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Assistant Manager - Non Life ActuarialKPMG is part of a global network of firms that offers Audit, Tax & Legal, Consulting, Deal Advisory and Technology services. Through the talent of over 16,000 colleagues, we bring our creativity and insight to our clients' most critical challenges. With offices across the UK, we work with everyone from small start-ups and individuals to major multinationals, in virtually every industry imaginable. Our work is often complex, yet our vision is simple: to be the clear choice for our clients, for our people and for the communities we work in.We are seeking additional Assistant Managers to continue to support the length and breadth of actuarial based services, in our core propositions, namely: reserving; capital; and pricing projects, as well as exposure to ad-hoc projects outside of this.The ideal candidate will be able to assist the engagement team on any of our core propositions, namely: reserving, capital, and pricing projects.<ul><li>Calculation of reserves, using different assumptions, by applying a variety of actuarial techniques.</li><li>Ability to review reporting outputs.</li><li>Ability to use existing knowledge of reporting and apply to the UK reporting methodologies, e.g. UK GAAP, IFRS, FCA Returns.</li><li>Assist in completing due diligence in advance of transactions.</li><li>Ability to perform basic actuarial calculations such as loss ratios and IBNR.</li><li>Assisting in the delivery of client engagements, working as part of a project team on client sites.</li><li>Providing technical input to a number of projects.</li><li>Supporting senior management efforts to cultivate and maintain target client relationships, including assisting with proposals and the development of sales materials.</li><li>Drafting reports and presentations.</li><li>Managing projects.</li><li>Working with other KPMG teams and providing technical input.</li><li>The successful candidate may be required to manage small teams.</li><li>As well as project delivery responsibilities, the role involves supporting other aspects of the team's work including sales and marketing, research and development of new services, and knowledge management.</li><li>Maintain a strong record of progress in the actuarial examinations.</li></ul>The Person<ul><li>Nearly qualified Actuary, with significant practical actuarial experience.</li><li>Significant experience of working in a non-life consultancy along with Audit, Validation and stress testing experience would be helpful.</li><li>Experience in reserving a key requirement as well as experience in pricing and capital.</li><li>Experience of preparing benchmarks.</li><li>Experience of working in a financial services firm.</li><li>Experience of working in an emerging market.</li><li>Have a strong network base across UK and emerging markets.</li><li>Strong Excel skills.</li><li>Knowledge of UK regulatory regime for non-life insurers.</li><li>Knowledge of UK reporting methodologies, e.g. UK GAAP, IFRS, PRA Returns.</li><li>Proficient in SAS.</li><li>Knowledge of Solvency II pillars, particularly the quantitative requirements Lloyd's market experience.</li><li>Strong communication skills, both written and oral, and an ability to explain actuarial concepts to non-actuaries.</li><li>A broad knowledge of non-life insurance products.</li><li>Flexible and enjoy working on a wide range of projects.</li></ul>

This is an exciting opportunity to work within a fast growing general insurance team that is working across many different types of work and exposed to a variety of clients. The candidate will be working as a leader, within the team supporting both on development of opportunities in the market and development of more junior resource in team, whilst being integral to high quality deliverables to our clients.Roles & Responsibilities<ul><li>Leading client engagement teams and in some instances working as part of a multi-disciplinary team</li><li>Providing a high quality advisory service to our clients</li><li>Building and maintaining strong relationships with both new and existing clients as well as within KPMG</li><li>Reserving for clients in the Lloyd's / London Market, including for Lloyd's Statements of Actuarial Opinion and Solvency II Technical Provisions</li><li>Winning new business through marketing and sales activities</li><li>Creation and contribution to high quality thought leadership through written publications, training events, client seminars and conferences</li><li>Contributing to the development of new products and services</li><li>Sharing knowledge and experience and contributing to the development of the team</li><li>Marketing and raising the profile of KPMG</li><li>A willingness to undertake travel will be required on occasion</li></ul>The PersonQualifications and SkillsThe successful candidate is expected to have experience of working in an Actuarial function or be a qualified actuaryExperience/Knowledge<ul><li>Significant Lloyd's / London Market reserving or pricing experience</li><li>Knowledge of the workings of the Lloyd's market will be advantageous</li><li>The capability to manage concurrent engagements and play a part in shaping and implementing KPMG's tailored solutions</li><li>The ability to develop productive relationships that bring in business</li><li>Strong technical and communication skills (both written and oral) and the ability to deal with clients and senior personnel from day one</li><li>Flexibility and an enjoyment of working on challenging projects, and interacting with teams from other business groups</li><li>Strong project and people management skills, and an ability to structure task allocations around critical goals</li><li>Strong coaching skills to develop the capabilities of junior team members</li><li>Experience gained within either a consultancy or company environment are both equally advantageous</li><li>Curiosity and flexibility to new approaches</li><li>Consulting experience</li><li>Market exposure</li></ul>

KPMG's Actuarial and Insurance Risk practice provides a broad range of Actuarial services, including transactions support, capital management, modelling, Solvency II, IFRS, finance transformation, financial reporting, restructuring, reserving and audit support. We work together with other KPMG technical and sector specialists to help insurance clients prepare for the future.We also assist insurance company clients with their risk management organization, dealing with regulatory investigations, managing risks, and implementing effective solutions. Our professionals cover several sub-segments, with frequent collaboration with other Risk Consulting services including Market, Credit and Operational Risk, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) and Internal Audit, Risk and Compliance Services (IARCS).Role and Responsibilities:<ul><li>Assisting in the delivery of a wide range of client engagements, working as part of a project team on client sites.</li><li>Providing technical input to a number of projects.</li><li>Supporting senior management efforts to cultivate and maintain target client relationships, including assisting with proposals and the development of sales materials.</li><li>Drafting reports and presentations.</li><li>Working with other KPMG teams and providing technical input.</li><li>The successful candidate may be required to manage small teams.</li><li>As well as project delivery responsibilities, the role involves supporting other aspects of the team's work including sales and marketing, research and development of new services, and knowledge management.</li><li>Maintain a strong record of progress in the actuarial examinations.</li></ul>Qualifications and Skills:<ul><li>Part-qualified Actuary making strong exam progress (on track to qualify) with practical actuarial experience.</li></ul>Experience and Background:<ul><li>Previous experience of working in the life assurance industry or life consultancy is essential.</li><li>Strong Excel skills and VBA skills is a requirement.</li><li>Detailed knowledge of UK regulatory regime for life insurers.</li><li>Knowledge of Economic Capital and experience of modelling capital projects.</li><li>Detailed knowledge of UK reporting methodologies, e.g. UK GAAP, IFRS, FSA Returns.</li><li>Knowledge of overseas reporting methodologies (e.g. USGAAP) an advantage.</li><li>Knowledge of Market Consistent Embedded Value techniques is a requirement.</li><li>Modelling skills (e.g. Prophet, MoSes, VBA) is essential.</li><li>Strong communication skills, both written and oral, and an ability to explain actuarial concepts to non-actuaries.</li><li>A broad knowledge of life assurance products and knowledge of with-profits products is essential.</li><li>Must be flexible and enjoy working on a wide range of projects.</li></ul>

KPMG's Pensions Centre of Excellence (PCoE) is an exciting initiative which was established to standardise the audits of defined benefit pension plan balances, driving consistency and ensuring delivery of high-quality audits. We are now looking for talented and experienced Assistant Managers to join our Actuarial Specialists team.You will be responsible for delivering high quality specialist actuarial pensions support to KPMG Audit in relation to defined benefit pension schemes sponsored by KPMG audited entities. This covers the full process, from planning through execution, review and to conclusion, across a broad portfolio of entities. You will be a key contact with the audit assist team within the PCoE as well as the central KPMG audit team, with responsibility for maintaining the day-to-day relationship with them and ensuring delivery to agreed timescales.You'll also work with actuarial specialists across all of KPMG's UK offices, our offshore team who assist with delivery of work, external experts, and audit entity pension teams. You will have responsibility for supervising junior team members (based in the UK and offshore locations), providing coaching and developmental support to assist them in the delivery of engagements.Description of the Role<ul><li>Acting as key contact with the central audit team, with responsibility for collating relevant pensions information from audited entities and their advisers, raising queries and reviewing responses.</li><li>Running checks to assess reasonableness of actuarial assumptions and accounting results, using KPMG developed tools.</li><li>Drafting and initial reviewing of reporting, with sign-off at senior level.</li><li>Assisting in running audited entity engagement teams to deliver audit cases (from initial scoping with central audit team to final delivery of audit reporting) and contributing to the overall success of the team.</li><li>Developing specialist technical knowledge and contributing to research and knowledge sharing in one or a number of key areas (e.g., technical accounting support, audit tools and procedures, yield curves, longevity, valuation of longevity swaps, valuation of annuity policies, public sector, US GAAP, valuation of asset backed funding interests).</li><li>Developing a detailed understanding of KPMG's audit procedures and ensuring procedures are followed accurately.</li><li>Maintaining regular, open and honest communication whilst working together with the lead audit team and the audit entity.</li><li>Directing and overseeing the work of junior team members, including reviewing their audit work, and providing coaching and mentoring support.</li></ul>Role DimensionsTechnical core competencies required for the role<ul><li>Technical knowledge: Understands relevant technical accounting and financial reporting standards, regulations and accounting literature. Exhibits and stays current on appropriate industry and specialised knowledge, and leverages KPMG methodologies.</li><li>Technology skills: Uses firm-approved audit tools and innovative technology solutions to increase audit quality, productivity and data insights.</li><li>Professional scepticism and issue identification: Applies professional scepticism, objectivity and independence to identify and support resolution of potential audit issues.</li><li>Documentation: Completes audit documentation demonstrating an unwavering focus on audit quality.</li></ul>People & Culture<ul><li>Embrace and embed our culture ambition of high challenge, high support which is grounded in Our Values.</li><li>Operate with a curious and sceptical mindset ensuring that this is embedded in your everyday work.</li><li>Actively lead and embed a coaching cultureto get the best out of others in an environment where everyone in the team feels empowered to speak up or challenge where appropriate.</li><li>Be accountable, professional and act in the public interest, working for the benefit of shareholders of audited entities and wider society.</li><li>Be inclusive and embrace the opportunity to work with other teams within Audit and across the firm in an integrated way. Have a sense of community, purpose and fun.</li></ul>The PersonExperience and Knowledge Requirements<ul><li>Experience of working in pensions accounting and / or audit at either an employee benefit consultancy or other Big 4 firm. (E)</li><li>Basic knowledge of defined benefit pension scheme valuations, roll forward methodologies and actuarial techniques. (E)</li><li>Good technical understanding of pensions liability calculations. (E)</li><li>Understanding of the wider UK pensions landscape, the FRC audit environment and the issues facing our stakeholders. (D)</li><li>Experience of one or more of the following specialist knowledge areas (and desire to develop further specialist technical knowledge and contribute to research and knowledge sharing): (D)
 <ul><li>technical accounting support</li><li>audit tools and procedures</li><li>yield curves</li><li>longevity</li><li>valuation of longevity swaps and annuity policies</li><li>public sector pension schemes</li><li>US GAAP</li><li>valuation of asset backed funding interests</li></ul></li><li>Experience of managing teams, coaching and mentoring junior staff. (D)</li><li>Proven track record of managing and delivering high quality projects. (D)</li><li>IT literate with sound knowledge and experience of MS Office tools (Excel, PowerPoint and Word). (E)</li></ul>Behavioural Attributes and Skills<ul><li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to communicate complex matters in a clear and compelling manner.</li><li>Highly effective stakeholder management and relationship building skills; credible and confident with stakeholders at all levels.</li><li>Strong organisational and time management skills; able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with conflicting priorities and deadlines.</li><li>Self-driven and resilient; able to thrive in a high-pressure environment.</li><li>Effective problem solver; makes pragmatic and logical decisions, drawing on own and others' technical expertise to provide high quality solutions.</li><li>Strong analytical and numerical skills; able to analyse and interpret complex technical statistical information, with a focus on quality, attention to details and accuracy in calculations.</li><li>Effective team working skills; works collaboratively with others towards shared goals.</li></ul>Qualifications<ul><li>Part qualified actuary having passed at least 5 of the FIA exams (or equivalent). (D)</li></ul>E - Essential, D - Desirable

