Senior Consulting Actuary, Pensions, (Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool, Cheltenham)

Barnett Waddingham; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive discretionary annual bonus

Health insurance including private medical cover

Generous pension scheme with 8% contribution

Employee Assistance Programme

Voluntary benefits including gym membership and tech scheme

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in the UK is seeking a Senior Consulting Actuary to join their team. This full-time role requires a qualified actuary with Fellowship qualifications and proven experience in client consultancy and team leadership. The candidate will manage client relationships, oversee a consulting team, and ensure high-quality service delivery. Benefits include a competitive bonus, comprehensive health coverage, and a generous pension scheme. Flexibility in working arrangements is also offered.

Qualifications

• Qualified actuary with Fellowship Actuarial Qualifications.
• Experience leading a team with excellent management skills.
• Strong communication and networking abilities.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary contact for client consultations.
• Manage a client team ensuring high-quality work.
• Attend client meetings to report new initiatives.
• Design and interpret quantitative data surveys.
• Check work of team members for accuracy and compliance.

Skills

Team leadership

Project management

Excellent communication

Networking skills

Ability to innovate

Education

Fellowship Actuarial Qualifications FIA / FAA or equivalent

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Consulting Actuary to join our team. This role can be based in our Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester or Glasgow office a hybrid working basis between home and office.

Our services are designed to support trustees and employers by delivering pragmatic advice which brings clarity to complex issues such as investing assets, de‑risking, longevity, risk management and the impact of legislative changes. We undertake a range of services for clients including full‑service actuarial consulting, investment consultancy and standalone projects such as mergers and acquisitions.

The role is suitable for members of the actuarial team that are keen to pursue a consulting role and that have usually attained a Scheme Actuary certificate or act as lead consultant on some corporate projects. It may also include the role of a Team Leader, which involves working alongside others involved in Client Consulting, to ensure that all operational tasks within the team are conducted on a day to day basis and liaising with Partners to agree priorities. We offer excellent progression opportunities through to Partner.

A snapshot of your day:

• Client Consulting; Acting as the main contact, providing advice for a range of clients
• Manage a client team, ensuring work is of a high quality and within agreed timescales
• Support Partners in managing client relationships, identifying any problems that arise (e.g. level of fees/ poor service) and helping resolve them as soon as possible
• Designing and managing surveys and using statistical techniques in order to analyse and interpret the quantitative data collected
• Attend client meetings and identify ways that we can help our clients and report new initiatives
• Use of a variety of techniques and theoretical principles to establish probability and risk in respect of areas such as pensions
• Check work of other team members, ensuring accuracy and compliance with scheme rules, procedures and legislation
• Provide advice to clients on how they might achieve their objectives while satisfying the requirements of relevant external parties (e.g. the Pensions Regulator)
• When leading the corporate accounting appointment actively look for opportunities to support the company with other relevant BW services
• Often this role will include working toward/developing own portfolio of Scheme Actuary/Adviser appointments or Corporate appointments
• Give external talks as and when required
• Identify ways that the firm (including other practice areas) can help our clients and report new initiatives to either the Trustee or Corporate Consulting Board
• Proactive in managing and developing marketing initiatives and identify opportunities for new business, assisting in new business tenders and pitches

We would love to hear from you if you have:

• Qualified actuary - Fellowship Actuarial Qualifications FIA / FAA or equivalent
• Demonstrated experience leading a team and excellent people management skills
• Project management and time management skills
• Excellent communication skills and good networking skills
• Ability to take forward new ideas
• A willingness to communicate and pass on knowledge and develop junior members of the team

What's in it for you:

• Competitive discretionary annual bonus.
• Core benefits paid for by BW including life assurance, group income protection, private medical cover and 25 days holiday per year with holiday trading.
• A generous pension scheme where we contribute 8% of your salary from day one of your employment.
• Employee Assistance Programme to support you and your family through any concerns or challenges you may experience.
• A comprehensive range of voluntary benefits to suit your life stage and lifestyle including a tech scheme, cycle to work scheme, dental cover, healthcare cash plan, health assessments, critical illness cover, extension of private medical cover or life assurance to family members, gym membership, travel insurance and a broad range of discounts at hundreds of retailers including supermarkets, fitness centres, travel and leisure companies.
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Happy to talk flexible working

Accessibility

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Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Consulting, Analyst, and General Business

Industries

Financial Services, Pension Funds, and Insurance