Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Consulting Actuary to join our team. This role can be based in our Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool or Glasgow office on a hybrid working basis between home and office. DB Pension experience is essential.

Our services support trustees and employers by delivering pragmatic advice on complex issues such as investing assets, de-risking, longevity, risk management and the impact of legislative changes. We undertake a range of services for clients including full-service actuarial consulting, investment consultancy and standalone projects such as mergers and acquisitions. We offer excellent progression opportunities through to Partner.

This role is suitable for members of an actuarial team that are keen to pursue a consulting role and will usually include working towards being a Scheme Actuary or Corporate Actuary, developing own portfolio of appointments. It may also include the role of a Team Leader, which involves working alongside others in Client Consulting to ensure that all operational tasks within the team are conducted on a day to day basis and liaising with Partners to agree priorities.

Responsibilities

• Client Consulting; Acting as the main contact, providing advice for a range of clients
• Assist Partners in managing client relationships, identifying problems and helping resolve them promptly
• Attend client meetings and identify ways we can help our clients and report new initiatives
• Review draft client reports and advice
• Use techniques and theoretical principles to establish probability and risk in respect of pensions
• Check work of other team members, ensuring accuracy and compliance with scheme rules, procedures and legislation
• Identify opportunities for new business and assist in new business tenders, including participating in pitches to potential clients
• Team Management; manage team workload and activity, participate in Actuarial Team Leader meetings
• Maintain broad knowledge of current pensions issues and proactively advise clients on developments
• Manage a client team, ensure work is of high quality and within timescales
• Lead corporate accounting appointments and look for opportunities to support BW services
• Peer review colleagues’ work where appropriate

Qualifications

• Fellowship Actuarial Qualifications FIA / FAA or equivalent
• DB Pension experience is essential
• Demonstrated experience leading a team and strong people management skills
• Project management and time management skills
• Excellent communication and networking skills
• Ability to take forward new ideas

What’s in it for you

• Competitive discretionary annual bonus
• Core benefits paid for by BW including life assurance, group income protection, private medical cover and 25 days holiday per year with holiday trading
• A generous pension scheme with BW contributing 8% from day one
• Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family
• A comprehensive range of voluntary benefits (tech scheme, cycle to work, dental, healthcare, gym, etc.)
• For a full list of benefits, please click here

Happy to talk flexible working

Accessibility

We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you require reasonable adjustments or want more information on accessibility, please click here

Additional

Not the right opportunity this time? For more about us and other Careers at BW, please click here. Follow Barnett Waddingham on LinkedIn. We kindly ask recruitment agencies not to send speculative CVs. All enquiries should be directed to careers@barnett-waddingham.co.uk.