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Make the most of who you are. Be you.
Get your career off to the very best start with Hymans Robertson, the UK’s leading, independently-owned pensions, investments and benefits consultancy.

We offer a comprehensive programme of training and support to our graduates, plus unprecedented opportunities to work with people from across the firm right from the start. That means you’ll get all the help you need to achieve your professional qualifications, while also receiving some of the best possible hands-on experience.

If you’ve already decided to work in pensions and benefits or are looking for a rewarding career in the financial industry, becoming an actuarial consultant with Hymans Robertson is a great step forward and will provide you with an array of skills you simply won’t find in any other profession.

You’ll be trained in economics, probability, statistics, financial mathematics and more, and also be given the opportunity to apply those skills in real business situations. And you’ll receive lots of in house coaching to help you develop your commercial awareness, communication and problem-solving skills. We’re totally committed to providing a well-rounded understanding of the industry so that you can fulfil your potential and really make your mark.

Spirited performance
Indeed, our whole culture is based around teamwork and wanting everyone to do really well – we notice great work, and always reward it. You will be actively encouraged to take on new challenges and get involved in client projects from a very early stage. You’ll also work alongside some of the sharpest minds in the profession, including our specialist teams, senior partners and owners of the firm.

Go your own way
You can create a completely individual plan of study with your appointed mentor, who will be a recently qualified actuarial consultant and on hand to prepare you for each challenge. We offer great flexibility in which exams to take and when, and what combination of subjects to study together. There is no rigid programme that you have to stick to, and you can advance your career as quickly as you want and in your own way.

We offer a comprehensive study programme at Hymans Robertson, with a generous bank of study days to support you through the various exams and formal qualification process. Plus, if your degree was in an actuarial-focused subject, you may also be able to push straight onto the second level of exams. Our support of graduates is reflected by our excellent exam pass rate and the career success of our employees. Many of our partners have built their careers with us, and how far you go will be based entirely on your ability and ambition.

It’s all about you
And if you’re right for us, you will already stand out against your peers. You‘ll have strong A level, ‘Higher’ or equivalent results, including a grade A in Mathematics. And you’ll have at least a 2.1 classification in your honours degree, which will be in a discipline that provides for a solid foundation in maths. Indeed, you may also have completed additional postgraduate qualifications or work experience.

But academic ability is only part of your story. You’re able to analyse an issue from a technical perspective; devise a creative, practical and coherent solution, and then help people understand and feel comfortable with your proposal. You are also highly determined and have the drive to be successful.

Award-winning independent thinking
Hymans Robertson is an independent, specialist consultancy that’s determined to provide the very best, most agile, professional service to clients. The quality of our people and the excellence of their advice are what have driven our strong growth in recent years and we now employ over 500 people across offices in Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow and London.

Our reputation is built on our friendly, partnering, confident and straightforward values, and being able to retain highly personal relationships and rapport with our clients. We offer a fresh and independent perspective on pensions and benefits, and our free-thinking specialists are expert in every sector of the industry.

Many of the UK’s biggest pension schemes rely on our advice and we provide consultancy services to leading organisations, including FTSE100 and public sector organisations. Our core services include actuarial and investment consultancy; financial and risk management; benefits strategy and design; communications and engagement, and third party administration. We also continually seek to offer innovative, practical and bespoke solutions for our clients, making use of sophisticated quantitative analysis and modelling tools to supplement our broad market knowledge and expert consulting skills.

The quality of our work has been recognised by numerous industry awards, including ‘Communications Provider of the Year’ at the 2010 UK Pensions Awards, and ‘Actuarial Consulting of the Year’ at the 2011 FT Pension and Investment Provider Awards.

We are also proud to be recognised as a top employer, having been awarded a ‘One Star’ rating for three years running by Best Companies, the people behind the Sunday Times’ ‘Best Companies to Work For’ list. Being a best company is about excelling in every area for Hymans Robertson. This goes beyond the bottom line and demonstrates our commitment to what we see as our most important asset – our people.

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No. of employees
520
No. of qualified actuaries
77
No. of trainees
68
Locations
Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow and London.
International opportunities
No
Work experience offered
Yes
No. of graduate vacancies
15+
Disciplines recruited from
Economics, finance, mathematics, science and statistics, or other numerical disciplines

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