Actuarial Specialist - UK Pension Schemes

Specialist/ Senior Specialist - Actuarial Pensions

Company:

Mercer

Description:

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Actuarial team at a Marsh business. This role will be based in Gurugram/Noida/ Mumbai. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

Specialist/ Senior Specialist - Actuarial - Pensions

The role would be responsible for working with the analysts and on-shore consulting teams to deliver an excellent and consistent experience for all our clients through detailed checking and channels of communication. This role should stimulate analysts to be independent and establish trust among subordinates and hierarchy alike.

In this role, one should be able to take ownership of projects and organized tasks and feel confident in making their own decisions and executing plans. He/She should also be capable of working without close supervision and thriving in an autonomous working environment.

The applicant is expected to be diligent and responsible adequately to pull more out of the scope and put in the effort to contribute to other spheres as well.

 We will count on you to:

• Delivery Management of multiple assignments / projects

• Maintain high quality and work within stipulated / agreed timelines

• Follow organisational guidelines / processes

• Contribute ideas and suggestions for improvements to process templates

• Personal Development with active participation in team meetings

• Training and sharing of knowledge with colleagues

• Make steady progress with appropriate professional examinations

What you need to have: 

• Graduation in any stream. Should be a member of the Actuarial profession (enrolled to complete actuarial studies at least)’

• Should have successfully cleared 2 to 4 actuarial papers

• Should have undertaken the responsibility of coaching / mentoring team members.

• 2+ years of relevant experience in the areas on GMP rectification/ UK / US regions or any other employee benefits experience equalisation.

• Demonstrated track record of providing high quality work, good technical know-how and ability to work on bespoke projects with a team

• Knowledge of EB pensions domain

• Strong quantitative and analytical skills with ability to translate data into meaningful insights

• Knowledge and understanding of benefit calculations

• Ability to question the objective of an exercise and prod away diligently/incrementally whenever ideas occur

• Good communication and interpersonal skills.

• Adaptive to organisational culture and business environment and Good Team Player

What makes you stand out?

• Masters in Statistics / Mathematics / Actuarial science

• Should have cleared CM1 preferably

• Prior experience in team training / management

• Intermediate to advanced skills in MS-Excel will be an added advantage

• Good communication and interpersonal skills.

• Adaptive to organisational culture and business environment

• Knowledge of other forms of employee benefits

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.

• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.

• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.

Mercer is a business of Marsh (NYSE: MRSH), a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information about Mercer, visit mercer.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.Marsh is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, caste, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.

Experience Level

Senior Level