KPMG's Pensions Centre of Excellence (PCoE) is an exciting initiative which was established to standardise the audits of defined benefit pension plan balances, driving consistency and ensuring delivery of high-quality audits. We are now looking for talented and experienced Assistant Managers to join our Actuarial Specialists team. You will be responsible for delivering high quality specialist actuarial pensions support to KPMG Audit in relation to defined benefit pension schemes sponsored by KPMG audited entities. This covers the full process, from planning through execution, review and to conclusion, across a broad portfolio of entities.You will be a key contact with the audit assist team within the PCoE as well as the central KPMG audit team, with responsibility for maintaining the day-to-day relationship with them and ensuring delivery to agreed timescales. You'll also work with actuarial specialists across all of KPMG's UK offices, our offshore team who assist with delivery of work, external experts, and audit entity pension teams.You will have responsibility for supervising junior team members (based in the UK and offshore locations), providing coaching and developmental support to assist them in the delivery of engagements.Description of the Role<ul><li>Acting as key contact with the central audit team, with responsibility for collating relevant pensions information from audited entities and their advisers, raising queries and reviewing responses.</li><li>Running checks to assess reasonableness of actuarial assumptions and accounting results, using KPMG developed tools.</li><li>Drafting and initial reviewing of reporting, with sign-off at senior level.</li><li>Assisting in running audited entity engagement teams to deliver audit cases (from initial scoping with central audit team to final delivery of audit reporting) and contributing to the overall success of the team.</li><li>Developing specialist technical knowledge and contributing to research and knowledge sharing in one or a number of key areas (e.g., technical accounting support, audit tools and procedures, yield curves, longevity, valuation of longevity swaps, valuation of annuity policies, public sector, US GAAP, valuation of asset backed funding interests).</li><li>Developing a detailed understanding of KPMG's audit procedures and ensuring procedures are followed accurately.</li><li>Maintaining regular, open and honest communication whilst working together with the lead audit team and the audit entity.</li><li>Directing and overseeing the work of junior team members, including reviewing their audit work, and providing coaching and mentoring support.</li></ul>Role DimensionsTechnical core competencies required for the role<ul><li>Technical knowledge: Understands relevant technical accounting and financial reporting standards, regulations and accounting literature. Exhibits and stays current on appropriate industry and specialised knowledge, and leverages KPMG methodologies.</li><li>Technology skills: Uses firm-approved audit tools and innovative technology solutions to increase audit quality, productivity and data insights.</li><li>Professional scepticism and issue identification: Applies professional scepticism, objectivity and independence to identify and support resolution of potential audit issues.</li><li>Documentation: Completes audit documentation demonstrating an unwavering focus on audit quality.</li></ul>People & Culture<ul><li>Embrace and embed our culture ambition of high challenge, high support which is grounded in Our Values.</li><li>Operate with a curious and sceptical mindset ensuring that this is embedded in your everyday work.</li><li>Actively lead and embed a coaching culture to get the best out of others in an environment where everyone in the team feels empowered to speak up or challenge where appropriate.</li><li>Be accountable, professional and act in the public interest, working for the benefit of shareholders of audited entities and wider society.</li><li>Be inclusive and embrace the opportunity to work with other teams within Audit and across the firm in an integrated way. Have a sense of community, purpose and fun.</li></ul>The PersonExperience and Knowledge Requirements<ul><li>Experience of working in pensions accounting and / or audit at either an employee benefit consultancy or other Big 4 firm. (E)</li><li>Basic knowledge of defined benefit pension scheme valuations, roll forward methodologies and actuarial techniques. (E)</li><li>Good technical understanding of pensions liability calculations. (E)</li><li>Understanding of the wider UK pensions landscape, the FRC audit environment and the issues facing our stakeholders. (D)</li><li>Experience of one or more of the following specialist knowledge areas (and desire to develop further specialist technical knowledge and contribute to research and knowledge sharing): (D)</li><ul><li>technical accounting support</li><li>audit tools and procedures</li><li>yield curves</li><li>longevity</li><li>valuation of longevity swaps and annuity policies</li><li>public sector pension schemes</li><li>US GAAP</li><li>valuation of asset backed funding interests</li></ul><li>Experience of managing teams, coaching and mentoring junior staff. (D)</li><li>Proven track record of managing and delivering high quality projects. (D)</li><li>IT literate with sound knowledge and experience of MS Office tools (Excel, PowerPoint and Word). (E)</li></ul>Behavioural Attributes and Skills<ul><li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to communicate complex matters in a clear and compelling manner.</li><li>Highly effective stakeholder management and relationship building skills; credible and confident with stakeholders at all levels.</li><li>Strong organisational and time management skills; able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with conflicting priorities and deadlines.</li><li>Self-driven and resilient; able to thrive in a high-pressure environment.</li><li>Effective problem solver; makes pragmatic and logical decisions, drawing on own and others' technical expertise to provide high quality solutions.</li><li>Strong analytical and numerical skills; able to analyse and interpret complex technical statistical information, with a focus on quality, attention to details and accuracy in calculations.</li><li>Effective team working skills; works collaboratively with others towards shared goals.</li></ul>Qualifications<ul><li>Part qualified actuary having passed at least 5 of the FIA exams (or equivalent). (D)</li></ul>E - Essential, D - Desirable

KPMG's Actuarial and Insurance Risk practice provides a broad range of Actuarial services, including transactions support, capital management, modelling, Solvency II, IFRS, finance transformation, financial reporting, restructuring, reserving and audit support. We work together with other KPMG technical and sector specialists to help insurance clients prepare for the future.We also assist insurance company clients with their risk management organization, dealing with regulatory investigations, managing risks, and implementing effective solutions. Our professionals cover several sub-segments, with frequent collaboration with other Risk Consulting services including Market, Credit and Operational Risk, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) and Internal Audit, Risk and Compliance Services (IARCS).Role and Responsibilities:<ul><li>Assisting in the delivery of a wide range of client engagements, working as part of a project team on client sites.</li><li>Providing technical input to a number of projects.</li><li>Supporting senior management efforts to cultivate and maintain target client relationships, including assisting with proposals and the development of sales materials.</li><li>Drafting reports and presentations.</li><li>Working with other KPMG teams and providing technical input.</li><li>The successful candidate may be required to manage small teams.</li><li>As well as project delivery responsibilities, the role involves supporting other aspects of the team's work including sales and marketing, research and development of new services, and knowledge management.</li><li>Maintain a strong record of progress in the actuarial examinations.</li></ul>Qualifications and Skills:<ul><li>Part-qualified actuary making strong exam progress (on track to qualify) with practical actuarial experience.</li></ul>Experience and Background:<ul><li>Previous experience of working in the life assurance industry or life consultancy is essential.</li><li>Strong Excel skills and VBA skills is a requirement.</li><li>Detailed knowledge of UK regulatory regime for life insurers.</li><li>Knowledge of Economic Capital and experience of modelling capital projects.</li><li>Detailed knowledge of UK reporting methodologies, e.g. UK GAAP, IFRS, FSA Returns.</li><li>Knowledge of overseas reporting methodologies (e.g. USGAAP) an advantage.</li><li>Knowledge of Market Consistent Embedded Value techniques is a requirement.</li><li>Modelling skills (e.g. Prophet, MoSes, VBA) is essential.</li><li>Strong communication skills, both written and oral, and an ability to explain actuarial concepts to non-actuaries.</li><li>A broad knowledge of life assurance products and knowledge of with-profits products is essential.</li><li>Must be flexible and enjoy working on a wide range of projects.</li></ul>

