Associate Benefit Consultant

Job title:

Associate Benefit Consultant

Company

Gallagher

Job description

Job Description:IntroductionDiscover a world of endless possibilities at Gallagher Benefit Services, where you’ll have the power to shape the future of workplaces across industries. As a member of our team, you become the driving force behind positive change, helping clients build environments where employees thrive. Embrace the opportunity to impact lives, unlock potential, and create a legacy of remarkable transformation.We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you! So, even if you feel that you’re close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.
OverviewWorking within a team of qualified and part qualified actuaries to support businesses in effectively managing their Pension schemes.
How you’ll make an impact

• Acting as an actuarial and consulting assistant for portfolio of clients.
• Handling the preparation of valuations and cost estimates.
• Undertaking and supervising accounting disclosures (FRS17, IAS19 and USGAAP).
• Coordinating data collection including editing and testing data received from clients.
• Undertaking and checking all aspects of actuarial work associated with pension schemes.
• Preparing letters, reports and other client materials.
• Assisting in developing administrative procedures and forms used by clients.
• Checking day to day individual calculations as requested.
• Participating in Buck internal projects, handling special projects or assignments as needed.
• Assisting scheme consultants with the consultancy aspects of pension schemes.
• Establishing strong working relationships with clients.
• Preparing for and attending client meetings.
• Providing leadership, feedback and training to actuarial analysts.
• Building up consulting knowledge on actuarial and non-actuarial aspects of pension plans.
• On qualification, to progress towards obtaining a Scheme Actuary certificate and holding responsibility for a portfolio of clients and acting as a client manager for a number of these.
• Peer reviewing and ensuring own work is peer reviewed as appropriate.
• Maintaining accurate time recording and charging to clients where applicable.
• Staying abreast with applicable regulatory bodies.
• Adhering to Corporate Policies and Procedures (CCPs).
• Reporting any suspected breaches to management/compliance department upon discovery.

About You

• Substantial experience with the pensions actuarial environment.
• An all-round communicator.
• Able to prioritise, organise and carry out tasks within deadlines.
• Good numeracy and literacy skills.
• Proactive and a team player.
• Attention to detail.
• Computer literate.
• Good numerical/mathematics based degree.
• Good progress through the actuarial exams, generally to have completed CT exams and CA1.
• #LI-TM2

Compensation and benefitsOn top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days
• Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to
• Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x
• Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up
• Health cash plan or Private medical insurance

Other benefits include:

• Three fully paid volunteering days per year
• Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount
• Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan
• Critical illness cover
• Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally
• Season ticket loan
• Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase
• Emergency back-up family care
• And many more…

We value inclusion and diversityInclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities.We understand that applicants may have disabilities, if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Don’t worry, we’re here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know.Should you require reasonable adjustments to your application, please get in touch with . If you’d prefer to speak on the phone, please request a call back, leaving details, so we get in touch.Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion/ belief, age and those with caring responsibilities.Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

Expected salary

Location

Ipswich, Suffolk

Job date

Fri, 06 Dec 2024 06:51:32 GMT

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