Graduate Actuarial Analyst (Retirement Consulting)

Description Graduate Actuarial Analyst (Retirement Consulting) Location: Ipswich Employment start date: September 2020 Buck Global: We provide high quality actuarial consulting, investment advice, investment management, and outsourced investment management services to our defined benefit, defined contribution, foundation, and endowment clients. This includes trustee's advisory, pension scheme de-risking and valuation, scheme funding, investment manager research & selection, and fund performance monitoring, developing investment policy statements, and liability driven investment (LDI) implementation. The Opportunity: Buck are seeking to recruit a number of talented and ambitious Graduates who are interested in developing a career in Retirement (Actuarial) Consulting. As a Graduate - Actuarial Analyst in our Retirement Teams, you will join a multi-disciplined team providing clients with leading retirement and investment strategy solutions. Our graduate Analyst programmes provides candidates with a choice of qualifications and a pathway for them to decide where they want their career to go next. The graduate pathway programme is a great opportunity to develop your skills in a client focused role, with an emphasis on both trustee and corporate pensions Consulting, where you deliver solutions that have a real impact on the future of leading organisations and individuals every day. As a graduate Actuarial Analyst, you will find that no two days in the office are the same and no two clients are alike. You will work with a range of clients, teams and colleagues who advise either the trustees who manage the pension scheme, or the company corporate leadership that manage and sponsor the schemes. Based in our Ipswich office, you will be working within a team of highly experienced pensions; Analysts, Consultants, Senior Actuaries, Investment Consultants and Principal Consultants. Key duties: + Providing support to senior actuarial analysts across a portfolio of clients + Completing and checking actuarial calculations + Data analysis and modelling + Performing calculations for actuarial valuations and corporate accounting + Assisting with preparation of reports and other client materials + Participating in internal projects + Workflow planning and project management + Building a wide knowledge of UK pensions matters What we look for in a Buck Graduate: + Strong education background - BSc, MSc or PhD in any degree discipline; + Minimum qualification; 3 A levels and GCSE's including Math and English at grade B and above; + Strong analytical, skills to understand what we do - having attention to detail to understand the wider context of the work being done; + Learning agility - eager and quick to pick up on key concepts and market trends on a steep learning curve; + Thriving in ambiguity- accept the unknown; persevering and adapting to serve our clients' needs; + Building relationships - being a strong team player and engaging in active communication with colleagues and clients. Buck fully fund several different professional study pathways including Actuarial Qualifications - CCA, FIA, or CFA for all our graduates within our Retirement and Investment practice. Why Buck: + Our Pedigree - we are industry leading mid-tier Consultancy with a history dating back over 104 years. + Diversity of Clients - we work with leading UK and International corporations, across a variety of sectors and industries. + We are Client focused - unlike some of our competitors, our approach is to offer bespoke and tailored solutions to our clients, not a one size fits all solution. + Your Career is our motivation - working as part of small but highly collaborative team means that you are get the level of responsibility and client exposure you seldom experience working for some of our larger competitors. + Our Leadership - every practice area, department and team in Buck is led by a qualified and experienced ''functional expert'', and a qualified member of the Institute & Faculty of Actuaries - IFA or CFA Institute. + Our commitment to you as a Buck employee - we offer a competitive base salary & comprehensive benefits package; are committed to providing a highly collaborative, stimulating, sociable working environment and are committed to flexible working and diversity & inclusion. As an established company with a start-up mentality we know that our employees are key to our success. We offer a comprehensive remuneration package while taking into consideration aspects such a flexible working and factors key to a good work life balance. What we offer: + Highly competitive salary; + Minimum 25 days annual leave (excluding Bank holidays) with the option to purchase additional (10 days) or sell back (5 days); + Private Medical cover including partner / spouse and children; + Excellent Defined Contribution pension provisions; + Comprehensive Life Assurance coverage; + VDU programme + Company bonus scheme: + Interest free season ticket loan; + Gym subsidy