KPMG is part of a global network of firms that offers Audit, Tax & Legal, Consulting, Deal Advisory and Technology services. Through the talent of over 16,000 colleagues, we bring our creativity and insight to our clients' most critical challenges.With offices across the UK, we work with everyone from small start-ups and individuals to major multinationals, in virtually every industry imaginable. Our work is often complex, yet our vision is simple: to be the clear choice for our clients, for our people and for the communities we work in.We are seeking additional Assistant Managers to continue to support the length and breadth of actuarial based services, in our core propositions, namely: reserving; capital; and pricing projects, as well as exposure to ad-hoc projects outside of this.ResponsibilitiesThe ideal candidate will be able to assist the engagement team on any of our core propositions, namely: reserving, capital, and pricing projects.<ul><li>Calculation of reserves, using different assumptions, by applying a variety of actuarial techniques.</li><li>Ability to review reporting outputs.</li><li>Ability to use existing knowledge of reporting and apply to the UK reporting methodologies, e.g. UK GAAP, IFRS, FCA Returns.</li><li>Assist in completing due diligence in advance of transactions.</li><li>Ability to perform basic actuarial calculations such as loss ratios and IBNR.</li><li>Assisting in the delivery of client engagements, working as part of a project team on client sites.</li><li>Providing technical input to a number of projects.</li><li>Supporting senior management efforts to cultivate and maintain target client relationships, including assisting with proposals and the development of sales materials.</li><li>Drafting reports and presentations.</li><li>Managing projects.</li><li>Working with other KPMG teams and providing technical input.</li><li>The successful candidate may be required to manage small teams.</li><li>As well as project delivery responsibilities, the role involves supporting other aspects of the team's work including sales and marketing, research and development of new services, and knowledge management.</li><li>Maintain a strong record of progress in the actuarial examinations.</li></ul>The Person<ul><li>Nearly qualified Actuary, with significant practical actuarial experience.</li><li>Significant experience of working in a non-life consultancy along with Audit, Validation and stress testing experience would be helpful.</li><li>Experience in reserving a key requirement as well as experience in pricing and capital.</li><li>Experience of preparing benchmarks.</li><li>Experience of working in a financial services firm.</li><li>Experience of working in an emerging market.</li><li>Have a strong network base across UK and emerging markets.</li><li>Strong Excel skills.</li><li>Knowledge of UK regulatory regime for non-life insurers.</li><li>Knowledge of UK reporting methodologies, e.g. UK GAAP, IFRS, PRA Returns.</li><li>Proficient in SAS.</li><li>Knowledge of Solvency II pillars, particularly the quantitative requirements Lloyd's market experience.</li><li>Strong communication skills, both written and oral, and an ability to explain actuarial concepts to non-actuaries.</li><li>A broad knowledge of non-life insurance products.</li><li>Flexible and enjoy working on a wide range of projects.</li></ul>

Connect to your IndustryJoin Deloitte's leading Actuarial Insurance practice and apply your skills in projects reaching beyond traditional actuarial boundaries. You'll work with colleagues and clients in Audit, Tax, Consulting and Financial Advisory - exposing you to cutting edge actuarial work in a strategic, consulting and transactional context. Here you'll develop an impressive range of commercial consulting skills that will increase your career options and opportunities markets.Our Life practice is divided into two teams:<ul><li>Our advisory and core actuarial team - using your actuarial skills in a commercial way for the benefit of our clients. You will be involved in a diverse range of projects including Mergers &amp; Acquisitions, Capital Optimization, financial reporting, with-profits work and audit work drawing on a mix of technical skills, regulatory knowledge and effective communication skills. You will also be involved in the identification and development of new propositions to help our clients respond to market trends and effectively execute their strategies.</li><li>Actuarial transformation team - helping our clients adapt their Finance and Actuarial functions to new technologies, new regulations and cost pressures. You will lead actuarial elements of our largest client’s Finance and Actuarial transformation programmes, including implementation of IFRS 17, and develop new propositions to take to our clients.</li></ul>Connect to your career at DeloitteDeloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, that covers audit, risk advisory, and consulting services across tax, legal, business, technology and corporate finance, we help our clients become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more.What brings us all together at Deloitte? It’s how we approach the thousands of decisions we make every day. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, wherever we are in the world, we lead the way, serve with integrity, take care of each other, foster inclusion, and collaborate for measurable impact. These five shared values lead every decision we make and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it matters most.Connect to your opportunity<ul><li>Actively contributing to a wide range of client projects of a technical actuarial nature;</li><li>Managing small teams of junior actuarial trainees as part of a larger project, including performance management;</li><li>Having extensive client contact, including dealing with queries, attending meetings with support and working on client sites;</li><li>Contributing to business development, for example assistant with client proposals.</li></ul>Our practice has both breadth and technical depth which is increasingly important in an ever changing regulatory landscape. You can expect to be involved in a wide variety of assignments.The key services that you could be involved in include:<ul><li>Solvency II;</li><li>Finance Transformation;</li><li>Mergers &amp; Acquisitions;</li><li>Capital Management;</li><li>Reserving;</li><li>Actuarial modelling;</li><li>Embedded value;</li><li>Audit;</li><li>IFRS</li></ul>Connect to your skills and professional experienceEssential<ul><li>Good knowledge of the life industry</li><li>The ability to apply your knowledge in practical and commercial situations;</li><li>Experience of at least one of our key services listed above;</li><li>A solid academic track record and good progress towards a recognised actuarial qualification;</li></ul>Desirable<ul><li>Ideally a degree in Actuarial Science or a quantitative subject</li></ul>Connect to your service line - ConsultingDistinctive thinking, deep expertise, and collaborative working. That’s what connects us. That’s what makes us Deloitte. If you want to help solve some of the biggest challenges around, join us. Together, we’ll make an impact that matters.Personal independenceRegulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints. This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm. The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process.Connect with your colleagues“The great culture, flexibility, and range of experiences that Deloitte offers is what sets this firm apart. In Human Capital, Deloitte is far ahead of any of our immediate competitors.”-Sophia, ConsultingConnect to your agile working optionsLocation: The home office of this role is EdinburghYour Work, Your Way: We call our hybrid working vision Deloitte Works. And it does. We trust you to make the right choices around where, when and how you work. You’ll be able to make decisions about how you work best, to be collaborative, learn from colleagues, share your experiences, build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Having great conversations with your team and your leadership paves the way for great collaborative ways of workingYou’ll be joining one of our innovative virtual communities. Which means you can be based in any of our offices and we will do our best to accommodate. You’ll have the flexibility to work from home or a client site as required. You’ll also have access to a number of local collaboration spaces where you can meet with colleagues when needed to support your role. Our hybrid-working model enables our people to collaborate, connect and innovate in both a virtual and physical capacity.You’ll have all the support you need to succeed, including robust tech and home workstation set-up guidance, as well as access to a variety of flexible working spaces and all sorts of social activities for you to join. We’re continually innovating our working practices too, so you can expect to see new and exciting technology developments coming soon.The future of work is evolving fast and we’re already leading the way, by enabling flexibility for our people, and making it easy for us all to connect and collaborate.Connect to your return to work opportunityAre you looking to return to the workplace after an extended career break?For this role we can offer coaching and support designed for returners to refresh your knowledge and skills, and help your transition back into the workplace after a career break of two years or more. If this is relevant for you, just let your recruiter know when you make your application.Our commitment to youMaking an impact is more than just what we do: it’s why we’re here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we’re nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we’ll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it’s only when you’re comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.Your expertise is our capability, so we’ll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it’s from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you’ll learn every day. Through world-class development, you’ll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you’ll learn how to lead.Connect to your next stepA career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you’ll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You’ll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you’ll never stop growing, whatever your level.

We are looking for individuals with excellent pensions consulting skills, strong technical skills, a commercial outlook and an entrepreneurial mindset. The role can be based in any one of our London, Leeds, Bristol, Reading, Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh or Glasgow offices.Role and Responsibilities:<ul><li>Provide support in the provision of pensions advice to corporate and trustee clients.</li><li>Produce high quality deliverables addressing key client issues.</li><li>Check work produced by junior colleagues, ensuring it is technically excellent.</li><li>Attend client meetings and help deliver advice.</li><li>Take responsibility for and manage small projects.</li><li>Manage your own time and that of reports effectively to consistently meet all deadlines.</li><li>Regularly monitor all aspects of risk compliance.</li><li>Show awareness of commercial issues and identify potential opportunities for clients.</li></ul>Professional Qualifications:<ul><li>Studying for the FIA actuarial exams and making good progress.</li></ul>Experience and Competencies:<ul><li>Good understanding of the UK pensions landscape and issues facing clients.</li><li>Organised and able prioritise your own tasks and manage small projects and teams.</li><li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills.</li><li>The ability to work effectively in a team.</li><li>Consistently able to work at a high level of intensity whilst maintaining a professional and positive approach.</li><li>Proactive and commercial approach.</li><li>Contributes to the development of others.</li><li>Strong IT skills, especially Microsoft Excel.</li></ul>Demonstrated Commitment to our Core Purpose:<ul><li>Power in Partnership:We work in partnership with our clients &amp; each other – building open and trusted relationships. Working together allows us to deliver the best for our clients.</li><li>Future Focus:We want to push our industry forward by solving problems in better ways that benefit both our clients &amp; society.</li><li>Strength in Difference:We work with diverse perspectives to find better solutions. Working with differences makes us stronger.</li><li>People First:We recognise that pensions is a people business. People are the source of Isio’s expertise and it is people’s lives that we affect through our advice.</li></ul>About UsIsio provides full-service pensions consultancy from actuarial expertise through to investment advice and third-party administration, as well as advising clients on providing the best possible reward and benefits packages for members. Following the acquisition of Premier in January 2022, now is an exciting time to join us as we broaden our offering. You will play a key role in driving forward Isio into the future.We’re a People First business, so we want to make sure that you are supported to reach your goals, whatever they may be. We’ll support you with studying, be flexible around family life and enable you to give back to the community through paid volunteering days.We aim to create an environment where you can succeed in a role which makes the most of your existing skills and develops new ones.We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion – bringing your whole self to work every day. We have hubs across the UK and many of our roles are flexible in location to help create a work-life balance that works for you.

