Senior Investment Consulting Analyst

Company:

Mercer

Description:

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Investments team at Mercer. This role will be based in the Sydney or Melbourne office. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

As a Senior Investment Consulting Analyst, you will play a key role in delivering investment consulting services to insurers and enhancing Mercer’s offerings across various insurance sectors, including life, health, general, and specialty insurance. This position allows you to utilise your skills in providing investment advice and delegated investment solutions to major insurer groups in Australia. You will collaborate with Mercer’s top-tier manager research and capital market teams, further developing your technical investment knowledge.

Additionally, you will engage in a diverse range of strategic investment consulting projects for various institutions, such as superannuation funds, endowments, and foundations.

We will count on you to:

• Contribute to the business through application of analytical techniques and methodologies on a range of projects across Mercer Investments’ service offering under the guidance of more experienced consultants, with a specific focus on provision of investment services and advice to the insurance industry.
• Support delivery of client project work through research, analysis, applying relevant methodologies, attending client meetings and drafting reports.
• Contribute to projects through effective management of tasks, and directly lead some smaller client deliverables.
• Develop own capability through informal and formal learning opportunities.
• Participate in internal projects to improve Mercer, in particular talent, quality, service delivery, internal efficiency / effectiveness and intellectual capital.
• Support business development initiatives and proposals.

What you need to have:

• Relevant undergraduate qualification.
• Team player; we rarely work alone.
• Proactive and curious - ask questions, solve problems, persist to see change through.
• Strong technical base across investments and / or actuarial.

What makes you stand out:

• Relevant post graduate and / or completed or working towards relevant professional qualification (CFA/ CIMA / FIAA / or similar).
• Strong understanding of applicable regulatory frameworks (e.g. LAGIC) for insurers.
• Business development capability.

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.

Applications will only be considered from candidates who have the appropriate approval to work in Australia. Successful applicants will be required to complete a Criminal & Bankruptcy check prior to commencement of employment.

About Mercer:

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.