Barnett Waddingham
Actuarial Consultant
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Actuarial Consultant
Joining Our Team
We are seeking an Actuarial Consultant to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity for:
- A more recently qualified actuary, or
- A part-qualified actuary making progress through exams (with 3–4+ years’ experience), or
- A member of an actuarial team looking to transition into a consulting role, with a view toward becoming a Scheme Actuary or Corporate Actuary.
We offer progression opportunities through to Partner.
About Our Work
Our services are designed to help trustees and employers by providing pragmatic advice on complex issues, including:
- Investing assets
- De-risking strategies
- Longevity risk management
- Impact of legislative changes
We deliver a range of support, including:
- Full-service actuarial consulting
- Investment consultancy
- Standalone projects such as mergers and acquisitions
Essential requirement: DB pensions experience is non-negotiable.
Key Responsibilities & Day-to-Day Work
- Perform complex individual member calculations, then progress to checking increasingly complex calculations
- Complete the majority of calculations for an actuarial valuation
- Review draft client reports, advice, and member communications
- Collaborate with Client Account Managers to assess client objectives and needs
- Move toward Client Account Manager responsibilities, including:
- Delegating work, setting deadlines
- Attending client meetings and representing the team
- Client-facing technical advice and correspondence
- Support various client projects and engage with corporate teams across broad topics
- Project management:
- Design and manage surveys
- Analyze and interpret quantitative data using statistical techniques
- Assess probability/risk in areas like pensions using theoretical/technical principles
- Develop internal service offerings (e.g., Experian reviews)
- Create/devise internal tools and procedures to expand practice areas
- Contribute to practice newsletters and marketing materials
- Research technical/niche topics and report findings to senior teams
- Mentoring & quality control:
- Review work of peers/new graduates
- Train and develop junior colleagues
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Required Qualifications & Experience
- Actuarial qualifications (FIA/FAA) or demonstrable progress on exams towards that stage
- Proven DB pensions experience or advanced theoretical knowledge
- Strong IT and presentation skills
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Salary & Benefits
- Competitive discretionary annual bonus
- Generous 8% pension contribution into our core scheme
- Core benefits:
- Private medical cover
- Life assurance (5x–10x salary)
- 65% Group Income Protection
- Up to 30 days holiday per year (with optional holiday trading)
- Voluntary benefits (flexible & family-inclusive):
- Electric car leasing scheme
- Tech/gadget scheme
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Dental cover, healthcare cash plan, and health assessments
- Comprehensive insurances:
- Paid volunteering time, travel insurance, critical illness cover
- Up to £50/month contribution toward gym/sports memberships
- Discounts: A wide range of retail partnerships
Culture & Flexibility
- Open to flexible working models
- Disability Confident Employer (reasonable adjustments made where needed)
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