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Our Actuarial & Consulting Team

As part of this role you’ll be working in Isio’s Actuarial & Consulting team – over 400 pensions experts – actuaries and consultants advising a diverse range of clients and stakeholders across the private, public and not-for-profit sectors. We advise on everything from helping trustees and sponsors to manage their defined benefit plans, running large scale communications projects and implementing alternative reward and pension provision. The range of work is vast and you’ll have opportunities to gain new experiences, specialise in particular roles and put your skills to the test.

What’s the role?

We’re looking for experienced actuarial students with relevant UK DB Pensions industry experience to join our team. As a challenger in the industry, we are seeking individuals with excellent pensions consulting and technical skills, a commercial outlook and an entrepreneurial mindset.

Day to day, you will be:

• Playing a key role in the delivery of UK DB Pensions advice to clients – this may include managing key client projects directly, and/or supporting our partners and directors to deliver to our clients.
• Building relationships with clients, working as part of a team and developing those around you.
• Assisting in the development of new business, with existing and new clients.
• As an Assistant Manager, you will lead the advancement of projects while supporting junior colleagues within the same team.
• Performing actuarial valuations and calculations for Trustees and advising them on how to run their schemes.
• Developing pensions strategies for corporate, public and not-for-profit organisations.
• Writing and delivering communications projects for members.
• Providing insurance transaction and scheme consolidation advice.
• Managing data projects such as benefit rectifications, pensions dashboards and GMP equalisation.

Whatever you’re looking for, we can build a role to suit you and help you develop.

Where is the role?

We offer a range of locations – Isio offices in Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Croydon, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester and Reading. We work on a hybrid basis, allowing time split between office and home. We foster strong communities across locations and teams with regular team-building, charity and social events.

Key skills and experience

We’re looking for new colleagues with the following skills and expertise. We’ll consider each application on its own merits; diversity of experience is welcomed even if you don’t meet every requirement.

• A great communicator – ability to explain complex problems simply to help everyone understand.
• Enthusiasm and motivation to solve problems and deliver excellent advice.
• Excellent project management and client delivery skills – especially when balancing multiple demands.
• A great team worker – work within client project teams, in-office teams and in supporting others.
• Commercial skills – curiosity to help develop the business and seek new opportunities.
• Technical experience – experience in the UK DB pensions industry or transferable actuarial skills.
• Qualifications – likely nearing actuarial qualification (FIA/FFA or equivalent). Apprenticeship, internship or industrial placement experience is beneficial.

Demonstrated Commitment to our Core Purpose

• Power in Partnership: Build open and trusted relationships with clients and colleagues to deliver the best for our clients.
• Future Focus: Push the industry forward by solving problems in better ways for clients and society.
• Strength in Difference: Value diverse perspectives to find better solutions.
• People First: Pensions is a people business; people’s lives are affected by our advice.

What we offer you

Isio is a people business and we’re committed to helping colleagues gain a wide variety of experience, development opportunities and progression through the business. The role offers variety and growth across the business.

You can find out more about Isio and the benefits we offer on Isio - Careers & Benefits.

About Isio

Isio was established in 2020 after the sale of KPMG UK’s Pension Practice. We are a challenger providing expertise in Pensions, Investment, Benefits and Wealth, with a vision to deliver greater financial confidence for everyone. We foster an inclusive, equitable and diverse workplace and uphold values of respect, fairness and inclusion. We are committed to a hybrid, flexible approach to work and an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

If you think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made at any stage of the recruitment process, please email hrrecruitment@ISIO.com

We’re an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.