EY is accelerating the growth of our Pensions Consulting team and are looking for self-starting, diligent individuals from a consultancy, actuarial or accounting firm who can contribute to our growth plans and who wish to be part of a successful business with a strong, established brand, now in its fourth year of double digit growth.
 
We offer our clients expert-led advice wherever pension risk touches their business and our teamwork within a multi-disciplinary environment across a number of specialist areas, including providing funding and risk management advice for corporates, and advising on risk transactions.  

The opportunity   
We are now looking to grow our consulting business.  In order to achieve this growth, we are looking for quality individuals with core pensions knowledge and who have demonstrable experience of working with and building trusted relationships including CFOs of corporate sponsors, pension managers, trustees and pension providers.
 
We are seeking individuals with expertise in the following areas:

• Ongoing corporate pensions strategy
• Pension end-game solutions including both run-on strategies and risk transfer solutions
• Pension risk transfer transactions in particular experience of implementing pension buy-in transactions and supporting schemes in the period between buy-in and buyout
• Scheme wind up experience
• Data and analytics
• Leveraging corporate and pension scheme data for value
• Actuarial Modelling and valuations

 
Your Key Responsibilities 

• Preparation of numerical and written advice, as well as liaising directly with clients    
• Management of client projects within agreed scope and budget
• Being part of client project teams and delegating work effectively 
• Providing pensions expertise / opinions whilst working in larger cross service line projects 
• Providing support to the senior management team with marketing initiatives  
• Building effective relationships in the market and within the EY network
• Helping develop team members through mentoring, feedback and training 
• Maintaining our very high professional standards  

 
To qualify for the role you must have:     

• Have a passion for providing outstanding client service and quality client advice
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Previous experience of working in a consulting environment ideally on corporate work or BPA transactions.
• Be a self-starter, with can-do attitude and energy who is willing to try new things
• Enjoy working with people from range of backgrounds and disciplines
• Deep knowledge and experience of the UK pensions environment
• Actuarial calculation and modelling experience
• Have good commercial awareness 
• Project management skills
• Demonstrate initiative and creativity
• Be comfortable with complexity and ambiguity and recognises the world is changing and will continue to change

 
What we offer
We offer a competitive remuneration package where youll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:

• Continuous learning: Youll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: Well provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: Well give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: Youll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.  
  
  

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

The exceptional EY experience. Its yours to build. 
 
Apply now.