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Actuarial Apprenticeship - Sept 2025 intake
Location: Birmingham, Leeds, or Reading
Contractual hours: 36.25 hours per week
Basis: Full-time
Region: Multi-location
Date posted: 17/02/2025
Job reference: REQ002793
Job Description
XPS Group is a leading UK consulting and administration business specialising in the pensions and insurance sectors. We are looking to recruit multiple Apprentice Actuarial Analysts to join our team in September 2025. These roles will be based in Birmingham, Leeds, or Reading and will require five days per week attendance for an initial period of 3 months as part of our onboarding and training programme, gradually reducing to a minimum of two days a week in line with our flexible working policy.
The Role
You will be joining our Pensions Technical Team, which exists to provide support to our wider Actuarial Team, focusing on undertaking technical calculations required for a wide range of actuarial work. You will be supported by on-the-job training, resulting in you developing your knowledge and abilities quickly. Additionally, we will support you through the Level 4 Actuarial Technician Apprenticeship in partnership with BPP, a leading global education provider.
Responsibilities include:
* 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.
Your Profile
This is an entry-level role which may suit an A-level school/college leaver or someone looking for a career change. You will have an analytical mindset, a high level of numeracy, and a desire to learn. You will understand the value of building strong relationships with internal teams and have outstanding accuracy with excellent attention to detail.
Essential Criteria:
In line with the eligibility criteria for the apprenticeship, we require candidates to have achieved (or be predicted to achieve) a minimum of grade B at A-level in a mathematically related subject.
What we offer:
* Competitive salary
* Participation in annual discretionary Bonus Scheme
* 25 days holiday plus flexibility to buy or sell holiday
* Flexible Bank holidays
* Pension scheme, matching contribution structure
* Healthcare cash plan
* Flexible Benefits Scheme
* Life Assurance cover, four times basic salary
* XPS Rewards
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Access to a digital GP service
* Paid volunteering day
* Staff referral scheme
What next:
If you feel XPS could be the next step on your career ladder, please apply directly via the links provided. We will consider all applicants and respond swiftly.
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the following requirements:
* Right to Work confirmation
* DBS Disclosure check
* Employment or educational references covering five years
* Satisfactory credit check
We continuously strive to build an inclusive workplace where all forms of diversity are valued.
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