About First Actuarial

First Actuarial has been around since 2004, when a small group of like-minded actuaries came together to bring fresh thinking to pensions consultancy. Two decades later, we’re celebrating our 20th anniversary with events at all our six offices. It’s a great time to be part of First Actuarial. Following last year’s 20% revenue increase, our strong growth path has continued into this year, and we now employ around 450 people in the UK.

We’re still an independent business with no chargeable hours targets, giving our people the time to deliver their best work and excel. We shape our high-quality services by listening closely to our clients’ needs. And we price those services fairly.

As we develop our business, prospects for our people grow. Our Basingstoke, Leeds, Manchester, Peterborough, London and Tonbridge offices provide supportive work environments where everyone can make a difference. We enjoy work and celebrate our successes. And we provide support and helpful feedback so we all learn and improve.

We love numbers, but we love people more. Staff wellbeing and work-life balance have always been core values. Beyond the firm, we’re known for our integrity. We’re happy to challenge conventional thinking and speak up. Our pioneering work is set to transform the lives of millions of younger people with a new type of pension.

Role and responsibilities

This role will be based in either our Basingstoke, Tonbridge, or Leeds office.

• Provide support to colleagues on a portfolio of projects.
• Prepare first drafts of project plans and help to deliver projects within agreed timescales.
• Prepare first drafts of advice and other calculations/documents for colleagues to review.
• Establish effective working relationships with colleagues internally.
• Attend internal project meetings and take responsibility for specific aspects from time to time.
• Take responsibility for delivering specific tasks allocated to you within agreed timeframes.
• Develop risk transfer knowledge and keep abreast of changes in regulations, topical issues in the industry and the Firm's products and services.

Essential skills and experience:

• An interest in and a good head for numbers.
• Good communication, organisational and team working skills.
• The ability to manage workloads and work to tight deadlines.
• The ability to work on different aspects of multiple projects at the same time.
• While a university degree could be beneficial, we’re also interested in candidates who may have completed a relevant apprenticeship or can demonstrate the necessary skills through previous work experience.
• First experience of working within an actuarial team would be helpful.

​ What we offer you

We’ll actively support you as you build your career – and reward you for doing so. At every level of seniority, we offer:

• A competitive remuneration package, including bonus and profit-sharing payments
• Private health insurance, life insurance and income protection insurance
• 25 days annual leave as standard, increasing with length of service, an extra day at Christmas, plus bank holidays and the option to purchase additional holidays
• A non-contributory pension
• Full training and study support.

Following an initial settling-in period, we have hybrid working in place for colleagues who prefer home-working for part of the week. We’re also flexible on working day arrangements and will happily accommodate a range of personal commitments from day one.

Our straightforward, interview-based approach to recruitment ensures equal opportunities for all applicants.

Please note that we can only accept candidates who have a permanent right to work in the UK.