Consultant

Intro
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Discover a world of endless possibilities at Gallagher Benefit Services, where you'll have the power to shape the future of workplaces across industries. As a member of our team, you become the driving force behind positive change, helping clients build environments where employees thrive. Embrace the opportunity to impact lives, unlock potential, and create a legacy of remarkable transformation.
Overview
Buck, a Gallagher company, is an integrated HR, pensions, and employee benefits consulting, technology, and administration services firm. Founded more than 100 years ago as an actuarial consultancy committed to establishing sound retirement plans, we've evolved to serve HR departments and trustees across the health, wealth, and career spectrum.
At Buck, we're focused on helping our clients create a culture of wellbeing, centered around the evolution of each person's health, wealth, and career.
Leveraging strong client relationships with key decision makers, our teams deliver exceptional results that confidently push the envelope with unexpected solutions to help our clients accomplish their objectives faster and keep them ahead of the curve.
Not surprisingly, we embrace inventive thinkers, who make original contributions to the team. We put people first - our people and our clients' people, and our inclusive and welcoming culture celebrates diversity and individuality.
This position serves as an advisor for clients and project manager and/or reviewer of various client projects. Collaborates with Account Managers and Lead Actuaries to manage service delivery and maintain strong client relationships. Contribute to new business development efforts and corporate initiatives, as appropriate. May serve as lead actuary for some accounts and/or supervise junior staff members.
Responsibilities
Leads the preparation of and reviews the work of others on recurring projects such as:

• Actuarial valuations and financial reporting for qualified and non-qualified pension plans
• Participant notices and government filings
• Reports and presentations of valuation results and hot topics
• Benefit accounting calculations including curtailments and settlements
• Cost projections and sensitivity analysis
• Other responsibilities include:
• Provides regular consulting and guidance for clients by phone and in person
• Performs or reviews ad-hoc projects such as benefit design studies, non-discrimination testing, lump sum windows, and various other cost and risk management projects
• Provides collective bargaining support
• Reviews QDRO calculations and other actuarial calculations for benefits
• Contributes to the completion of complex benefit administration special projects
• Works on standard and/or unfunded pension plan terminations
• Reviews drafts of plan amendments, QDROs, SPDs, etc. drafted by Compliance consultants
• Provides leadership and training to Associates and Consultants, perhaps serving as direct supervisor
• Regularly looks for ways to optimize efficiency by improving procedures and practices
• Opportunities to prepare stochastic cost projections and Modeling

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Math, actuarial science, finance, or economics concentration preferred.
• Minimum of 6 years of related experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Actuarial Science, Math, Finance, or related area
• Enrolled Actuary (EA) or Associate of Society of Actuaries preferred, but not required
• Experience with pension plan terminations a plus
• Experience performing stochastic cost projections a plus

At Buck, we pride ourselves in our Diversity and Inclusion and are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.
At Buck, we're exclusively focused on helping our clients and their people succeed together. By this, we mean we're partnering with some of the world's most forward-thinking companies to re-envision and re-design the way that employees work and live. And we're doing this by finding the right combination of consulting, outsourcing, and technology solutions to help our clients realize the best organizational performance for their businesses while driving positive health, wealth, and career outcomes for their people.
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We offer competitive salaries and benefits, including: medical/dental/vision plans, life and accident insurance, 401(K), employee stock purchase plan, educational expense reimbursement, employee assistance program, flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function), training programs, matching gift program, and more.