About UsWithout careful consideration today, tomorrow’s pensions don’t exist.That’s where Isio comes in, giving our clients the advice and support they need to deliver better outcomes and financial wellbeing for their members in the decades to come.Isio provides full-service pensions consultancy from actuarial expertise through to investment advice and third-party administration, as well as advising clients on providing the best possible reward and benefits packages for members. Following the acquisition of Premier in January 2022, now is an exciting time to join us as we broaden our offering. You will play a key role in driving forward Isio into the future.We’re a People First business, so we want to make sure that you are supported to reach your goals, whatever they may be. We’ll support you with studying, be flexible around family life and enable you to give back to the community through paid volunteering days.We aim to create an environment where you can succeed in a role which makes the most of your existing skills and develops new ones.We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion – bringing your whole self to work every day. We have hubs across the UK and many of our roles are flexible in location to help create a work-life balance that works for you.Part-Qualified ActuaryWe are looking for individuals with excellent pensions consulting skills, strong technical skills, a commercial outlook and an entrepreneurial mindset. The role can be based in any one of our London, Leeds, Bristol, Reading, Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh or Glasgow offices.Role and Responsibilities:<ul><li>Provide support in the provision of pensions advice to corporate and trustee clients.</li><li>Produce high quality deliverables addressing key client issues.</li><li>Check work produced by junior colleagues, ensuring it is technically excellent.</li><li>Attend client meetings and help deliver advice.</li><li>Take responsibility for and manage small projects.</li><li>Manage your own time and that of reports effectively to consistently meet all deadlines.</li><li>Regularly monitor all aspects of risk compliance.</li><li>Show awareness of commercial issues and identify potential opportunities for clients.</li></ul>Professional Qualifications:<ul><li>Studying for the FIA actuarial exams and making good progress.</li></ul>Experience and Competencies:<ul><li>Good understanding of the UK pensions landscape and issues facing clients.</li><li>Organised and able prioritise your own tasks and manage small projects and teams.</li><li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills.</li><li>The ability to work effectively in a team.</li><li>Consistently able to work at a high level of intensity whilst maintaining a professional and positive approach.</li><li>Proactive and commercial approach.</li><li>Contributes to the development of others.</li><li>Strong IT skills, especially Microsoft Excel.</li></ul>Demonstrated Commitment to our Core Purpose:Power in Partnership:We work in partnership with our clients &amp; each other – building open and trusted relationships. Working together allows us to deliver the best for our clients.Future Focus:We want to push our industry forward by solving problems in better ways that benefit both our clients &amp; society.Strength in Difference:We work with diverse perspectives to find better solutions. Working with differences makes us stronger.People First:We recognise that pensions is a people business. People are the source of Isio’s expertise and it is people’s lives that we affect through our advice.

Our Investment Advisory team offers full investment consulting services to trustees and sponsors of pension schemes across both defined benefit and defined contribution markets. Within this team, Isio has one of the longest track records of providing independent oversight and research of fiduciary managers in the UK. This role combines both a client-facing consultant role and specialist investment research role.We are looking for an individual with a drive to work within our fiduciary oversight team. This would be complemented by a strong interpersonal and communication skills, alongside strong technical and analytical skills, supported by a commercial outlook.Role Requirements<ul><li>Providing support in the provision of fiduciary investment advice to our clients. This includes monitoring fiduciary manager performance and actions, helping clients select and retender fiduciary managers, and conducting reviews of fiduciary manager funds &amp; products.</li><li>Undertaking fiduciary manager and market research, including:<ul><li>Assisting with production of our annual Fiduciary Management Survey, due diligence meetings, fiduciary manager calls, and our fiduciary manager conferences.</li><li>Developing a strong understanding of the different fiduciary managers and approaches (for example, asset classes, liability hedging, fund manager selection, and Environmental, Social, and Governance approaches).</li></ul></li><li>Attending client meetings with other members of the team and contributing to the delivery of advice where appropriate.</li><li>Taking responsibility for checking the work of more junior members in the team and drafting reports.</li><li>Acting as a key point of contact for a range of trustee, corporate, and other institutional clients.</li><li>Proactively supporting a wealth of new business activities including production of tender submissions.</li><li>Contributing to a culture of innovation, commitment, and enthusiasm as part of a market leading team</li></ul>Experience and Competencies Required<ul><li>Working towards the Actuarial or CFA exams, or qualified.</li><li>Enthusiastic and proactive.</li><li>Strong analytical and organisational skills.</li><li>The ability to take on a high level of responsibility.</li><li>Excellent communication skills.</li><li>The ability to work effectively and collaboratively in a team.</li><li>Willingness to manage clients, build strong relationships and assist with new business opportunities.</li><li>Previous investment consulting experience.</li><li>Advantageous to have worked at a fiduciary manager, or in a role that performs fiduciary manager oversight or research.</li></ul>We welcome applicants with a variety of different experiences and viewpoints to join our diverse and thriving team.About UsWithout careful consideration today, tomorrow’s pensions don’t exist. That’s where Isio comes in, giving our clients the advice and support they need to deliver better outcomes and financial wellbeing for their members in the decades to come.Isio provides full-service pensions consultancy from actuarial expertise through to investment advice and third-party administration, as well as advising clients on providing the best possible reward and benefits packages for members. Following the acquisition of Premier in January 2022, now is an exciting time to join us as we broaden our offering. You will play a key role in driving forward Isio into the future.We’re a People First business, so we want to make sure that you are supported to reach your goals, whatever they may be. We’ll support you with studying, be flexible around family life and enable you to give back to the community through paid volunteering days.We aim to create an environment where you can succeed in a role which makes the most of your existing skills and develops new ones.We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion – bringing your whole self to work every day. We have hubs across the UK and many of our roles are flexible in location to help create a work-life balance that works for you.

We are looking for an individual with enthusiasm and interest in Liability Driven Investment (LDI) to join as a specialist within our Investment team. The role is focussed on helping pension schemes manage risk using LDI asset strategies. Depending on your interests and experience, the role has flexibility to split your time across LDI solution structuring and investment consulting.Role and Responsibilities<ul><li>Demonstrate knowledge of UK pension scheme liabilities and appropriate ways to hedge the risks inherent in these types of liabilities using different hedging assets and instruments</li><li>Design and critically evaluate different hedging solutions</li><li>Work with investment managers to implement LDI solutions and changes to clients’ portfolios</li><li>Oversee junior members of the team to help them deliver projects</li></ul>Experience and Competencies Required<ul><li>Experience in designing and implementing liability hedging portfolios</li><li>Strong technical LDI knowledge and modelling skills</li><li>Working towards the Actuarial or CFA exams, or qualified</li><li>2-6 years of experience in financial services, ideally in an investment consultancy or fund management environment</li><li>Commercial outlook and internal drive</li><li>Ability to work effectively in a team</li><li>Ability to deliver multiple workstreams to tight deadlines</li><li>Excellent communication skills including strong presentation skills</li><li>An understanding of the asset management industry </li><li>Proactive approach</li></ul>About UsWithout careful consideration today, tomorrow’s pensions don’t exist. That’s where Isio comes in, giving our clients the advice and support they need to deliver better outcomes and financial wellbeing for their members in the decades to come.Isio provides full-service pensions consultancy from actuarial expertise through to investment advice and third-party administration, as well as advising clients on providing the best possible reward and benefits packages for members. Following the acquisition of Premier in January 2022, now is an exciting time to join us as we broaden our offering. You will play a key role in driving forward Isio into the future.We’re a People First business, so we want to make sure that you are supported to reach your goals, whatever they may be. We’ll support you with studying, be flexible around family life and enable you to give back to the community through paid volunteering days.We aim to create an environment where you can succeed in a role which makes the most of your existing skills and develops new ones.We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion – bringing your whole self to work every day. We have hubs across the UK and many of our roles are flexible in location to help create a work-life balance that works for you.

Our Investment Advisory team is an area of rapid growth within our Pensions Practice. Providing invaluable services to pensions, trustee, corporate and wealth management clients, we advise on a diverse range of investment-related subjects, including asset allocation, financial risk management and fund manager selection. The Investment Advisory team is focused on delivering proactive and strategic advice through the production of insightful, independent investment research.<ul><li>Risk Management – analysing a client’s financial risks and making recommendations on how to hedge them.</li><li>Capital Markets Views – assessing investment opportunities for our clients’ portfolios.</li><li>Fund Manager Selection – helping clients to pick high quality fund managers.</li><li>Implementation and Transition Management – helping clients to implement our advice in the most efficient way.</li><li>Fiduciary Management – advising clients on selecting, implementing and monitoring a fiduciary manager.</li></ul>Role Responsibilities<ul><li>Working in a client team to assist in the delivery of client advice, ranging from the appropriate investment strategy, to implementation of the chosen strategy.</li><li>Setting-up up our asset liability and allocation models to better understand the client’s range of potential future outcomes.</li></ul><ul><li>Preparing and presenting investment monitoring reports to our clients.</li></ul><ul><li>Asset class research; evaluating investment cases and current market pricing for asset classes – from traditional equities to alternatives such as direct lending.</li></ul><ul><li>Researching fund managers and fiduciary managers.</li></ul><ul><li>Presenting your investment analysis and recommendations to the rest of the team and to clients.</li></ul>Experience and Competencies Required<ul><li>Minimum 2:1 degree from a numerate or science-based subject e.g. mathematics, engineering, chemistry, physics, economics, finance, statistics or actuarial science.</li><li>Applicants are expected to be studying towards Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) or for the actuarial (IFoA) exams.</li><li>Strong analytical skills, including extensive modelling / VBA skills.</li><li>Previous experience as an investment consultant or analyst.</li><li>The ability to take on a high level of responsibility.</li><li>Excellent communication skills.</li><li>The ability to work effectively in a team.</li><li>Strong relationship building skills.</li><li>An appetite for innovative thinking on strategy development.</li></ul>About UsWithout careful consideration today, tomorrow’s pensions don’t exist. That’s where Isio comes in, giving our clients the advice and support they need to deliver better outcomes and financial wellbeing for their members in the decades to come.Isio provides full-service pensions consultancy from actuarial expertise through to investment advice and third-party administration, as well as advising clients on providing the best possible reward and benefits packages for members. Following the acquisition of Premier in January 2022, now is an exciting time to join us as we broaden our offering. You will play a key role in driving forward Isio into the future.We’re a People First business, so we want to make sure that you are supported to reach your goals, whatever they may be. We’ll support you with studying, be flexible around family life and enable you to give back to the community through paid volunteering days.We aim to create an environment where you can succeed in a role which makes the most of your existing skills and develops new ones.We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion – bringing your whole self to work every day. We have hubs across the UK and many of our roles are flexible in location to help create a work-life balance that works for you.

