Pensions Actuarial Consultant

**Pensions Actuarial Consultant - UK market**

If you like the idea of helping clients achieve financial security, excel at providing high-level analysis, and have an eye for detail in reviewing client deliverables, an actuarial consulting career at Mercer, with direct client contact, might be a great fit for you

This position will integrate the WAS Portugal Team.

WAS -Wealth solutions, Advance Analytics and Sales Enablement.

We are a global team delivering exceptional analytical services across Wealth solutions to make a difference in our clients and their member lives.

**Team Overview**

Besides working for one of the world’s largest consultancy firms, you will be given opportunities to excel and grow in a high performing team of actuaries and consultants. The team is structured to act as part of the existing UK client teams so that you are given opportunities to deliver advice and consult with a range of clients and projects. You will be supported through real situations to continue to expand both your actuarial and consulting skills, and to choose your own career path.

Mercer provides the potential for opportunities in other lines of business, or via our Global & International rotation program.

**The Role**

Mercer is looking for talented and ambitious 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 based in Lisbon providing UK 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.

**What can you expect?**
- As part of Mercer’s Wealth business, you are responsible for supporting your client team in delivering actuarial customised advice and solutions to UK clients (trustee and corporates) with a primary focus on DB pension schemes.
- 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.
- The opportunity to be involved in both new business prospect activity and people management responsibilities.

Please note that we are open to remote/home
- working and flexible work schedules.

**We will count on you to**:

- Support your client team on project management, day-to-day client contact, problem resolution, and supervision of analysts’ work
- Calculate and analyze special retirement projects
- Undertake actuarial modelling, spreadsheet modelling and calculations, including valuations, individual calculations, regular updates, actuarial factors and accounting work.
- Liaise with other Mercer business areas to deliver a streamlined service to clients.
- Be involved in ad-hoc project work as required, for example, risk management exercises, redundancy projects, etc
- Act as a key point of contact for technical and scheme-specific queries received from clients, third parties and other Mercer businesses.

**What you need to have**:

- Bachelor/ Master’s degree in math, actuarial science, statistics, economics, finance or related field
- Actuarial pension related work experience in UK DB Pension market
- Excellent written and spoken English communication skills.
- Excellent planning and organisational skills in order to prioritise and effectively manage a wide variety of ongoing tasks.
- Ability to build strong working relationships with colleagues and clients. Comfortable dealing with clients contacts.
- Advance Microsoft Office skills (in particular a strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint)

**About us**:
Marsh and McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people regardless of their sex/gender, marital or parental status, ethnic origin, nationality, age, background, disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity.