Job Description:

Are you a nearly or recently qualified Actuary? We are working on an exciting opportunity for an Associate Actuarial Consultant to join the team at a leading financial services firm on a permanent basis.

This role can be based in Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, or London. The focus will be on UK Defined Benefit (DB) pension schemes. Please note that candidates must have previous experience in an actuarial role.

Skills/Experience:

• First class interpersonal and client relationship management skills.
• First class organisational and communication abilities.
• Proven ability to manage multiple and sometimes conflicting demands.
• Able to co-ordinate activity, and delegate effectively, amongst individual client teams and effectively manage upwards.
• Driven and motivated to develop actuarial career in a client focused consultancy.
• Associate or fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (or equivalent recognised actuarial qualification) with relevant pensions experience. Scheme Actuary certificate not required.
• Relevant pensions experience and an understanding of the legislative framework for UK pension schemes, commensurate with the level of experience in pensions actuarial work.
• A sound grounding in actuarial and computer techniques.

Core Responsibilities:

• Managing the delivery of multiple projects across a portfolio of clients and responsibilities, ensuring that work is done on time, within budget, and to a high standard.
• Taking on a wide-ranging portfolio of work while developing client exposure and essential business skills.
• Preparing client communications, presentations and reports and attending meetings with clients.
• Developing and maintaining a good working relationship with your clients and third parties. Proactively raise topical issues and new ideas with clients in conjunction with the Client Director.
• Review or check actuarial calculations. For example (but not limited to) in respect of scheme funding, company accounting work, actuarial factors and individual member calculations.
• There may also be opportunities to support other areas of the business (for example in DC, risk transfer, governance, proposition development and new business).
• Mentoring and supporting the development of less experienced members of the team and checking/reviewing their calculations where necessary.
• Working with your teams to ensure that client invoices are completed within internal deadlines and subject to internal procedures.
• Ensure that appropriate scoping of work is carried out at the outset.
• Presenting work in a clear and understandable manner to clients and colleagues as requested.
• Liaising with client managers and team leaders if there are conflicting demands from clients.
• Working with colleagues when necessary on technical or client matters.

Benefits:

• A highly competitive salary
• Wider Benefits package

Core-Asset Consulting is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital/civil partner status or pregnancy.

Job reference: 15807

To apply for this vacancy applicants must be eligible to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

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