Job Description
Quick summary - our client is really unusual in the Consulting space, this is worth a chat with me to explain.
Locations UK wide
Our client's role and responsibilities
* Provide support to colleagues on a portfolio of projects.
* Prepare first drafts of advice for senior colleagues to review.
* Establish effective working relationships with colleagues internally.
* Prepare and maintain project plans and budgets and deliver projects within agreed timescales and budgets.
* Co-ordinate work required with client teams and external parties (actuaries, lawyers, administrators, trustees, sponsors, insurers).
* Act as a main point of contact for colleagues, clients and third parties in relation to the project.
* Contribute to the development of the team, including coaching junior colleagues and maintaining updating materials used by the team.
* Assist client teams with all aspects of Risk Transfer projects as necessary (eg help prepare benefit specifications, undertake benefit audit work, GMP equalisation work, data verification work, member communications etc)
* Attend and actively contribute to and lead internal project meetings.
* Take responsibility for delivering on time for specific tasks allocated to you.
* Develop knowledge and keep abreast of changes in regulations, topical issues in the industry and the Firm's products and services.
Essential skills and experience:
* Relevant UK pensions experience, gained in an actuarial advisory team.
* Good communication, organisational and team working skills.
* The ability to manage your own workloads and junior colleagues working to tight deadlines.
* Enjoy working in a client facing role and be comfortable delivering training / presentations and talking to clients and colleagues about complex matters.
* Sufficient technical pensions experience to be able to review a benefit specification and ensure that membership data is consistent with the specification.
* The ability to work on different aspects of multiple projects at the same time.
* Knowledge / experience of bulk annuity transactions and insurance market and the related preparation work required including benefit audits / GMP projects and member communications.
* Understanding of bulk annuities from a contractual and delivery perspective
* Understanding of the tender, quotation, and inception processes for bulk annuity transactions
* Understanding of post buy-in experience and move to buyout and impact on client team.
What we offer you
Well actively support you as you build your career and reward you for doing so. At every level of seniority, we offer:
* A competitive remuneration package, including bonus and profit-sharing payments
* Private health insurance, life insurance and income protection insurance
* 25 days annual leave as standard, increasing with length of service, an extra day at Christmas, plus bank holidays and the option to purchase additional holidays
* A non-contributory pension
* Full training and study support.
We have hybrid working in place for colleagues who prefer home-working for part of the week. Were also flexible on working day arrangements and will happily accommodate a range of personal commitments from day one.
We can only accept and take forward applications from suitably qualified candidates who are able to work in the UK and who do not require sponsorship.
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