As a trainee, you will need good numerical and communication skills, the ability to plan work effectively and a strong desire to solve technical problems. You will learn what we do for our clients as you build strong working relationships, participate, and actively engage in training sessions, developing valuable skills from day one.
This is a consulting support role where you will work as part of a team on a wide variety of complex projects serving as a key resource for our diverse UK based client teams.
Principal Duties/Responsibilities
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, seeking ways to enhance efficiency, and maintaining accurate time records
Work independently and utilize available resources to develop technical skills, asking for assistance when required
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 24-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, you will continueto participate in development programmes and there is potential to progress into specialist or technical roles
Qualifications:
Graduation / Post Graduation Degree required, in a program with heavy emphasis on mathematics,
statistics or economics.
0 - 2 CT exams passed and the recent one within the last one year with clear progress shown
towards becoming an actuary
Experience:
0-2 years of experience in a client-service oriented environment preferably retirement, pension
administration / valuation
Skills and Competencies:
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 trends
from data in a logical, systematic way
Ability to prioritize and organize tasks, accomplish within stipulated timelines
Actuarial acumen
Knowledge:
Excellent Microsoft Office skills, particularly in Excel preferred
