’re happy to discuss options with you upon application.

Skills and experience that will lead to success

• Qualified actuary, with extensive post-qualification experience.
• Track record in ideally leading day-to-day client relationships and supporting Partners/Principals with larger clients.
• Relevant industry experience (retirement/pensions) and consulting experience coupled with sound technical capability.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, and comfortable in leading discussions with trustees and pensions managers.
• Self-motivating and ambitious.
• Able to encourage and develop other colleagues, and work well within diverse teams.
• Whilst having an eye for detail, also capable in advising at a strategic level.

How we support our colleagues

In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage a diverse workforce. Plus, our agile, inclusive environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon. Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two “Global Wellbeing Days” each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself. We offer a variety of working style solutions, but we also recognise that flexibility goes beyond just the place of work... and we are all for it. We call this Smart Working!

Aon values an innovative, diverse workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

Aon provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran, marital, domestic partner status, or other legally protected status.

We welcome applications from all and provide individuals with disabilities with reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application, interview process and to perform essential job functions once onboard. If you would like to learn more about the reasonable accommodations we provide, email [e-mail].

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