Job Description:

Our client, a UK leading investment and pensions consultancy, are looking to recruit an experienced Actuarial Analyst to join their firmwide Actuarial Technical Team, to be based in either their Glasgow, Edinburgh or London office.

This person will be responsible for checking actuarial calculations and communicating results to team members and members of the client teams, contributing to improving the efficiency of processes as well as developing junior members of the team.

Typical work might include actuarial valuation calculations, funding updates, transfer values, accounting disclosures, risk transfer calculations and GMP equalisation.

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Proven defined benefit actuarial experience.
  This role would also be an option for actuarial students who might be looking to move away from a consultancy role and focus on more technical aspects.


• Support for those sitting the IFoA examinations is available for those who wish to continue sitting these exams.


• Good/advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel


• An understanding of the legislative framework and structure of defined benefit pension schemes, commensurate with the level of experience in pensions actuarial work


• Technical ability to follow, understand and develop processes


• Active team player who can communicate effectively


• Keenness to enhance and refine processes where necessary


• Accurate and organised


• Ability to monitor, prioritise and deliver own workload


• Proactive in raising conflicting demands on time and adaptable in these situations


• Strong written and verbal communication skills


• Logical thinker


• The ability to support and train more junior members of the team

Core Responsibilities:

• Liaison with other technical team members and internal client teams to effectively scope out work and check all necessary data processing, calculation and statutory reporting work for the Company's DB pension scheme clients.
  This will be carried out in line with an agreed process.


• Review scheme information, i.e.
  benefit summary, benefit changes, previous valuation data etc.


• Use Firm's bespoke valuation systems to check actuarial valuations and run individual and global checks on the output.


• Work with the other members of the team and people in the wider business on ad-hoc projects to improve efficiency and develop processes.


• Working with more junior team members and helping to develop their actuarial knowledge and skillsets.


• Take responsibility for maintaining knowledge on relevant industry changes which impact on day-to-day work.


• Flexibility to travel to the other offices on an occasional basis.

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: 15697

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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