<ul><li>£40-£55k depending on experience, plus bonus and profit-share.</li><li>Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship.</li></ul>Do you want to broaden your actuarial experience before you qualify?<ul><li>Are you an actuarial student with one to three years’ experience and strong progress through the exams?</li><li>Are you looking for more variety in your role, exposure to different sectors, or a stronger focus on developing technical skills key to actuarial work of the future?</li><li>Do you have the technical ability, communication skills and confidence to deliver exceptional value on client projects?</li></ul>If the answer to these questions is Yes, then an Actuarial Associate role at APR could be the perfect fit for you.As an APR associate you will provide project and consultancy support to a wide range of clients in the Life / Non-life sectors and beyond.  Our industry-leading training programme and technical material, coupled with the close support of our high-quality actuarial team, will give you the tools and confidence to show your potential quickly.Being part of a small but fast-growing business will also give you the opportunity to hone your business skills across a range of wider responsibilities, including:<ul><li>Recruitment.</li><li>Training and management of actuarial staff.</li><li>Technical and business development.</li></ul>A role at APR will provide a flavour of all areas of actuarial work, give you the variety and challenge your talents deserve, and set you up for a successful and exciting career - both before and after you qualify!

Our Reward &amp; Benefits team include an industry leading DC consulting team that includes a dedicated DC investment specialism. This team offers full investment consulting services to trustees, sponsors and governance committees of DC pension schemes. Our DC Investment team has grown significantly over the last few years and is a key growth area for Isio over the next few years due to the increasing demand for quality investment advice in the DC market.We are looking for an individual with strong technical and communication skills, backed up with a commercial outlook and internal drive.Role and Responsibilities<ul><li> Preparing DC investment performance reports.</li><li> Drafting DC investment reports on fund/provider selection, default strategy reviews and other DC investment client reports.</li><li>Researching DC pension providers, investment managers and products.</li><li>Supporting DC pension provider reviews, analysing tender responses and drafting high quality summaries and reports.</li><li> Dealing with queries from DC pension providers and clients over the telephone and email in a timely manner and applying judgement as to when issues need to be escalated.</li><li> Supporting senior members of the team in the delivery of our advice to clients.</li><li> Attending regular technical training in order to develop your wider market knowledge.</li><li>Sharing knowledge with colleagues across the Reward &amp; Benefits team.</li></ul>Experience and Competencies Required<ul><li>Progress towards completion of CFA or FIA exams (or equivalent), or commitment to begin studying towards such qualifications.</li><li>Enthusiastic, proactive and passionate to learn and develop.</li><li>Strong analytical and organisational skills.</li><li>Ability to take on a high level of responsibility.</li><li>Excellent communication skills.</li><li>Ability to work effectively and collaboratively in a team.</li><li>Ability to deliver multiple workstreams to tight deadlines.</li><li>Willingness to manage clients and build strong relationships.</li><li>Ideally, previous DC and/or investment consulting experience.</li></ul>About UsWithout careful consideration today, tomorrow’s pensions don’t exist. That’s where Isio comes in, giving our clients the advice and support they need to deliver better outcomes and financial wellbeing for their members in the decades to come.Isio provides full-service pensions consultancy from actuarial expertise through to investment advice and third-party administration, as well as advising clients on providing the best possible reward and benefits packages for members. Following the acquisition of Premier in January 2022, now is an exciting time to join us as we broaden our offering. You will play a key role in driving forward Isio into the future.We’re a People First business, so we want to make sure that you are supported to reach your goals, whatever they may be. We’ll support you with studying, be flexible around family life and enable you to give back to the community through paid volunteering days.We aim to create an environment where you can succeed in a role which makes the most of your existing skills and develops new ones.We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion – bringing your whole self to work every day. We have hubs across the UK and many of our roles are flexible in location to help create a work-life balance that works for you.

At Royal London we believe your difference is our strength and our organisation benefits from the different perspectives that diversity brings. Studies have shown that people from under-represented groups are less likely to apply unless they meet every requirement. So, if you’re excited about this role but your past experience isn't a perfect fit with the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway as you may be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.About the roleWe are looking for an Actuarial Analyst to join the Product Commercials Team. Within this role you will assist in the provision of actuarial and analytical support and services required by the Group, report on new business profitability for UK products and play a key role in business planning and forecasting. Key responsibilities<ul><li>Undertake technical analysis using standard actuarial and analytical techniques in accordance with agreed guidelines and methodology</li><li>Assist in the completion of sections of reports and documentation, by obtaining or calculating data as required </li><li>Populate online reports which enables financial results to be produced</li><li>Carry out reasonableness checks of own work to minimise errors</li><li>Maintain the systems/processes used within the required level of governance</li><li>Ensure procedure documentation is maintained and improved and meets any agreed standards</li><li>Highlight any data and results issues to team manager</li></ul>Criteria<ul><li>Competent use of computer systems and Microsoft Suite. In particular, a familiarity with Excel</li><li>Good communication skills, verbal, written and listening</li><li>Ability to manage own workload</li><li>Numerate and good problem-solving skills</li><li>An analytical approach</li></ul>What we offerWe've always been proud to reward our employees by offering a number of great benefits including: <ul><li>A generous group pension scheme (up to 14% matching employer contribution)</li><li>28 days annual leave plus bank holidays with the option to buy/sell up to 5 days </li><li>Annual company and performance based bonus </li><li>Life assurance (up to 8 x annual salary)</li><li>Enhanced parental leave policies </li><li>Private medical insurance </li><li>Employee Assistance Programme - Access 24/7 to confidential health, legal &amp; financial advice</li></ul>Full details can be found on our benefits pageAbout Royal London Royal London is the largest mutual life insurance, pensions and investment company in the UK.  Since its foundation 160 years ago, Royal London has supported millions of people to protect and provide for themselves and their families.At Royal London, our People Promise is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This promise has been at the heart of our approach to hybrid working, ensuing a balance of time working in our offices, supporting the culture of collaboration and inclusion and some working time from home, so we can all continue to benefit from the flexibility this brings. Our hybrid working approach is built around our mutual mindset, thinking about what is good for us as individuals (the ‘me’) and in the context of what is right for our customers, our colleagues and The Royal London group (the ‘we’). Together we belong- collaborate – learn and perform. Our expectation is that colleagues working in hybrid roles will come into the office for 50% of their time, and the rest from home. We want to be as consistent as we can with our approach but we also appreciate some colleagues need adjustments based on personal circumstances. (e.g. to support a disability, or caring responsibility) and / or may wish to formally seek a flexible working pattern in line with our flexible working policy.We appreciate the world of work continues to evolve and we will continue to listen to our colleagues views on this whilst ensuring our on-going approach is right for our business and customersWe are an equal opportunities employer. We work hard to attract the best talent for our award-winning team. We believe that embracing difference makes us stronger. Our diverse people bring us different skills – whatever their educational background, disability, gender, age, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief.

