Analyst

Kolkata - India

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 4 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

The Analyst position offers an opportunity for professional development and involvement in many areas of Retirement Consulting like:

Accounting for Employee benefits: Actuarial valuations under relevant Indian and International accounting standards. For employee benefits like; Gratuity Leave Long term awards Provident Fund Pension Post-Retirement Medical etc.
Plan design: Advising on appropriate employee retirement plans for companies modelling impact on future costs and building business cases using industry market benchmarking.
Retirement Advisory services: Providing companies with consulting advice on governance and best practices in administering their retirement plans; as well as opportunities in working in Merger & Acquisition transactions.
Performance Objectives

Clients
Work on all stages of an actuarial valuation from validating data received from the client to liability calculation with the final step of reporting results to the client in the form of actuarial reports
Liaising and coordination with clients including face to face client meetings
Gain deep understanding of the Indian and International accounting standards and technical aspects associated with benefits consulting in India
Support in Special Projects (Actuarial and Non-Actuarial) which involve plan design restructuring of employee benefit schemes and other areas of general consulting
Manage small to medium sized clients independently - Creating project plans Monitoring progress to deadlines and budget client interaction and managing regular status meeting calls
Ensuring appropriate and effective communication with clients and internal team members
Excellence
Work collaboratively with other colleagues and consultants to meet client expectations
Solid technical and programing abilities on Quantify and other internal software / tools
Increase efficiency within client teams by identifying ways to improve processesDevelop a strong understanding of the retirement benefit plans and industry and become familiar with the overall benefits environment in India
Seek and participate in key learning and development opportunities/maintain steady progress through actuarial exams
Manage time effectively between multiple assignments at a time
Adhere to all predefined steps while carrying out the work ensuring Willis Towers Watson Professional Excellence quality model.
People
Build strong relationships internally and collaborate effectively on cross-functional teams
Demonstrate natural ease and effectiveness when dealing with clients/colleagues at all levels
Conduct technical training for junior analysts and interns
Financials
Meet individual chargeable hours targets
Support in meeting revenue and utilization target for the team
Explore ways to improve the process efficiency and hence contributing to overall profitability.

Responsibilities

Qualifications

The Requirements

Work experience of3-5 years into Pensions and Employee Benefits domain
Bachelors degree in Commerce Economics Mathematics Statistics Business any Engineering or an analytical subject
Pursing actuarial science and given relevant actuarial papers
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to manage multiple projects and manage time effectively
Good analytical and research capabilities with the ability to challenge conventional thinking
Self-driven achiever with a value for teamwork collaboration decisiveness and integrity
Proactive approach to meeting clients needs.
Conceptual; ability to go beyond the details and see the big picture
Passion to acquire share and disseminate new information and knowledge
Evidence of good interest in relationship building and client management skills
Excellent Microsoft Office skills particularly in Excel
Ability to respond to all communications effectively and in a timely manner

Required Experience:

DescriptionThe Analyst position offers an opportunity for professional development and involvement in many areas of Retirement Consulting like:Accounting for Employee benefits: Actuarial valuations under relevant Indian and International accounting standards. For employee benefits like; Gratuity Lea...

Description

The Analyst position offers an opportunity for professional development and involvement in many areas of Retirement Consulting like:

Accounting for Employee benefits: Actuarial valuations under relevant Indian and International accounting standards. For employee benefits like; Gratuity Leave Long term awards Provident Fund Pension Post-Retirement Medical etc.
Plan design: Advising on appropriate employee retirement plans for companies modelling impact on future costs and building business cases using industry market benchmarking.
Retirement Advisory services: Providing companies with consulting advice on governance and best practices in administering their retirement plans; as well as opportunities in working in Merger & Acquisition transactions.
Performance Objectives

Clients
Work on all stages of an actuarial valuation from validating data received from the client to liability calculation with the final step of reporting results to the client in the form of actuarial reports
Liaising and coordination with clients including face to face client meetings
Gain deep understanding of the Indian and International accounting standards and technical aspects associated with benefits consulting in India
Support in Special Projects (Actuarial and Non-Actuarial) which involve plan design restructuring of employee benefit schemes and other areas of general consulting
Manage small to medium sized clients independently - Creating project plans Monitoring progress to deadlines and budget client interaction and managing regular status meeting calls
Ensuring appropriate and effective communication with clients and internal team members
Excellence
Work collaboratively with other colleagues and consultants to meet client expectations
Solid technical and programing abilities on Quantify and other internal software / tools
Increase efficiency within client teams by identifying ways to improve processesDevelop a strong understanding of the retirement benefit plans and industry and become familiar with the overall benefits environment in India
Seek and participate in key learning and development opportunities/maintain steady progress through actuarial exams
Manage time effectively between multiple assignments at a time
Adhere to all predefined steps while carrying out the work ensuring Willis Towers Watson Professional Excellence quality model.
People
Build strong relationships internally and collaborate effectively on cross-functional teams
Demonstrate natural ease and effectiveness when dealing with clients/colleagues at all levels
Conduct technical training for junior analysts and interns
Financials
Meet individual chargeable hours targets
Support in meeting revenue and utilization target for the team
Explore ways to improve the process efficiency and hence contributing to overall profitability.

Responsibilities

Qualifications

The Requirements

Work experience of3-5 years into Pensions and Employee Benefits domain
Bachelors degree in Commerce Economics Mathematics Statistics Business any Engineering or an analytical subject
Pursing actuarial science and given relevant actuarial papers
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to manage multiple projects and manage time effectively
Good analytical and research capabilities with the ability to challenge conventional thinking
Self-driven achiever with a value for teamwork collaboration decisiveness and integrity
Proactive approach to meeting clients needs.
Conceptual; ability to go beyond the details and see the big picture
Passion to acquire share and disseminate new information and knowledge
Evidence of good interest in relationship building and client management skills
Excellent Microsoft Office skills particularly in Excel
Ability to respond to all communications effectively and in a timely manner