Senior Pension Actuarial Analyst — Hybrid

XPS Group; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary + bonus

25 days holiday

Pension matching

Healthcare

Life assurance

Retailer discounts

Flexible benefits

Volunteer days

Referral bonuses

Job summary

XPS Group in Reading is seeking Actuarial Analysts to join our Pensions Technical Team. You’ll support the wider Actuarial Team, performing technical calculations for a range of pension-related work with on-the-job training to grow your knowledge quickly.

The role focuses on data analysis, calculating pension scheme benefits, and producing written client advice. You’ll collaborate across departments and help develop efficient internal processes.

Qualifications

• Broad understanding of how UK pensions schemes operate and how to value pension scheme benefits for different purposes.
• Excellent planning skills with the ability to prioritise and complete work in accordance with deadlines.
• Experience with large datasets and actuarial software.
• Strong IT skills with good working knowledge of MS Office suite of products, in particular Excel.

Responsibilities

• Data analysis and manipulation.
• Running and understanding our calculation software.
• Calculating the total value of pension schemes’ benefits for various purposes.
• Processing a wide variety of individual pension scheme member calculations.
• Drafting written advice to clients following our various standards.
• Regular liaising and communicating within the team and with other departments at XPS, in addition to the opportunity to work alongside some of our other specialist teams.
• Reviewing the work of our apprentices and junior team members.
• Training junior team members.
• Developing internal standard processes and identifying new ways to work more efficiently.

Skills

Data analysis

Actuarial software

Excel

MS Office

Tools

Actuarial software

Excel

MS Office

Job description

XPS Group in Reading is seeking Actuarial Analysts to join our Pensions Technical Team. You’ll support the wider Actuarial Team, performing technical calculations for a range of pension-related work with on-the-job training to grow your knowledge quickly.

The role focuses on data analysis, calculating pension scheme benefits, and producing written client advice. You’ll collaborate across departments and help develop efficient internal processes.