Actuarial Consultant

Job Description:

This role can be based in Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, or London.

We are working with a leading Financial Services firm who are looking for an Actuarial Consultant with either experience in an actuarial consultancy environment or a trustee executive or pension scheme management role to join their team.

In this role you will lead your clients through their wind-up journey working with both Trustee Boards and Sponsoring Employers of UK defined benefit pension schemes.

You will need to have a significant understanding of the pensions management space with a track record of client facing roles and some experience in new business and wider pensions consulting would be desirable.

• Honours Degree holder / educated to at least A' level/Scottish Higher level or with demonstrable equivalent experience.


• Professional qualification (or part-qualification) in pensions (e.g.
  
  APMI, AFPC or IFoA).


• Experience of operating successfully in a previous consultancy role or else have experience of leading and advising UK pension funds within a complex pensions' environment in a Trustee Executive or Pension Scheme Management role.


• Broader experience in areas such as corporate transactions, risk transfer, liability management exercises, pensions aspects of sale agreements, or dealing with the practical aspects of bulk transfers.


• Technical competence and solid understanding of the legislative framework for UK pension schemes including disclosure requirements and statutory reporting requirements.


• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders with varying objectives.


• An understanding of related employee benefits issues in order to advise clients on strategy and liaise effectively with other disciplines within the Firm.


• Strong organisational and analytical skills, with the ability to deal with ambiguity and rapid change.


• Ability to find ways of solving or pre-empting problems.


• Strong influencing skills and ability to positively and sensitively work with senior stakeholders.


• Good written communication skills.

• Leading (or supporting) on strategic and technical aspects related to wind ups, e.g.
  
  comparing scheme factors to insurer factors, carrying out winding up lump sum exercises, inputting into funding reserves and providing surplus balance sheets.


• Providing oversight and direction when both planning for and carrying out scheme wind up projects.


• Leading on several wind-up projects including being the direct contact for the trustees/working party and liaising with other relevant stakeholders.


• Helping to develop the Scheme wind ups proposition, build relationships within the team, and share ideas.


• Prospecting for future wind-up cases and helping them plan for their end game.


• Delivering training to clients.


• Consult with client contacts to agree budgets and deadlines for work, ensuring necessary service agreements are in place.


• Prepare client invoices within the internal deadlines and subject to internal procedures.


• Delivering high quality advice working within a client team.


• Encourage effective communication within client teams to support the delivery of work and understanding of client commercials.


• Undertaking project work or acting as champion for new service initiatives.


• Pitching for new business and supporting business development opportunities.


• Understanding client needs to provide solutions and develop client accounts.


• Working 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.


• Participating in the management, mentoring, and training of more junior staff.


• Develop internal and external networks.


• Contributing to the technical knowledge of the practice via continuing professional development and peer review of colleagues' work.


• Active participation in internal forums to provide input to the strategic direction of the firm.

• A 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: 15717

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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