Pensions Actuary Specialist

7 days ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom The Actuary Group Full time
About The Actuary Group

The Actuary Group is a leading consulting and broking business that provides expert advice to some of the largest companies in the UK. We are seeking talented and ambitious pensions actuaries to join our team and work with a range of UK-based clients to offer bespoke end-to-end advice about the retirement programs on offer to employees.

Job Summary

We are looking for a skilled Consulting Actuary to help clients define strategy, design retirement plans, manage plan finances, meet regulatory requirements, manage risk, and have a direct impact on their teams' performance and client outcomes. The ideal candidate will have significant experience working with Trustees and/or Corporates on DB pensions with a well-rounded knowledge of the broader UK pensions landscape.

Key Responsibilities
  • Work as a trusted advisor to engage clients effectively on a wide range of complex DB pensions focused projects, leading on day-to-day and long-term strategic advice.
  • Leverage market-leading expertise, scale, brand, and infrastructure to design and facilitate the implementation and delivery of sophisticated pensions actuarial solutions to a range of DB pension scheme clients.
  • Act as a representative and figurehead throughout the pensions industry, providing informed views on current topics and trends affecting clients – tailoring advice as appropriate to reflect these.
  • Lead on BAU workflows, escalation of client queries, delivery of advice/strategy, and be an SME and point of escalation for collaborating departments' team members.
  • Oversee client projects relating to the delivery of strategic advice, that's focused on finding bespoke solutions that meet their needs and exceed their expectations.
  • Drive key business relationships in order to help identify and develop revenue-generating opportunities with new and existing clients.
  • Take responsibility for people management and new business activities, including fee negotiating and setting where required.
  • Act as a mentor to junior members of the team, checking the technical accuracy of their work, delivering training sessions, delegating tasks, as well as completing other management tasks as required. While maintaining your own competency and ongoing professional development.
  • Syndicate and manage internal resources with other critical business functions to deliver advice, standout service, and add value to clients.
Requirements
  • Significant experience working with Trustees and/or Corporates on DB pensions with a well-rounded knowledge of the broader UK pensions landscape.
  • Organisational skills to manage multiple tasks and oversee multiple projects simultaneously, while prioritising workload.
  • A collaborative mindset with the ability to work within a team, support other business functions, and act as a mentor to junior colleagues.
  • Strong technical actuarial fundamentals coupled with demonstrable business acumen.
  • An ability to troubleshoot and think laterally with excellent analytical and problem-solving fundamentals.
  • A strong client focus with the ability to assimilate and then consultatively communicate key concepts and advice to clients.
  • Strong communicator with well-developed written skills and effective listening skills, who is able to clearly articulate complex issues and ideas to clients and colleagues.
  • Strong leadership qualities are essential for the Senior Retirement Actuarial Consultant positions.
  • Proficient in MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. Experience with other actuarial/modelling tools is desirable.
  • Nearly/newly qualified actuary or fully qualified actuary with post-qualification experience (for Senior Consultant and Scheme Actuary positions).
  • A self-starter who is confident working on projects independently and as part of a collaborative team.
About You

We are looking for a talented and ambitious pensions actuary who is passionate about delivering exceptional client service and has a strong desire to learn and grow with our business. If you are a self-starter with a collaborative mindset and a strong client focus, we would love to hear from you.

We offer a fantastic compensation, rewards, and benefits package for ambitious candidates who are ready to up-skill and help support our continued growth at this exciting time. If you are interested in this opportunity, please get in touch with us to discuss further.



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