Actuarial Assistant

Job description

AutoReq ID

144025BR

Job Title

Actuarial Assistant

Country

United Kingdom

Location

Birmingham

Function

Tax

Service Line

Pensions

Service Line Information

The KPMG Pensions Team are always questioning conventional thinking, helping our clients’ businesses thrive by ensuring their pension schemes are as effective as possible. We have a breadth of roles across our dynamic sectors, each one offering the opportunity to get involved in exciting work and deliver bespoke solutions. You’ll be given the training and development you need to decipher complex concepts and the opportunity to demonstrate your abilities in your chosen sector.

KPMG Overview

KPMG is part of a global network of firms that offers Audit, Tax & Pensions, Consulting, Deal Advisory and Technology services. Through the talent of over 16,000 colleagues, we bring our creativity and insight to our clients’ most critical challenges.
With offices across the UK, we work with everyone from small start-ups and individuals to major multinationals, in virtually every industry imaginable. Our work is often complex, yet our vision is simple: to be the clear choice for our clients, for our people and for the communities we work in.

Job Description

Why KPMG?

At KPMG, our values define who we are and the way we do business. As a leading professional services firm, we know that our strength and capability come from our people – their different perspectives, experiences and backgrounds. From our inclusive leadership strategy to our diversity and inclusion targets – we’re making bold changes to who we are and what we do. Be part of it.

The Role

The responsibilities of this role are wide ranging and varied. They will be tailored to your personal ambitions and expertise.

The key work streams within the department include:
- Delivering professional pensions consulting advice on a wide range of corporate and Trustee pension issues.
- Undertaking work such as individual member calculations, scheme actuarial valuations, producing accounting disclosures and PPF Levy calculations
- Working on projects such as benefit change, scheme design, liability management, scheme de-risking/insurance
- Supporting the audit teams in understanding the actuarial aspects of financial statements.

Irrespective of the area you are working in you will be expected to involve the following:
- Producing technically excellent and consistently accurate calculations with clear audit trail.
- Producing high quality deliverables addressing key client issues.
- Managing own time effectively to consistently meet all deadlines.
- Regularly monitoring all aspects of risk compliance.
- Showing awareness of commercial issues and occasionally applies this to identify potential opportunities for clients.
- Looking for opportunities for direct external client contact.

Professional qualifications

Studying for the FIA qualification and making good progress

Experience and Skills

Successful candidates will have the following attributes:

- Consistently able to work at high level of intensity whilst maintaining a professional and positive approach.
- Fully engaged and taking responsibility for own performance.
- Ability to lead and coach less experienced staff and work closely with colleagues in multi-disciplinary client service teams
- Seeks opportunities to develop internal KPMG network and knowledge of other areas of the business.

Our Deal

Flexible Working

Our employees have many varied work schedules to suit their individual needs!

Our intelligent working options range from role sharing and flexible start and finish times, to home working and more informal arrangements agreed within teams.

Check out examples of KPMG employees enjoying different working patterns on our website and please do share your own individual requirements with us.

Applying with a Disability

As a member of the Business Disability Forum we're committed to ensuring a great experience for colleagues with a disability. Should you be successful after the initial application stage, please discuss any adjustments that you may require with your recruitment contact.

KPMG's commitment to diversity

We are proud of the value we place on individuality. We want you to bring your full self to work and maximise your potential. KPMG is a place where everyone can thrive, whatever their gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and socio-economic background.

Policy for Agencies

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