Senior Consultant – Pension Administration

Company:Mercer

Description:

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Pension Administration team at Mercer. This role will be based in Montreal, and it is a hybrid role with a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

As a Senior Consultant – Pension Administration, you will have the opportunity to thrive in a collaborative team environment within Mercer’s Wealth business. You will join a dedicated group of consultants, analysts, and administrators committed to delivering exceptional administration services to a diverse portfolio of clients, ensuring outstanding and prompt customer service in every interaction. In this role, you will take charge of all aspects of pension administration for Defined Benefits Pension Plans, managing an assigned book of clients with professionalism and expertise.

We will count on you to:

• Act as the main point of contact and deliver pension administration advice and services to an assigned book of clients
• Liaise with other lines of business and/or other geographies to coordinate service delivery
• Oversee necessary calculations or special projects, analyzing their impact on all of a client’s retirement plans, including review of tools and processes
• Act as a mentor and coach, motivating staff to deliver a high standard of work within given timeframes and budgets, thereby creating an environment that encourages both individual and team accomplishments
• Routinely use Mercer intellectual capital and participate in development of intellectual capital
• Partner with local office and market leadership on establishing realistic budgets

What you need to have: 

• Bachelor's degree in Math, Statistics, Actuarial Science, or a related field
• Minimum of 15 years of prior experience working with defined benefit pension plans and related provincial legislation
• Demonstrate the following competencies: strong analytical and organization skills, thoroughness, attention to detail, excellent written and oral communication skills, ability to work in teams, self-reliance, resourcefulness
• Proven leadership experience
• Proficient with MS-Office software programs and expert knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Fluency in English and French as the incumbent must communicate with bilingual employees and clientele across Canada

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 embracing 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. In accordance with applicable legislation, Marsh McLennan will provide a reasonable accommodation to employees and prospective employees to the point of undue hardship upon request and as required in respect of the individual’s particular restrictions and limitations. If you require a specific accommodation because of a disability or medical need please contact [email protected]

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.