Mercer is looking for talented and ambitious part qualified/ newly qualified pensions actuaries who are keen to further their career, focused on consulting with clients.  This is an opportunity to join a great multi-disciplinary team providing clients with leading edge advice across funding, investment, risk transfer and covenant.  We are looking for individuals with excellent communication skills, adaptability, business acumen and a desire to be in front of clients, all underpinned by the required technical skills.This role would be suitable for someone (close to or recently qualified) who already has experience working with trustees and/or corporates on DB pensions within an actuarial consultancy role. Dual roles are also available across Pensions Actuarial Consulting, GMP and Risk Transfer.The role:You will be working as part of a team to develop and deliver customised advice and solutions to clients (trustee and corporates) with a primary focus on DB pension schemes. The world of retirement saving is changing and Mercer is developing innovative solutions for our clients and their employees, whether around interactive and personalised communications, or delivering robo advice.This is an opportunity to work on a wide range of clients, direct with Scheme Actuaries and other specialists, and on a range of client teams. We tailor the client mix to support and develop an individual’s skills now and into the future.The majority of the base number crunching is carried out by specialist teams, which allows the consulting team to focus on solving our clients’ needs and adding value by developing innovative client solutions. We are looking for individuals who can bring that focus alongside an ability to think strategically, and who can provide advice to clients in a clear and concise manner.What can you expect?<ul><li>Leading on the preparation and delivery of both day-to-day, and strategic advice, with a focus on finding tailored solutions that meet clients’ needs; with senior support as required</li><li>Providing an informed view on current topics based on client circumstances, and tailoring advice as appropriate</li><li>Strong technical actuarial skills used to consult with clients, and the ability to communicate with clients in a clear and succinct manner</li><li>Checking and reviewing work, including reasonableness and ‘sense checking’ of colleagues’ (and your own) work</li><li>Supporting the development of more junior colleagues</li><li>Taking part in setting and negotiating fees, where appropriate, with senior colleagues</li><li>The opportunity to be involved in both new business prospect activity and people management responsibilities</li></ul>What is in it for you:<ul><li>We offer competitive salaries and a full suite of benefits including, 25 days holiday, competitive pension scheme, discretionary bonus, PMI, flexible benefits and much more</li><li>We also support programmes including: health & welfare, tuition assistance, employee assistance program, career mobility, employee network groups and volunteer opportunities</li><li>Flexible working environment with a mix of home/office based working</li><li>Excellent on the job training and support as well as full-study support for those undertaking the actuarial exams</li></ul>We will count on you to:<ul><li>Have an awareness of current pension issues and how these impact clients, including key considerations and ability to talk about these and tailor your response to specific circumstances</li><li>To be a strong communication with strong analytical, numerical and critical thinking skills, including a good understanding of actuarial approaches for pensions</li><li>To have a strong understanding of a range of ways in which UK pension schemes operate</li><li>Learn new skills and be adaptable in a changing environment</li><li>Have a proven ability to build relationships with colleagues and clients</li><li>Excellent planning and organisational abilities, in order to prioritise and complete work</li></ul>What you will need to have:<ul><li>Current experience working as a part-qualified/qualified actuary working for a Pension Consultancy</li><li>Making good progress with your FIA exams or fully qualified</li><li>Strong project management experience</li><li>Consulting experience</li></ul>What makes you stand out:<ul><li>Experience working with trustees and/or corporates on DB pensions within an actuarial consultancy role</li></ul>Why Mercer?Mercer is a global consulting leader helping clients around the world redefine the world of work, reshape retirement and investment outcomes, and unlock real health and well-being for their people. We want to make a difference in people’s lives.Building brighter futures for our clients, colleagues and communities is why we come to work each day.  Whether it’s building a more agile workforce for the future, uncovering the new opportunities AI and automation present, or crafting strategies for responsible investments, we use our expertise and insight to show our clients the bigger picture, giving them trusted guidance and practical, sustainable solutions that help them solve complex problems and prepare for change.As a Mercer colleague, you’re supported by a community of peers and leaders who inspire you to learn, grow and advance in a culture that values your unique strengths. We strive to make Mercer the employer of choice for the best and brightest diverse talent, fostering an inclusive work environment where employees from varied backgrounds, cultures and ethnicities can thrive.  As part of our commitment to shaping the future, we bring our whole selves to our work — our colleagues, as well as our clients, are celebrated and appreciated for who they are. Our goal is to make sure everyone has a voice.We believe that the future of work is agile and our world leading “All Roles Can Flex” philosophy promotes a culture of results and performance and at Mercer we encourage flexibility in all aspects of our work arrangements, including working hours and location.Our people are our business — that’s one of the reasons we value our colleagues’ personal learning and improvement so highly. We also want colleagues to see Mercer as a place where they can develop their skills and plan their career in the long term.   For this reason, Mercer offers many opportunities to develop our colleagues’ careers, including hundreds of online and in-person seminars, courses, certification programs and training sessions. Mercer also provides tuition reimbursement and other support, such as study days, to colleagues who are completing qualifications or certifications.

About UsWithout careful consideration today, tomorrow’s pensions don’t exist.That’s where Isio comes in, giving our clients the advice and support they need to deliver better outcomes and financial wellbeing for their members in the decades to come.Isio provides full-service pensions consultancy from actuarial expertise through to investment advice and third-party administration, as well as advising clients on providing the best possible reward and benefits packages for members. Following the acquisition of Premier in January 2022, now is an exciting time to join us as we broaden our offering. You will play a key role in driving forward Isio into the future.We’re a People First business, so we want to make sure that you are supported to reach your goals, whatever they may be. We’ll support you with studying, be flexible around family life and enable you to give back to the community through paid volunteering days.We aim to create an environment where you can succeed in a role which makes the most of your existing skills and develops new ones.We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion – bringing your whole self to work every day. We have hubs across the UK and many of our roles are flexible in location to help create a work-life balance that works for you.Role and Responsibilities<ul><li>Provide support in the provision of pensions advice to corporate and trustee clients, and sometimes members.</li></ul><ul><li>Produce high quality deliverables addressing key client issues.</li></ul><ul><li>Check work produced by colleagues, ensuring it is technically excellent.</li></ul><ul><li>Attend client meetings and help deliver advice.</li></ul><ul><li>Take responsibility for and manage small projects.</li></ul><ul><li>Manage your own time and that of reports effectively to consistently meet all deadlines.</li></ul><ul><li>Regularly monitor all aspects of risk compliance.</li></ul><ul><li>Show awareness of commercial issues and identify potential opportunities for clients.</li></ul>Professional Qualifications<ul><li>You might be studying for the FIA actuarial exams, or may wish to explore this with us</li></ul>Experience and Competencies<ul><li>Organised and able prioritise your own tasks and manage small projects and teams.</li></ul><ul><li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills.</li></ul><ul><li>Numerically capable.</li></ul><ul><li>The ability to work effectively in a team.</li></ul><ul><li>Consistently able to work at a high level of intensity whilst maintaining a professional and positive approach.</li></ul><ul><li>Proactive and commercial approach.</li></ul><ul><li>Contributes to the development of others.</li></ul><ul><li>Strong IT skills, especially Microsoft Excel.</li></ul><ul><li>Some understanding of the UK pensions landscape and issues facing clients.</li></ul>Demonstrated Commitment to our Core PurposePower in Partnership: We work in partnership with our clients &amp; each other – building open and trusted relationships. Working together allows us to deliver the best for our clients.Future Focus: We want to push our industry forward by solving problems in better ways that benefit both our clients &amp; society.Strength in Difference: We work with diverse perspectives to find better solutions. Working with differences makes us stronger.People First: We recognise that pensions is a people business. People are the source of Isio’s expertise and it is people’s lives that we affect through our advice.

The role can be based in any one of our London, Leeds, Bristol, Reading, Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh or Glasgow offices.About UsWithout careful consideration today, tomorrow’s pensions don’t exist.That’s where Isio comes in, giving our clients the advice and support they need to deliver better outcomes and financial wellbeing for their members in the decades to come.Isio provides full-service pensions consultancy from actuarial expertise through to investment advice and third-party administration, as well as advising clients on providing the best possible reward and benefits packages for members. Following the acquisition of Premier in January 2022, now is an exciting time to join us as we broaden our offering. You will play a key role in driving forward Isio into the future.We’re a People First business, so we want to make sure that you are supported to reach your goals, whatever they may be. We’ll support you with studying, be flexible around family life and enable you to give back to the community through paid volunteering days.We aim to create an environment where you can succeed in a role which makes the most of your existing skills and develops new ones.We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion – bringing your whole self to work every day. We have hubs across the UK and many of our roles are flexible in location to help create a work-life balance that works for you.Part-Qualified ActuaryWe are looking for individuals with excellent pensions consulting skills, strong technical skills, a commercial outlook and an entrepreneurial mindset.Role and Responsibilities:<ul><li>Provide support in the provision of pensions advice to corporate and trustee clients.</li><li>Produce high quality deliverables addressing key client issues.</li><li>Check work produced by junior colleagues, ensuring it is technically excellent.</li><li>Attend client meetings and help deliver advice.</li><li>Take responsibility for and manage small projects.</li><li>Manage your own time and that of reports effectively to consistently meet all deadlines.</li><li>Regularly monitor all aspects of risk compliance.</li><li>Show awareness of commercial issues and identify potential opportunities for clients.</li></ul>Professional Qualifications:<ul><li>Studying for the FIA actuarial exams and making good progress.</li></ul>Experience and Competencies:<ul><li>Good understanding of the UK pensions landscape and issues facing clients.</li><li>Organised and able prioritise your own tasks and manage small projects and teams.</li><li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills.</li><li>The ability to work effectively in a team.</li><li>Consistently able to work at a high level of intensity whilst maintaining a professional and positive approach.</li><li>Proactive and commercial approach.</li><li>Contributes to the development of others.</li><li>Strong IT skills, especially Microsoft Excel.</li></ul>Demonstrated Commitment to our Core Purpose:Power in Partnership: We work in partnership with our clients &amp; each other – building open and trusted relationships. Working together allows us to deliver the best for our clients.Future Focus: We want to push our industry forward by solving problems in better ways that benefit both our clients &amp; society.Strength in Difference: We work with diverse perspectives to find better solutions. Working with differences makes us stronger.People First: We recognise that pensions is a people business. People are the source of Isio’s expertise and it is people’s lives that we affect through our advice.

About UsWithout careful consideration today, tomorrow’s pensions don’t exist.That’s where Isio comes in, giving our clients the advice and support they need to deliver better outcomes and financial wellbeing for their members in the decades to come.Isio provides full-service pensions consultancy from actuarial expertise through to investment advice and third-party administration, as well as advising clients on providing the best possible reward and benefits packages for members. Following the acquisition of Premier in January 2022, now is an exciting time to join us as we broaden our offering. You will play a key role in driving forward Isio into the future.We’re a People First business, so we want to make sure that you are supported to reach your goals, whatever they may be. We’ll support you with studying, be flexible around family life and enable you to give back to the community through paid volunteering days.We aim to create an environment where you can succeed in a role which makes the most of your existing skills and develops new ones.We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion – bringing your whole self to work every day. We have hubs across the UK and many of our roles are flexible in location to help create a work-life balance that works for you.Our Insurance Team offers full insurance de-risking services for both Trustees and Sponsors of Defined Benefit pension schemes. This is a key strategic focus for Isio and thanks to the continuing development of our digital platform and a focus on reacting to market needs, we are expecting continue to grow the team significantly over the next 12 months.Therefore, we are looking for an assistant manager who has defined benefit experience who will work as part of a new technical resources team, working closely with client leads to deliver de-risking assignments for clients.Senior Insurance TechnicianWe are looking for individuals with strong analytical skills and knowledge of defined benefits to work as technical specialists in our insurance team. Role and Responsibilities• Provide technical pension analysis, calculations and cashflow production to support Isio’s insurance teams preparing for and undergoing insurance transactions• Support client-leads in new business generation. This includes responding to tender requests, preparing presentation materials and fee proposals• Assist in development of junior members of the team• Check work produced by junior colleagues, ensuring it is technically excellent and that calculations are accurate.• Manage your own time and that of reports effectively to consistently meet all deadlines.• Regularly monitor all aspects of risk compliance, particularly in relation to compliance with the Technical Actuarial Standards.Experience and Competencies Required• Good understanding of the UK pensions landscape and issues facing clients.• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.• Experience of actuarial valuation/calculation software• Organised and able prioritise your own tasks and manage small projects and teams.• Excellent written communication skills.• The ability to work effectively in a team.• Consistently able to work at a high level of intensity whilst maintaining a professional and positive approach.• Follow and improve standard processes to manage risk and quality when delivering across multiple projects• Proactive and commercial approach.• Contributes to the development of others.• Strong IT skills, especially Microsoft Excel.<ul></ul>Demonstrated Commitment to our Core PurposePower in Partnership: We work in partnership with our clients &amp; each other – building open and trusted relationships. Working together allows us to deliver the best for our clients.Future Focus: We want to push our industry forward by solving problems in better ways that benefit both our clients &amp; society.Strength in Difference: We work with diverse perspectives to find better solutions. Working with differences makes us stronger. People First: We recognise that pensions is a people business.  People are the source of Isio’s expertise and it is people’s lives that we affect through our advice.

