Consulting Actuary

Aptia are looking for a Consulting Actuary to join the UK Pensions Consulting team, supporting either our Corporate Consulting or Risk Transfer practice.

This is an exciting opportunity to work on complex, high-profile pension projects, partner with leading organisations, and play a key role in delivering strategic advice to trustees and corporate sponsors.

This is a hybrid position and can align with any Aptia UK office.

As a Consulting Actuary, you'll work closely with clients and colleagues across the business to deliver high-quality actuarial and consulting solutions. Depending on your experience and interests, you'll focus on either:

• Advising clients on scheme funding, pension strategy, accounting disclosures and risk management.
• Providing actuarial analysis to support strategic decision-making.
• Developing trusted relationships with corporate sponsors and trustees.
• Preparing reports, recommendations and presentations for clients.
• Supporting the delivery of bulk annuity and other pension de-risking transactions.
• Managing insurer engagement and quotation exercises.
• Analysing pricing and settlement options to help clients achieve their objectives.
• Working on transaction implementation and post-deal advisory support.

• Delivering actuarial calculations, analysis and client advice across a range of pension projects.
• Managing work streams and ensuring delivery to agreed timescales and quality standards.
• Building strong relationships with trustees, corporate sponsors, insurers and internal stakeholders.
• Contributing to business development, proposals and market research activities.
• Collaborating with administration, project and actuarial teams to deliver integrated client solutions.
• Supporting the development of tools, methodologies and best practice within the business.
• Mentoring and supporting actuarial trainees and junior colleagues.

We are looking for an experienced pensions professional who combines strong technical capabilities with excellent consulting skills.

• FIA qualification (or equivalent), or working towards one.
• Experience with in UK defined benefit pensions consulting.
• Experience supporting corporate consulting and/or pension risk transfer projects.
• Strong knowledge of UK pensions legislation and actuarial principles.
• Experience producing actuarial calculations, reports and client-facing communications.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• A commercial mindset and passion for delivering exceptional client outcomes.