Company: MercerDescription:Mercer is seeking candidates for the following position based in the Melbourne or Sydney office:Associate, Actuarial ConsultingWhat 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.
- Voted #1 HR Consulting Company Globally
- Prestigious Sydney (Barangaroo) office or Melbourne CBD (Docklands) office
- Great Package
- Great time to join this global organisation in Growth Phase
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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