CFA in Brighton

This role is ideal for someone who:

• Is passionate about helping people.
• Has strong communication skills and attention to detail.
• Enjoys working in a supportive and engaging team.
• Can learn and use a variety of systems.
• Delivers exceptional customer service.

The role criteria include providing specialist covenant and financial analysis advice in policy-related work and in relation to interventions and supervision of DC Master Trusts, DB pension schemes, consolidation vehicles, and other emerging areas of innovation in the marketplace with the aim of bringing about the most appropriate outcomes. This is a great opportunity to get involved in a wide range of work, influencing market practice and gaining exposure to both DB and DC schemes.

You will:

• Provide covenant and financial analysis expertise to ensure the successful outcome of interventions and supervision in line with our statutory and corporate priorities and objectives.
• Support effective negotiations concerning pension liabilities in corporate transactions in order to protect savers' benefits.
• Analyse impacts of corporate activity and contribute to the development of new strategies.
• Critically assess the viability of business plans for Master Trusts, consolidators, and other emerging models.
• Provide financial input to the development of policy including secondary legislation for Funding, NE's, authorisation and supervision of Master Trusts and other emerging models.
• Review recovery plans with emphasis on affordability, sustainable employer growth, and cash management.
• Assist in the development of TPR's operational procedures for the authorisation and supervision of Master Trusts, Consolidators, and other emerging models.
• Provide risk-based advice and analysis to project & case teams with specific, technical analysis and recommendations to assist clearance decisions/negotiations/arbitrations.
• Develop scheme funding plans for high-risk schemes in conjunction with scheme trustees.
• Take a leadership role in business negotiations on recovery plans.
• Educate and mentor case managers and team members on corporate financial and operational analysis and normal business practices.
• Contribute to constructive and useful learning on intervention approaches to the team and wider organisation.
• