Senior Manager - Pensions Investment Specialist

Job description

KPMG’s Pensions Advisory business continues to build out its new pensions team, and requires individuals that can bring different skill-sets to the team.

We are looking for a talented and experienced Senior Manager to join our team, who will be responsible for working closely with colleagues in the area of pensions investments across both private and public sectors covering both defined benefit and defined contribution. Specific areas of focus, but not exhaustive, will include

• Strategic asset allocation, dynamic asset allocation, hedging of investment risks and cashflow matching
• Manager portfolio construction and reporting
• Interaction of investment strategy with funding policy and covenant quality
• Investment strategies that would be suitable for different journey plans including pension risk transfer, superfunds, capital-backed journey plans, etc
• Asset liability modelling
• Designing default lifestyling and provider selection in DC
• Selection and monitoring of fiduciary managers and OCIO

You will be a key contact with client teams, with responsibility for managing the day-to-day relationships. You will also work closely with our tax, legal and advisory specialists across all of KPMG's UK offices to consider areas of adjacencies and growth.

As a Senior Manager, you will be responsible for managing teams and supervising the work of junior staff, providing coaching and development to assist them in the effective delivery of engagements. You will also have performance management responsibilities for a small number of employees.

The individual will need to be authorised to provide FCA regulated investment advice.

Technical core competencies required for the role

The relevant competencies for this role are :

People & Culture :

Experience and Knowledge Requirements

Behavioural Attributes and Skills

Qualifications

E – Essential, D – Desirable