Pensions Actuary at Isio in Manchester, England, GB

Pensions Actuarial Manager - Pensions Consolidation Solutions

As part of this role, you’ll be working in Isio’s Actuarial & Consulting team, consisting of over 400 pensions consultants and actuaries advising a diverse range of clients and stakeholders across the private, public and not-for-profit sectors.

We advise on everything from helping trustees and sponsors to manage their defined benefit plans, running large scale communications projects and implementing alternative reward and pension provision. The range of work we get involved with is vast and there’ll be opportunities for you to gain lots of great, new experiences and put your skills to the test.

This role will be as part of the Enplan Team – Enplan is one of the fastest growing DB Pension consolidators in the market. The team are currently managing over 60 pension schemes of different shapes and sizes and continue to regularly attract new schemes.

This is a great place to develop your actuarial career – whether that’s getting more client exposure or if you wish to take on Scheme Actuary appointments, then this role can support your fast track to Scheme Actuary status. It’s a fast-growing team and one that gives everyone the chance to influence how we develop the offering going forward.

What does the role entail?

We’re looking for qualified pensions actuaries with significant industry experience to join our team at the Manager level.

As a challenger in the industry, we are looking for individuals with excellent pensions consulting and technical skills, a commercial outlook and an entrepreneurial mindset.

Day to day, you will be:

• Leading the delivery of actuarial advice to Entrust – this will include managing key client projects directly, or with support, and will include being responsible for managing timescales, stakeholders and budgets.
• As well as being involved in the technical aspects of projects, this will also involve working with and building relationships with Entrust and the scheme sponsors directly, working as part of a team and developing those around you.

Enplan schemes vary significantly in size, therefore in your role, you will have numerous opportunities to engage and consult with schemes varying in asset size from as little as £1m to over £200m.

Where is the role:

The schemes within Enplan are serviced by a dedicated team within Isio with hubs based in Manchester and Scotland. Our Manchester team is the bigger of the two hubs with around 30 people supporting the proposition, including six Scheme Actuaries. The Manchester hub also includes 15 Actuarial Analysts and Assistant Managers whose role is to support the Managers.

We work on a hybrid basis, offering the opportunity for colleagues to split their working time between working in the office and at home, it is expected that on average you will be in the office three days a week.

As a business we are great at building strong communities amongst our employees – both across locations and teams, hosting regular team building, charity, and social events.

What we’re looking for?

We’re looking for new colleagues with the following skills and expertise – but, please do apply if you don’t hit every requirement and still think you would be great for the role. Our business is better with a diverse range of experience, so we’ll consider each application on its own merits.

• Experience – a qualified actuary FIA/FFA or equivalent with relevant industry experience.
• A great communicator – someone who can explain complex problems in a simple way to help everyone around the table understand.
• Enthusiasm and motivation – a great deal of desire to solving problems and delivering excellent advice.
• Excellent project management and client delivery skills – especially when balancing multiple demands.
• A great team worker – this will either be as part of a team, or managing a team, depending on your experience.
• Commercial skills – to help us develop our business and look for new opportunities.

Why Join Isio

Isio is a fast-growing professional services business, that offers career development through an evolving client base, diverse and meaningful work, nationwide opportunities, and a culture that rewards high performance and accountability.

We hold ourselves to the highest standards and our values guide how we advise our clients, how we operate as a business and how we work together as a team.  We call it the Isio Attitude. We encourage our people to be bold, to communicate with conviction, and to deliver advice that matters.

Here, growth brings opportunity - more responsibility, more clients, and work that stretches and develops you. We invest in training and development so you can expand your skills and explore different career paths across diverse markets to make your mark. Isio is a place to realise your potential and build a career with impact. You can find out more about Isio and the benefits we offer on our career's website Isio - Careers & Benefits.

About Isio

Isio is a progressive advisory firm, partnering with clients of all sizes to deliver expertise in pensions, employee benefits and wealth advisory services.

Working with pension trustees, employers, individuals, families and their offices, we are supported by talented colleagues across 10 UK offices. With a Big 4 heritage we combine a strong focus on quality with a fresh perspective challenging traditional thinking.

Our culture shapes our work; we foster a supportive environment where we develop our people to grow and fulfil their potential. We invest in our services, products and technology, and provide clear, expert solutions for our clients. This brings clarity, confidence, and better outcomes for everyone.

At Isio, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and diverse workplace, in which our colleagues feel they belong, regardless of background or difference. We uphold the values of respect, fairness, and inclusion in our actions and decisions. We believe that by adhering to these principles, we will create a stronger, more innovative, and supportive environment for all, as well as ensuring that the advice and support we provide to our clients is more creative, more insightful and leaves a lasting impact.

We can offer a hybrid, flexible approach to work, supporting a work-life balance that works for you. Isio Group is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

If you think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for any reason at any stage of your recruitment process, please ask us hrrecruitment@ISIO.com.