ALM Consultant (Asset Liability Management) - Netherlands Wealth Business

Company:

Mercer

Description:

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Wealth Business team at Mercer. This role will be based in Lisbon. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

You will be supporting the Dutch team (based in Amstelveen or Rotterdam) and provide all possible support from start to finish in the process to ultimately deliver advice to the client in the most efficient and effective manner and at the highest possible quality.

In addition to your focus area, you will have the opportunity to develop more broadly and will be involved in various projects across different departments within Mercer. You will have the opportunity to work with clients that come from the top of the market, including corporate pension funds, industry pension funds, large corporations, multinationals, and SMEs. Their success partly depends on your communication skills and your courage to propose innovative ideas.

We will count on you to:

• Carefully process and analyze financial data, documentation, and problem statements, contributing to providing the right strategy or solution for the client.
• Translate complex actuarial problems into detailed calculations/projections using Excel and programming languages such as Python.
• Prepare reports, presentations, and advisory memos, and assist colleagues with pension and employee benefits-related research.
• Keep up with relevant developments and current events in your work area and apply them in your work.
• Plan your own tasks and proactively contribute to team objectives.

What you need to have:

• Degree in Econometrics, Actuarial science, Mathematics.
• Minimum of 1-3 years of relevant work experience.
• Passion for programming.
• Proven knowledge and ease with VBA/Python.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills - Focused on providing the best client experience.
• Ability to build strong working relationships with colleagues and clients.
• Strong problem-solving skills & ability to clearly articulate complex issues.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills in order to prioritise and effectively manage a wide variety of ongoing tasks.
• Proficient in English, both spoken and written (C1/C2). Basic knowledge of Dutch is a plus.

What makes you stand out?

• Proactive and goal oriented.
• Attention to detail is critical.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills.
• Interest in Investments and pensions market; modern technology and/or big data.

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.

Mercer, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), is a global leader in helping clients realize their investment objectives, shape the future of work and enhance health and retirement outcomes for their people. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit mercer.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.