Junior Consultant – Pension Investments
About The Position
Apply your academic skills to guide pension schemes and investors through complex financial challenges in a dynamic, innovative consulting team. Are you ready to apply your academic background to help leading pension schemes and institutional investors navigate complex financial challenges? Do you want to develop your analytical and communication skills in a dynamic consulting environment? If you’re eager to contribute your creativity to a growing, innovative team, we’d love to meet you! As a consultant in our Pension Strategy & Risk team, you’ll work on diverse projects for some of the most influential and advanced pension schemes in Canada, including many of the Maple Eight. You’ll collaborate with colleagues across the company, acting as a trusted advisor to clients, and translating complex pension and investment concepts into actionable insights. You will support clients in using our advanced Asset-Liability Management (ALM) software, GLASS, which is tailored to each client’s needs and integrates private assets pacing, liquidity risks, physical climate risks, low-carbon transition impacts, and associated market pricing responses into strategic decision-making. As you gain experience, you’ll conduct ALM studies and advise major institutional investors on risk management, actuarial funding policies, and strategic investment decisions. You’ll also contribute to innovation projects and help shape our evolving solutions.
Requirements
- Interest in financial markets and a basic understanding of how pension funds operate.
- Curiosity to further develop knowledge of how Asset Liability Management supports these objectives.
- Approach work with care and consistency.
- Comfortable in a dynamic environment.
- Interested in developing both technical and client-facing skills across a variety of projects.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Mathematics, Economics, Actuarial Sciences, Financial Engineering or an exact science (e.g. Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Physics).
- 0-2 years of relevant work experience.
- Strong communication skills.
- Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.
- Fluent in English.
Nice To Haves
- No prior pension experience is required.
Responsibilities
- Work on diverse projects for influential and advanced pension schemes in Canada.
- Collaborate with colleagues across the company.
- Act as a trusted advisor to clients.
- Translate complex pension and investment concepts into actionable insights.
- Support clients in using advanced Asset-Liability Management (ALM) software, GLASS.
- Conduct ALM studies and advise major institutional investors on risk management, actuarial funding policies, and strategic investment decisions.
- Contribute to innovation projects and help shape evolving solutions.
Benefits
- A challenging and rewarding role in a growing, global company with ample opportunities for personal and professional development.
- A competitive starting salary of CAD 70.000 – 75.000 gross per year.
- Excellent benefits, including a bonus scheme and 20 vacation days.
- Participation in a group RRSP with matching contributions.
- Basic life, healthcare and dental insurance, including a personal (health) spend account.
- An open, informal work environment with an active staff association and a vibrant company culture.
- Annual social events include a ski trip in Europe and a Christmas party in the Netherlands.
- A comprehensive training program, weekly research and knowledge sessions, and support for professional courses.
- Hybrid working arrangements: split between working from home and our Toronto office, and occasionally visiting client sites across Canada.
- Work from home allowance.
- Private medical and dental care packages.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
