Associate, Actuarial Consulting

2 weeks ago


Docklands, Australia Marsh McLennan Companies Full time

Description:

Mercer is seeking candidates for the following position based in the Melbourne or Sydney office:

Associate, Actuarial Consulting

What can you expect?

Join our Actuarial Consulting team

If you have a passion for delivering industry-leading strategic solutions, high quality comprehensive advice and a great client experience, then we need you on our team as we help superannuation funds, defined benefit trustees and sponsoring employers and insurers navigate some of the biggest challenges of our time.

You will have the opportunity to work alongside Mercer’s talented, supportive, global team of investment consultants, managers, researchers and thought leaders to bring some of the best investment ideas and solutions to the Australian market.

In this fast-paced environment, we actively support you to craft a career that’s meaningful for you whether that’s more focus or exposure to aspects of our complex business that are of interest, building a professional profile in the market, more flexibility for family or interests outside work, or support for ongoing study and development. We want you to be your best self, to help us create better lives for our clients and each other.

What we offer is a chance to join a company that is not only winning, but is transforming in the most exciting way possible. Our CEO, David Bryant, is dedicated to Mercer Australia being a “people first” culture. This means that great performers are greatly rewarded. We pride ourselves on providing outstanding career development, learning opportunities, financial rewards and we are committed to making your journey with us FUN.

What is in it for you?

At Mercer, we recognise that our most important asset is our people. We offer benefits and programs that support career development such as professional development support, exam and study assistance which will support and nurture you with every opportunity to reach your full potential. We also recognise the value of healthy, happy colleagues and promote a culture of care and wellbeing, offering benefits such as flexible working and much more

Leading training and development program Professional environment where your career path really matters and is supported in our global organisation Great team environment with energetic and supportive colleagues Genuine work life balance

We will count on you to:

The primary focus for the role is the delivery and project management of solutions to clients on a range of projects across the actuarial service offering. Core activities include understanding client issues and developing practical solutions particularly in relation to defined benefit superannuation, driving the delivery of client solutions, project managing client facing teams, working with and involving other team members, monitoring progress and peer reviewing outcomes.

Responsibilities include:

Apply consulting skills, technical expertise, relevant methodologies and professional judgement to client projects Demonstrate intellectual leadership and consistently test final deliverables for completeness, relevance, and high impact against client issues and needs Plan, design, resource and manage client projects and direct staff in executing the plan to deliver projects on time and within budget Nurture key client relationships, identify opportunities to broaden or deepen these relationships in partnership with senior consultants, anticipate and respond to future client needs Support business development initiatives and proposals Develop own and other’s capability through informal and formal learning opportunities (may include formal people supervisor responsibility) Participate in projects to improve Mercer, in particular talent, quality, service delivery, internal efficiency / effectiveness and intellectual capital Pursue actuarial professional qualification

What you need to have: 

An actuarial professional qualification (e.g. Associate or Fellowship) or be working towards one 5+ years’ work experience in financial services, business analysis and / or professional services is valuable. Defined benefit superannuation experience essential Strong analytical skills and the capacity to interpret qualitative and quantitative data Capability to think, articulate and write logically Aptitude and passion for problem solving and creative thinking with the ability to structure analyses and undertake them in a logical and efficient manner Detail orientation and high quality outputs Client centric mindset Uses initiative and drives to outcomes Excellent written and oral communication skills Well organised with the ability to run multiple pieces of work in a timely and organised manner Experience in working autonomously

Benefits and perks include:

Active mentoring and coaching to support your journey to senior consultant Collaborative, supporting team environment with regular social activities Initiatives and financial reimbursements to help you manage your health and wellness Ad hoc and formal flexible working arrangements to support commitments outside of work Equal opportunity parental leave program with paid Keeping in Touch days to allow you to stay engaged with the team through your leave, as it suits you An inclusive culture with a range of colleague networks such as PRIDE, Women @ Mercer and Mercer Cares A dedicated ‘buddy’ to help you kick start your career at Mercer through daily support, mentoring, and training Exam and study assistance so you can pursue your actuarial qualification ‘Dress to suit’ your day, whether you’re in the office or working remotely One day of paid volunteer leave a year with matching of donations through our Social Impact platform

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