<div>Connect to your career at DeloitteDeloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, that covers audit, risk advisory, and consulting services across tax, legal, business, technology and corporate finance, we help our clients become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more. What brings us all together at Deloitte? It’s how we approach the thousands of decisions we make every day. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, wherever we are in the world, we lead the way, serve with integrity, take care of each other, foster inclusion and collaborate for measurable impact. These five shared values lead every decision we make and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it matters most.Connect to your opportunity You’ll join our Actuarial Insurance practice and apply your skills in projects reaching beyond traditional actuarial boundaries. If you have strong technical skills, experience of working with Solvency II capital, and would like to apply them in an actuarial context, we are the right place for you. You will be involved in the more technical aspects of actuarial work including proxy modelling, risk modelling and stochastic modelling in the context of capital models and Solvency II. Work requires high levels of quantitative skills, an understand of Solvency II capital and an interest in modelling to solve new and challenging problems on behalf of our clients.Connect to your skills and professional experienceEssential<ul><li>You are a natural communicator, able to talk about complex matters with key stakeholders.</li><li>You are either a qualified actuary or training to be an actuary with a strong academic and actuarial exam track record.</li><li>You have demonstrable experience in either proxy modelling, risk modelling, matching adjustment work or Solvency II/economic capital reporting.</li><li>You have a good knowledge of the life insurance industry and Solvency II regulations of internal model firms.</li><li>You have and enjoy demonstrating the ability to apply your technical knowledge in practical and commercial situations.</li><li>You have a desire to build your own brand in the capital modelling and Solvency II space and to develop a team to support you in delivering projects in these areas. </li><li>You are driven and committed to delivering highest quality of work. </li></ul>Desirable<ul><li>You have experience in the modelling of illiquid assets, in either the base valuation or stressing the asset. </li><li>You have good modelling skills with practical experience in at least one coding language (e.g. R, Python).</li></ul>Connect to your service line - ConsultingDistinctive thinking, deep expertise, and collaborative working. That’s what connects us. That’s what makes us Deloitte. If you want to help solve some of the biggest challenges around, join us. Together, we’ll make an impact that matters.Connect to your IndustryOur Life Actuarial team supports our clients on the largest and most cutting-edge transformations across the market, from post-merger integration, regulatory change to insight capability building transformation. This will give you the platform to influence the next-generation insurance processes, technology and people.The breadth of skillsets across our team enable us to deliver all aspects of actuarial transformation and this exposure will help to accelerate your learning. We are involved in some of the largest capital transformations which will give you insights into how our clients evolve their internal models and business processes.We believe in investing in you, helping you embrace the breadth of opportunities at every step of your career, and helping you identify and hone your unique strengths. We encourage you to grow by providing formal and informal development programs, coaching and mentoring, and on-the-job challenges. We want you to ask questions, take chances, and explore the possible.Connect with your colleagues “The great culture, flexibility, and range of experiences that Deloitte offers is what sets this firm apart. In Human Capital, Deloitte is far ahead of any of our immediate competitors.” -Sophia, Consulting  “I’ve never experienced another business culture that’s so unafraid to break traditional boundaries and is so forward looking in its strategy and approach.” -Gillian, Consulting  Connect to your agile working options Your Work, Your Way: We call our hybrid working vision Deloitte Works. And it does. We trust you to make the right choices around where, when and how you work. You’ll be able to make decisions about how you work best, to be collaborative, learn from colleagues, share your experiences, build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Having great conversations with your team and your leadership paves the way for great collaborative ways of working.You’ll be joining one of our innovative virtual communities. Which means you’ll be part of the Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, London or Manchester team. You’ll have the flexibility to work from home or a client site as required. You’ll also have access to a number of local collaboration spaces where you can meet with colleagues when needed to support your role. Our hybrid-working model enables our people to collaborate, connect and innovate in both a virtual and physical capacity.You’ll have all the support you need to succeed, including robust tech and home workstation set-up guidance, as well as access to a variety of flexible working spaces and all sorts of social activities for you to join. We’re continually innovating our working practices too, so you can expect to see new and exciting technology developments coming soon.  The future of work is evolving fast and we’re already leading the way, by enabling flexibility for our people, and making it easy for us all to connect and collaborate.Connect to your return to work opportunityAre you looking to return to the workplace after an extended career break? For this role we can offer coaching and support designed for returners to refresh your knowledge and skills, and help your transition back into the workplace after a career break of two years or more. If this is relevant for you, just let your recruiter know when you make your application.Our commitment to you Making an impact is more than just what we do: it’s why we’re here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we’re nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we’ll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it’s only when you’re comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.Your expertise is our capability, so we’ll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it’s from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you’ll learn every day. Through world-class development, you’ll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you’ll learn how to lead.Connect to your next step A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you’ll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You’ll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you’ll never stop growing, whatever your level.</div>

<div>Job descriptionKPMG's Actuarial and Insurance Risk practice provides a broad range of Actuarial services, including transactions support, capital management, modelling, Solvency II, IFRS, finance transformation, financial reporting, restructuring, reserving and audit support. We work together with other KPMG technical and sector specialists to help insurance clients prepare for the future.We also assist insurance company clients with their risk management organization, dealing with regulatory investigations, managing risks, and implementing effective solutions. Our professionals cover several sub-segments, with frequent collaboration with other Risk Consulting services including Market, Credit and Operational Risk, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) and Internal Audit, Risk and Compliance Services (IARCS)Role and Responsibilities<ul><li>Assisting in the delivery of a wide range of client engagements, working as part of a project team on client sites</li><li>Providing technical input to a number of projects</li><li>Supporting senior management efforts to cultivate and maintain target client relationships, including assisting with proposals and the development of sales materials</li><li>Drafting reports and presentations.</li><li>Working with other KPMG teams and providing technical input</li><li>The successful candidate may be required to manage small teams</li><li>As well as project delivery responsibilities, the role involves supporting other aspects of the team's work including sales and marketing, research and development of new services, and knowledge management.</li><li>Maintain a strong record of progress in the actuarial examinations.</li></ul> Qualifications and Skills <ul><li>Part-qualified Actuary making strong exam progress (on track to qualify) with practical actuarial experience.</li></ul>Experience and Background<ul><li>Previous experience of working in the life assurance industry or life consultancy is essential.</li><li>Strong Excel skills and VBA skills is a requirement.</li><li>Detailed knowledge of UK regulatory regime for life insurers.</li><li>Knowledge of Economic Capital and experience of modelling capital projects</li><li>Detailed knowledge of UK reporting methodologies, e.g. UK GAAP, IFRS, FSA Returns.</li><li>Knowledge of overseas reporting methodologies (e.g. USGAAP) an advantage.</li><li>Knowledge of Market Consistent Embedded Value techniques is a requirement.</li><li>Modelling skills (e.g. Prophet, MoSes, VBA) is essential.</li><li>Strong communication skills, both written and oral, and an ability to explain actuarial concepts to non-actuaries.</li><li>A broad knowledge of life assurance products and knowledge of with-profits products is essential.</li><li>Must be flexible and enjoy working on a wide range of projects.</li></ul></div>

