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3173 is a privately owned UK firm of pensions experts with clients throughout the UK, serviced from offices in London, Belfast, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol and Leeds.
The 3173 Group of companies includes Dalriada Trustees Limited (Dalriada) one of the UK’s largest professional pension scheme trustee companies. Spence & Partners provides full pension actuarial, consulting, investment consulting and administration services that provide simply smarter solutions for trustees, employers and members and Mantle: reimagines the traditional models of defined benefit pensions administration and actuarial valuation software.
The 3173 Culture
Our primary aim is to provide interesting, worthwhile and healthy careers for all our people; we believe that this emphasis sets us apart from our competitors.
We are defined by our ethos and by our goal:
Our ethos is an individual and collective commitment achieved through carefully balancing responsibility with freedom and flexibility, all of which is underpinned by a willingness to work interdependently. When we get this balance right, it is how we do our best work.
We look after our staff first and foremost, but for a commercial purpose, which is to deliver great service profitably. By focusing on our goal, we provide the best outcomes for pension scheme members, trustees, and employers.
About you
You will be keen to develop your career as a Business Analyst and become an integral part of a specialised team that is vital to the success of the business.
Teamwork is critical, and you will be placed in a highly driven and specialised team whose aim is to make you a vital asset from the outset. You will be seeking a challenging environment in which you can develop both personally and professionally in an award winning company. You will be a conscientious individual with exceptional attention to detail and the ability to think critically and logically.
We are looking for candidates who are intelligent, ambitious and great at working with people. You should enjoy solving complex problems and be interested in the financial services industry and areas affecting it. You will be well organised and proactive, calm under pressure and can communicate well at all levels (written and verbal).
You will be eager to work hard and make an impact, self-motivated and proactive in your assistance to meet the needs of our projects. You will be reliable, methodical and can easily adapt to changing circumstances, continuously producing high level quality work. You will be detail-orientated and have advanced IT skills, particularly in Excel.
Responsibilities & Criteria
As a Graduate Business Analyst you will work as part of a specialised team that supports the businesses through the implementation of pension schemes onto our Mantle software. This would also involve completion of tasks and projects to ensure that a high level of service is provided to all customers. In order to achieve this, you would undertake the following:
- Become competent in the use of our Mantle software
- Maintain and develop business systems
- Receive training on data management including installation and auditing
- Proactively manage all allocated tasks through the workflow management system
Essential Criteria
- Degree in a relevant subject
- A Level (or equivalent) Mathematics grade B or above
- Excellent IT Skills, in particular knowledge of SQL, Python, Excel and VBA
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Desirable Criteria
- Work Experience or Placement in a Professional Services environment.
Behavioural Competencies for the Role
Inspiring Leadership, Strategic Thinking, Impacting & Influencing, Client Engagement, Collaborative Working, Problem Solving, Planned Approach, Professional Approach
Salary & Benefits Package
If you are successful you will receive a competitive salary plus additional amounts to reflect any examination exemptions you have achieved to date, and a competitive benefits package outlined on our careers page. We will also provide financial support and study leave in the pursuit of your professional examinations.
Our Company is committed to work life balance and our flexi working policy and opportunity for remote working enables individuals to maintain that balance.
To find out more about this programme and the experiences of our previous graduates, please check our Graduate Brochure. Placement and Graduate Opportunities - Spence & Partners (spenceandpartners.co.uk)
Closing date for the role is Friday 27th January 2023. We may close recruitment and proceed with candidate selection earlier than this date if there is a high volume and quality of applications.
