We are looking for an Actuarial Analyst to join our Consulting team. You will work in the Corporate actuarial team alongside our Corporate Consultants / Corporate Actuaries.
Key accountabilities
- Acting as an Actuarial Analyst to a portfolio of schemes, providing full back up support to the Corporate team
- Delivering accurate actuarial calculations that can be checked efficiently, including accounting disclosures, funding valuations, individual calculations and feasibility studies
- Initial drafting of actuarial and other pensions advice to clients working from templates or bespoke to suit client needs.
- Team member on multi stakeholder projects
- Working efficiently in terms of costs and timing of delivery.
- Complying with professional guidance.
- Participating in new client appointment pitches (if desired) and building the sales material.
- To be aware of new technical or legislative changes within the market place. Contribute to the development of new products/services to address these changes.
- To comply at all times with the Compliance, Training and Competence framework of Pensions Consulting.
- Adopts a culture of compliance and risk awareness focusing on the principles of Pensions Consulting and Capita Group
Experience skills
- Student member of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries making progress towards an actuarial qualification: FIA or CAA (will also consider candidates that are no longer studying but with relevant work experience)
- Knowledge of relevant legislation, pensions, actuarial and FCA requirements.
- Excellent technical ability in all areas of actuarial calculations and excellent spreadsheet skills, potentially including VBA. Use of Pfaroe or similar modelling software advantageous
- Effective and agile problem solver with the ability to be innovative and creative – some work will be innovative and/or new
- Excellent client focus, commitment to quality and presentation skills
About Capita Pension Solutions
At Capita Pension Solutions (CPS) we continue to grow and evolve our Strategy & Product function. We are at another exciting point in that evolution, defining and executing CPS’s strategic goals as well as developing the next generation of market leading Products and Services. We have ambitious objectives and plans for 2025 and beyond.
What’s in it for you?
- 23 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave
- Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks…and plenty more
- Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
- The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
- Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform
