GB-Retirement Trainee
2023-05-18
Full Time
Description
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Complex data manipulation
- Calculating and valuing the benefits of individual members
- Pension scheme valuations
- Accounting disclosures
- Client billing
- Cross-departmental projects.
- Develop a trusted advisor relationship with service center and onshore UK client teams through effective communication and efficient, quality execution of projects.
- Manage expectations and raise appropriate issues to internal and consulting office project managers.
- Manage and prioritize own workload efficiently to fulfil commitments in a timely manner
- Contribute to profitability by completing budget spreadsheets, monitoring own time spent on project,
- Work independently and utilize available resources to develop technical skills, asking for assistance
- Participate and actively engage in training sessions
- Contribute to the development of new tools and approaches
- Identify opportunities to enhance quality and/or improve processes to reduce costs
- Meet required production hours as expected by the business
- Manage projects and leverage resources to produce quality deliverables on time and within budget
Training & Required Qualifications, Skills, Knowledge, Experience:
Exam support and Training:- WTW will support you through the actuarial exams and provide a flexible study support package.
- You will participate in a 36-month structured development programme where you will be provided with on-the-job training consisting of a mix of classroom sessions, eLearning, webinars, recorded videos, self-study and reading. Upon successful completion of the programme, there is potential to progress into specialist or technical roles.
- Graduation / Post Graduation Degree required, in a program with heavy emphasis on mathematics, statistics or economics
- 0 - 5 CT exams passed and the recent one within the last one year with clear progress shown towards becoming an actuary
- 0-2 years of experience in a client-service oriented environment preferably retirement, pension
- Clear aptitude for teamwork, planning and organizing
- Sense of accountability; owning one’s work and taking pride in it
- Team player and Detail oriented
- Effective communication skills.
- Client-focus
- Strong analytical and interpretational skills including ability to draw conclusions and identify
- Ability to prioritize and organize tasks, accomplish within stipulated timelines
- Actuarial acumen
- Excellent Microsoft Office skills, particularly in Excel preferred