Actuarial Analyst

**WEALTH ACTUARIAL ANALYST - RETIREMENT**

Mercer Wealth is seeking an **Actuarial Analyst** for our Ottawa office.

**What can you expect?**
- Are you looking to join a team that accomplishes outstanding and innovative work? Mercer is the global leader for trusted HR and related financial advice, products, and services. In our work with clients, we make a positive impact on the world every day. We do this by enhancing the financial and retirement security, health, productivity, and employment relationships of the global workforce.
- Mercer provides opportunities for its employees to personalize their roles and careers within the Company. We encourage the sharing of intellectual capital in a spirit of partnership. You can expect to be challenged and to be rewarded for your achievements.
- Help make a difference in the lives of 175 million people each and everyday.
- Take part in interesting and challenging projects across a wide array of different clients.
- Work within a growing Wealth team that collaborates seamlessly between retirement and investment advice and solutions.
- Be at the heart of innovation in Canada - Mercer has a track record of using our scale and depth of resources to develop solutions where we see gaps in the marketplace.
- A huge opportunity to learn and try different roles (e.g. Financial Strategy Group, Annuity Purchase Team, Asset/Liability Study, accounting experts, working with regulators to shape future legislation).

**What is in it for you?**

At Mercer, we’re as invested in creating brighter futures for our own people as we are for our clients. To help you reach your full potential, we offer a culture, benefits and resources that support your wellbeing and career development.
- Competitive rewards supporting your financial wellbeing, including compensation, high bonus potential, retirement savings, stock purchase plan, and more.
- Offerings geared at your overall wellness, including comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and fitness benefits, as well as life insurance and child and elder care programs.
- Generous paid time off, study time and parental leave.
- Flexible work schedule that accommodates your home life and commitments outside of work.
- The opportunity to work with some of the smartest and most energetic people in the industry, who will nurture, challenge and enable you.
- A dynamic, collaborative and inclusive culture, where diversity is embraced - and you are celebrated and appreciated for who you are.
- The chance to make a positive difference in your local community by using your paid time off to volunteer through events organized by Mercer Cares, our community outreach and volunteerism BRG.
- A huge variety of virtual learning and development resources to support your personal and professional growth.

**We will count on you**:

- Perform necessary calculations or analysis with respect to DB pension plan funding and accounting valuations, special retirement projects such as assumptions and experience studies, and prepare pension regulatory filings and administration work.
- Participate in the design and pricing of client’s employee pension plans and executive pension benefits, including cash flow modelling, demographic projections and evaluation of liabilities within an asset-liability framework.
- Participate in designing and implementing strategies to manage defined benefit pension plan volatility, including funding strategy, plan design and risk transfer solutions.
- Learn to collaborate with investment consultants to manage pension plan risk from a holistic perspective and seek to understand both sides of the balance sheet.
- Work in an integrated team of professionals to start resolving modern actuarial problems in the Canadian pension landscape, including union negotiations, risk transfer and public policy.
- Learn to communicate with clients through participation in client calls, meetings, and presentations.
- Assist Senior Consultant with day-to-day client contact and problem resolution.
- Learn to delegate and review other analysts’ work. Learn how to perform final technical review for client projects, valuation and accounting valuation reports.
- Create project work plans and monitor timelines and budgets.

**What you need to have**:

- Have completed a first grade university program in actuarial science or mathematic or related field
- 1-3 years' experience, preferably in a pension consulting/actuarial environment, using pension plan valuation software
- Superior analytical skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word)
- Ability to demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the actuarial and other principles behind a valuation
- Demonstrated ability to follow established standards/procedures
- Ability to work in a team environment while managing multiple priorities
- Excellent interpersonal skills; strong verbal and written communication skills
- Attention to detail and strong organizational skills
- Commitment to superior client