Job Description:

A leading Pensions and Investment firm is actively looking to speak to Actuarial Consultants who want to join their team on a permanent basis. As a corporate Actuarial Consultant you will provide an efficient, high-quality service to clients in the field of actuarial and wider benefit consulting in relation to clients' employee benefits schemes. The primary focus is on Sponsoring Employers of UK defined benefit pension schemes.

This role can be based in London, Birmingham, Edinburgh, or Glasgow. This role can be done from any of the office locations, however there would be an expectation for you to travel to clients mainly in England from time to time.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Associate or Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (or equivalent recognised actuarial qualification) or currently studying towards this with relevant pensions experience. Scheme Actuary certificate not required.
• Experience of working with Sponsoring Employers with their UK defined benefit pension schemes
• Have a good understanding of the legislative and regulatory framework for UK pension schemes
• Be able to undertake the actuarial calculations required
• Have some broader experience in areas such as valuation support, endgame planning, corporate accounting, corporate transactions, risk transfer and member options exercises.
• Have an understanding of related employee benefits issues in order to advise clients on strategy and liaise effectively with other disciplines within the Firm.

Core Responsibilities:

• Ensuring that work prepared by the team meets a high-quality standard of service for clients. Work collaboratively as part of the team in the preparation of advice including reviewing/checking calculations undertaken by more junior team members, and peer review of client work for other colleagues.
• Signing out work in your own name where applicable
• Inputting and reviewing strategic advice for corporate clients. Areas of work include (but not limited to) scheme funding support, corporate transactions, endgame planning, company accounting work, corporate governance or benefit design.
• Building strong relationships with your client at all levels as appropriate.
• Consulting with client contacts to agree budgets and deadlines for work, ensuring necessary service agreements are in place.
• Encouraging effective communication within client teams to support the delivery of work and understanding of client commercials.
• Understanding client needs to provide solutions and develop client accounts.
• Undertaking project work or acting as champion for new service initiatives.
• Prospecting for new opportunities and pitching for new business within corporate proposition
• Developing market-facing material and content
• Participating in the management, mentoring and training of more junior staff.

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: 15644

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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