ECB (European Central Bank) Analyst - Irish market

Company:

Mercer

Description:

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Ireland Consulting 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.

This position will be part of the GSD (Global Services Delivery) Portugal Team, a collaborative global group committed to delivering analytical services within Wealth Solutions. Our focus is on making a meaningful difference in the lives of our consultants, clients, and their members. We provide a diverse range of services across 16 countries, specialising in areas such as Actuarial Valuations, Investment Strategies, Risk Analysis, and Pension Administration. Notably, the ECB team operates within the Actuarial division, further enhancing our capabilities in delivering solutions to meet the unique challenges faced by our clients in a rapidly changing financial environment.

The team prepares reports for the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) to report clients’ assets on a quarterly basis, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation. These reports are generated for both Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution clients, reflecting the investments made by clients in their pension schemes. The level of detail in these reports varies based on the specific requirements of the clients' pension plans. Currently, this service is exclusively provided for clients in Ireland.

We will count on you to:

• Contact external entities (such as asset managers) to receive and validate customer information.
• Compilation of information and preparation of analysis, evaluation and interpretation of results.
• Develop and maintain databases with information of each client.
• Follow-up with consulting teams, suggesting approaches and clarifying details of reports produced.
• Production of investments monitoring reports for pension funds with quantitative and qualitative analysis and performance appraisal.
• Collect and analysis clients’ data for production of compliance monitoring reports.
• Supporting consultants when appropriate on a technical perspective (methodologies, assumptions) and client reporting queries.
• Be an agent of change constantly contributing to improve processes.

What you need to have:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Management, Accounting, Finance, or a similar field.
• Strong ability to create relationships with colleagues and internal clients, with a genuine enjoyment of client interaction.
• Lean mindset and a customer service orientation.
• Ability to work across different cultures and in diverse teams.
• Critical thinking skills, with a problem-solving mindset and the capacity to identify and propose effective solutions.
• Good written and spoken English communication skills.

What makes you stand out?

• Solid organisational skills, including attention to detail and proactivity.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with clarity and assertiveness.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word.

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.