Defined Benefit Manager
KPMG UK
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: London • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Helping to develop junior colleagues, including delivering technical training, improving technical knowledge, and developing consulting skills.
- Lead contact with clients on key pensions engagements, with overall responsibility for stakeholder relationships.
- Contributing to developing streamlined and efficient procedures, whilst maintaining an absolute focus on quality.
- Strong financial management, setting and agreeing budgets for work, delivering to budgets and timely billing and debt collection.
- Signing off technical DC work in line with professional standards (where applicable) and, in line with KPMG quality procedures.
- Directing and overseeing the work of engagement teams and team members, including reviewing their DC technical work (e.g., checking calculations and reviewing conclusions), and providing coaching and mentoring support.
- Performance managing team members, ensuring that you are having rich development conversations that support their growth and career progression.
Requirements
- Relevant experience working in pensions advisory at Manager level, at either an employee benefit consultancy or other Big 4 firm. (E)
- Technical knowledge of defined benefit pension scheme valuations, roll forward methodologies and actuarial techniques. (E)
- Understanding of the wider UK pensions landscape, and the issues facing our stakeholders. (E)
- Experience of the pensions implications within an M&A context (E)
- Experience of leading and performance managing teams, coaching and mentoring junior staff. (E)
- Experience of delivering high quality, complex projects, including team oversight and stakeholder management. (E)
- Experience of managing and delivering end-game journey planning engagements. (E)
- Experience of advising on scheme funding and knowledge of the regime governed by the Pensions Regulator, including the DB scheme funding code. (E)
- IT literate with sound knowledge and experience of MS Office tools (Excel, PowerPoint and Word). (E)
- Highly effective stakeholder management and relationship building skills; credible and confident with stakeholders at all levels.
- Strong organisational and time management skills; able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with conflicting priorities and deadlines.
- Self-driven and resilient; able to thrive in a high-pressure environment.
- Effective problem solver; makes pragmatic and logical decisions, drawing on own and others’ technical expertise to provide high quality solutions.
- Strong analytical and numerical skills; able to analyse and interpret complex technical statistical information, with a focus on quality, attention to details and accuracy in calculations.
- Effective team working skills; works collaboratively with others towards shared goals.
Benefits
- Flexible working hours
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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