<div>Hybrid / Fully Remote - Part-time and flexible working also consideredMercer is looking for talented and ambitious part qualified/ newly qualified pensions actuary who is keen to further their career, focused on consulting with clients. This is an opportunity to join a great multi-disciplinary team providing clients with leading edge advice across funding, investment, risk transfer and covenant.We are looking for individuals with excellent communication skills, adaptability, business acumen and a desire to be in front of clients, all underpinned by the required technical skills.This role would be suitable for someone (close to or recently qualified) who already has experience working with trustees and/or corporates on DB pensions within an actuarial consultancy role. Dual roles are also available across Pensions Actuarial Consulting, GMP and Risk Transfer.The role:You will be working as part of a team to develop and deliver customised advice and solutions to clients (trustee and corporates) with a primary focus on DB pension schemes. The world of retirement saving is changing and Mercer is developing innovative solutions for our clients and their employees, whether around interactive and personalised communications, or delivering robo advice.This is an opportunity to work on a wide range of clients, direct with Scheme Actuaries and other specialists, and on a range of client teams. We tailor the client mix to support and develop an individual’s skills now and into the future.The majority of the base number crunching is carried out by specialist teams, which allows the consulting team to focus on solving our clients’ needs and adding value by developing innovative client solutions. We are looking for individuals who can bring that focus alongside an ability to think strategically, and who can provide advice to clients in a clear and concise manner.What can you expect?<ul><li>Leading on the preparation and delivery of both day-to-day, and strategic advice, with a focus on finding tailored solutions that meet clients’ needs; with senior support as required</li><li>Providing an informed view on current topics based on client circumstances, and tailoring advice as appropriate</li><li>Strong technical actuarial skills used to consult with clients, and the ability to communicate with clients in a clear and succinct manner</li><li>Checking and reviewing work, including reasonableness and ‘sense checking’ of colleagues’ (and your own) work</li><li>Supporting the development of more junior colleagues</li><li>Taking part in setting and negotiating fees, where appropriate, with senior colleagues</li><li>The opportunity to be involved in both new business prospect activity and people management responsibilities</li></ul>What’s in it for you?<ul><li>Excellent work life balance with the opportunity to work on a hybrid/ fully remote basis with flexible and part-time hours also available. Competitive salary and discretionary bonus</li><li>Comprehensive benefits programs including: excellent pension contributions, private health, flexible benefits, tuition assistance, pension, employee assistance program, career mobility, employee network groups, volunteer opportunities, and other programs</li><li>25 days’ holiday with the option to buy or sell up to 5 days per year</li></ul>We will count on you to:<ul><li>Lead on the preparation and delivery of both day-to-day, and strategic advice, with a focus on finding tailored solutions that meet clients’ needs; with senior support as required</li><li>Provide an informed view on current topics based on client circumstances, and tailoring advice as appropriate</li><li>Strong technical actuarial skills used to consult with clients, and the ability to communicate with clients in a clear and succinct manner</li><li>Check and review work, including reasonableness and ‘sense checking’ of your and colleagues’ work</li><li>Support the development of more junior colleagues</li><li>Participate in setting and negotiating fees, where appropriate, with senior colleagues</li><li>Be involved in both new business prospect activity and people management responsibilities</li></ul>What you need to have:
<ul><li>An awareness of current pension issues and how these impact clients, including key considerations and ability to talk about these and tailor your response to specific circumstances</li><li>Excellent communication skills, strong analytical, numerical and critical thinking skills, including a good understanding of actuarial approaches for pensions</li><li>Ability to manage projects, including distribution of work to junior colleagues, with minimal supervision from senior colleaguesA strong understanding of a range of ways in which UK pension schemes operate</li><li>A willingness to learn new skills and be adaptable in a changing environment</li><li>Proven ability to build relationships with colleagues and clients</li><li>Excellent planning and organisational abilities, in order to prioritise and complete work</li></ul>What makes you stand out?<ul><li>Significant experience working with trustees and/or corporates on DB pensions within an actuarial consultancy role</li><li>Excellent communication skills</li><li>Demonstrated business acumen, adaptability and a desire to be in front of clients, all underpinned by the required technical skills</li></ul>About Mercer:Mercer provides insights, advice and technology-driven solutions to help build brighter futures for our clients, colleagues and communities. Together, we’re redefining the world of work, reshaping retirement and investment outcomes, and unlocking real health and well-being. Mercer’s more than 25,000 employees are based in 44 countries, and the firm operates in over 130 countries.Mercer is a business of Marsh & McLennan Companies (NYSE: MMC), the world’s leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people, with 76,000 colleagues and annualized revenue approaching $17 billion. Through its market-leading businesses, including Marsh, Guy Carpenter and Oliver Wyman, Marsh & McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment.Why Mercer?Mercer is a global consulting leader helping clients around the world redefine the world of work, reshape retirement and investment outcomes, and unlock real health and well-being for their people. We want to make a difference in people’s lives.Building brighter futures for our clients, colleagues and communities is why we come to work each day. Whether it’s building a more agile workforce for the future, uncovering the new opportunities AI and automation present, or crafting strategies for responsible investments, we use our expertise and insight to show our clients the bigger picture, giving them trusted guidance and practical, sustainable solutions that help them solve complex problems and prepare for change.As a Mercer colleague, you’re supported by a community of peers and leaders who inspire you to learn, grow and advance in a culture that values your unique strengths. We strive to make Mercer the employer of choice for the best and brightest diverse talent, fostering an inclusive work environment where employees from varied backgrounds, cultures and ethnicities can thrive.As part of our commitment to shaping the future, we bring our whole selves to our work — our colleagues, as well as our clients, are celebrated and appreciated for who they are. Our goal is to make sure everyone has a voice.We believe that the future of work is agile and our world leading “All Roles Can Flex” philosophy promotes a culture of results and performance and at Mercer we encourage flexibility in all aspects of our work arrangements, including working hours and location.Our people are our business — that’s one of the reasons we value our colleagues’ personal learning and improvement so highly. We also want colleagues to see Mercer as a place where they can develop their skills and plan their career in the long term. For this reason, Mercer offers many opportunities to develop our colleagues’ careers, including hundreds of online and in-person seminars, courses, certification programs and training sessions. Mercer also provides tuition reimbursement and other support, such as study days, to colleagues who are completing qualifications or certifications.</div>

Job Title: Actuarial Assistant

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Edinburgh

Closing date: 12th June 2022



Royal London is the largest mutual life insurance, pensions and investment company in the UK.  Since its foundation 160 years ago, Royal London has supported millions of people to protect and provide for themselves and their families. 



Our culture is welcoming, friendly, flexible and we aim to make you always feel included. We welcome applications from individuals who have taken an extended career break or those who are transitioning from different sectors. 



To support this we are always open to discussing flexible working arrangements and as we transition to hybrid working we will discuss working patterns or locations that ensure you have the freedom to be your best. It’s what makes Royal London a great place to work.



We believe that being together some of the time will help our colleagues to feel truly connected to our Spirit of Royal London culture. Many of us value the passing conversations, social interactions and building relationships that comes from being together in the office.



Role Purpose

We have an exciting opportunity available to join the Protection Commercials team within the Royal London Group, based in Edinburgh where you will focus on supporting actuarial and sales queries from across the Protection business. 



Key Responsibilities 

<ul>
	<li>Provide excellent service in response to actuarial and sales queries</li>
	<li>Ensure that values provided are accurate through closely following internal processes </li>
	<li>Suggest and deliver improvements to team processes</li>
	<li>Ensure process documentation is maintained and improved over time</li>
	<li>Monitor demand of queries and escalate issues where required</li>
</ul>



Essential Criteria

<ul>
	<li>Good numerical skills (relevant degree or experience)</li>
	<li>Ability to take ownership for their own work</li>
	<li>A strong team player</li>
</ul>



Desirable Criteria

<ul>
	<li>An interest in financials and customer outcomes</li>
	<li>An eye for detail and accuracy</li>
	<li>Ability to establish and maintain good relationships with a range of stakeholders</li>
	<li>Good verbal and written communication skills</li>
</ul>



What We Offer

<ul>
	<li>We've always been proud to reward employees by offering a number of benefits such as Pensions and Protection, Performance and role-related benefits, Lifestyle and Wellbeing  </li>
	<li>Our culture comes from within, or to put it another way, it comes from our people. It’s what makes Royal London a great place to work. </li>
	<li>Our People Promise is something we live up to every day. We know we can rely on you, and you can expect plenty from us in return.</li>
	<li>Glassdoor ranked us among the best places to work in the UK in 2021</li>
</ul>



We are an equal opportunities employer. We work hard to attract the best talent for our award-winning team. We believe that embracing difference makes us stronger. Our diverse people bring us different skills – whatever their educational background, disability, gender, age, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief.



In fact, the first pillar of our People Promise is designed to make sure you 'work somewhere inclusive'. We want to live up to this promise; it’s good for our people and good for our customers too, because our workforce should reflect our communities.

Job Title: Senior Actuarial AnalystContract Type: PermanentLocation: London or Edinburgh or Nether AlderleyClosing date: 3rd May 2022Royal London is the largest mutual life insurance, pensions and investment company in the UK.  Since its foundation 160 years ago, Royal London has supported millions of people to protect and provide for themselves and their families. Our culture is welcoming, friendly, flexible and we aim to make you always feel included. We welcome applications from individuals who have taken an extended career break or those who are transitioning from different sectors. To support this we are always open to discussing flexible working arrangements and as we transition to hybrid working we will discuss working patterns or locations that ensure you have the freedom to be your best. It’s what makes Royal London a great place to work.We believe that being together some of the time will help our colleagues to feel truly connected to our Spirit of Royal London culture. Many of us value the passing conversations, social interactions and building relationships that comes from being together in the office.Role PurposeAs a Senior Actuarial Analyst you will be joining a newly created and growing team as Royal London expands our insurance risk appetite. You will play a key role in enhancing our data and systems capability to generate value by optimising the management of insurance risks.Key Responsibilities <ul><li>Development of the data processes to allow greater insight into the insurance risks</li><li>Development of the systems to analyse insurance risks</li><li class="MsoBodyText2">Providing the SME to support the wider team in using the team systems</li><li class="MsoBodyText2" style="text-align:justify">Support senior leaders in implementing and embedding our risk processes</li></ul>Essential Criteria<ul><li style="text-align:justify">Degree in Mathematics or Actuarial Science related subject</li><li style="text-align:justify">Progression through the Foundations in Actuaries (FIA) qualification</li><li style="text-align:justify">Strong capability in R and SQL</li></ul>Desirable Criteria<ul><li style="text-align:justify">Experience of developing actuarial systems</li><li style="text-align:justify">Experience of working with annuity data</li></ul>What We Offer<ul><li>We've always been proud to reward employees by offering a number of benefits such as Pensions and Protection, Performance and role-related benefits, Lifestyle and Wellbeing</li><li>Our culture comes from within, or to put it another way, it comes from our people. It’s what makes Royal London a great place to work.</li><li>Our People Promise is something we live up to every day. We know we can rely on you, and you can expect plenty from us in return.</li><li>Glassdoor ranked us among the best places to work in the UK in 2021</li></ul>We are an equal opportunities employer. We work hard to attract the best talent for our award-winning team. We believe that embracing difference makes us stronger. Our diverse people bring us different skills – whatever their educational background, disability, gender, age, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief.In fact, the first pillar of our People Promise is designed to make sure you 'work somewhere inclusive'. We want to live up to this promise; it’s good for our people and good for our customers too, because our workforce should reflect our communities.

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