Pensions & Investment Analyst
Summary
Join the number 1 global insurance brand as a Pensions & Investment Analyst in our Group Investment & Treasury Team and develop your career with a world leader.
With a presence in 59 countries, and 160,000 employees serving the needs of 103 million customers, AXA is big. But never too big to care for everyone who works with us. Our culture is open, supportive and collaborative. Your work will be professionally-challenging and personally rewarding. Every day, we inspire each other and challenge each other to be better – to deliver better products and services for our customers. It’;s easy to see why we’;ve been recognised by the Sunday Times as one of the Top 25 Best Big Companies to work for.
The Role
We currently have an opportunity for a Pensions Analyst to join our Group Pensions, Treasury, ALM & Capital Management Team. As a Pensions Analyst you will be responsible for supporting the Pensions & Investment Manager in managing all pension scheme matters from a company perspective, contributing to appropriate projects including; optimisation and choice of investments, reporting and monitoring, liability de-risking, IFRS balance sheet and P&L management, calculation of economic capital.
If you are Part-qualified actuary or studying towards your CFA with at least 1 year experience within investment and/or pensions, we would love to hear from you.
Key Accountabilities
Working with the Investment Advisors to the Scheme to define and implement an appropriate overall investment strategy, including de-risking, in line with company objectives
Produce monthly reporting on pension scheme asset performance including analysis on hedging, liquidity and leverage position
Assist in the implementation of liability de-risking strategies in the most effective way possible, ensuring compliance with pension scheme regulations.
Contribute to the upkeep of the risk register for the pension scheme capturing all risks, along with input and suggestions on appropriate controls to manage these risks
Calculation of the economic capital associated with the pension scheme on a regular basis (STEC), with appropriate reporting to stakeholders and committees
Contribute towards manager research meeting and asset class research, interacting with external providers as well as with the in-house team. Produce written reports on research findings.
Assist with monthly liability valuations, including assisting with IFRS accounting process at the year end and half-year, ensure appropriate inputs into the strategic planning cycle and monitor balance sheet impact of de-risking activities.
Delivery of accurate and timely reporting and MI for the AXA UK Board, the AXA UK Executive Committee, AXA UK Investment Committee, AXA UK Risk Committee, AXA Group and other third parties (e.g. regulators) with relevant analysis.
What we can offer you
There is no doubting that this is a busy, challenging, demanding role – but it provides a great opportunity for the right individual to develop your career within a dynamic environment.
As well as personal development and a competitive salary, we’;ll offer you 28 days holiday and an annual bonus scheme. You’;ll also get all the impressive perks you would expect from a leading financial services organisation, including a competitive pension scheme, life assurance and private medical insurance. That’;s just a few of the many flexible benefits and product discounts that we have to offer.
Who are we looking for?
To be successful in this role you will possess strong relationship management skills with the ability to build and manage key relationships and work independently. You will also possess good written and verbal communication skills coupled with highly developed analytical and problem solving skills.
You must be able to demonstrate relevant product and industry knowledge around pensions, investment, and risk management along with learning agility to continue to build your knowledge and expertise. Knowledge of risk quantification tools and techniques including stress and scenario testing are also adv
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