About the Company

XPS Pensions Group is the only UK pensions specialist listed on the UK main market.

We are actuaries, consultants and administrators working to protect and enhance the benefits of hundreds of thousands of pension scheme members.

We provide a positive working environment with an emphasis on training and development and we put relationships at the very heart of our business. You can expect an exciting and fulfilling career in a growing business and an industry that provides a consistent challenge.

Your ambition is our ambition.

Our Values

Our values are at the heart of everything we do, the shared spirit that makes us one team. Wherever you are and whatever you’re doing, it’s the way you do it that makes you XPS. You will be expected to be:

• Ambitious
• Expert
• Agile
• Helpful, and
• Do the right thing

About the Business Area/Department

XPS Pensions Group recruits graduates each year to join our actuarial training program, as it is important to our business to grow and develop this talent. You will work alongside qualified actuaries and other actuarial students at our offices and will be exposed to a variety of real client issues from the start. You will become a valuable member of a motivated, supportive and sociable team.

XPS Pensions Group is small enough to provide an innovative and stimulating atmosphere to its employees but still offering the benefits associated with working for a larger company. With us, you will develop analytical and communication skills which you will need in order to build a successful career in a challenging field.

In addition, you’ll be studying for your actuarial exams. We know that it’s a real challenge completing professional qualifications whilst progressing in a new job, so we’ll help you every step of the way – XPS Pensions Group offers an excellent study package to support you as become a qualified actuary.

We currently have an opportunities in our Reading, Guildford and London offices.

Who are we looking for?

You will be an independent self-starter with a good academic record, strong communication skills and the potential to deliver excellent service to our clients.

You will have, or be working towards, a good honours degree ideally in maths, economics or a science-based subject. However, we encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply. Of equal importance to academic ability is self-confidence, communication and organisational skills.

In addition our graduates are:

• Passionate about working in the actuarial consultancy field
• Excellent communicators – both verbally and in their written work
• Confident expressing their views
• Hard working, dedicated and able to take responsibility for their work
• Effective organisers and have the ability to manage and prioritise workload
• Proactive in their attitude and are quick to learn
• Careful in their work and have a keen attention to detail
• Actively interested in the wider financial and political landscape

What XPS will offer you

We recognise how critical you are to us.

We will accelerate your development through on-the-job training and support for your professional qualification. You will be involved in a wide range of client work from day one and will quickly take ownership of tasks and projects.

You can use your technical skills to develop innovative solutions. We will give you client exposure at an early stage so you can use your communication skills. You’ll be expected to contribute to the ongoing debate we have about what we’re doing with our clients, thereby helping influence our future direction.

We will of course pay you an attractive salary alongside a broad range of other benefits which you can shape to reflect your circumstances.  Your reward package will typically include:

• Competitive salary
• Participation in Discretionary Bonus Scheme
• 23 days holiday, rising to 25 days after two years’ service
• Pension Plan
• Flexible Benefits Scheme to support you in and out of work, helping you look after you and your family covering Security & Protection, Health & Well-being, Lifestyle
• Life Assurance cover
• XPS Rewards (offers discounts and savings from retailers and services providers as well as offers available via phone)
• Interest free season ticket loan

Timeline for applications

Applications open: Thursday 30th May to Friday 28th June

Telephone interviews take place: Monday 24th June to Friday 5th July

Invites to assessment centre go out from week commencing Monday 8th July

Assessment centre date: Wednesday 17th July

XPS Pensions Group is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages application from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.