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We are Mercer - a global consulting leader in health, wealth and career. Mercer has more than 25,000 employees based in 44 countries, and the firm operates in over 130 countries. At Mercer, we believe in building brighter futures. Together, we are redefining the world of work, reshaping retirement and investment outcomes, and unlocking real health and well-being. For more than 70 years, we have been providing trusted advice and solutions to build healthier and more sustainable futures for our clients, colleagues and communities.
What Is the Job Opportunity?
We are currently looking for a talented and ambitious Placement Retirement Analyst to join our Wealth Analytical Services team in Belfast for 12 months. This is an opportunity to join an established centre of excellence, specialising in a wide range of retirement solutions, providing technical expertise and support to our European Retirement markets. This is an opportunity to fulfil a fundamental role in providing pension solutions across our wide range of services. We tailor the range of services to support and develop an individual’s skills now and into the future.
Key Duties
- Working as part of a team on complex defined benefit modelling using advanced actuarial skills and techniques, specialising in complex UK and European pension solutions
- Provide detailed analysis of pension membership data, preparation of valuation data and data reconciliation
- Contribute to continuous improvement by creating new ways of working through process design, implementation and optimisation
- Develop expertise in excel, VBA and Mercer in house technology enabling high quality IT and product solution development
- Working in partnership and developing relationships with internal teams to deliver a streamlined service to other lines of business within Mercer
- Managing workload across multiple services with a focus on agility, allowing scalability and adaptability in the services and solutions we provide
Requirements and Skills
- Studying a numerical or semi- numerical degree
- An interest in financial markets
- Self-motivated, eagerness to learn and to keep up to date with the respective industry trends and market conditions
- Ability to work as part of a team and within a collaborative environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Exceptional attention to detail ensuring quality and delivery in line with deadlines
- Strong numerical, analytical and problem solving skills
- Strong IT skills with good working knowledge of Microsoft office, in particular Excel.
Benefits
- Exceptional training and development opportunities
- Challenging yet friendly and diverse work environment
- Competitive salary
- Exposure to a wide range of services ensuring a varied work load over placement
- 25 days holiday
How can you find out more before applying?
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Join Us
At Mercer, we want to leverage the unique skills that each person brings to the company. We provide all colleagues with a supportive, collaborative environment that leads to innovative ideas and the ability to make an impact. If you thrive on a challenge and enjoy connecting with people, we are looking for you - join our Mercer family and build your brighter future!
For further information on career opportunities please contact rachael.muendesi@mercer.com
Company Profile
Marsh & McLennan (NYSE: MMC) is the world's leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people. The Company's 76,000 colleagues advise clients in over 130 countries. With annualized revenue approaching $17 billion, Marsh & McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment through four market-leading businesses. Marsh advises individual and commercial clients of all sizes on insurance broking and innovative risk management solutions.
Guy Carpenter develops advanced risk, reinsurance and capital strategies that help clients grow profitably and pursue emerging opportunities. Mercer delivers advice and technology-driven solutions that help organizations meet the health, wealth and career needs of a changing workforce. Oliver Wyman serves as a critical strategic, economic and brand advisor to private sector and governmental clients. For more information, visit mmc.com, follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter @mmc_global or subscribe to BRINK.
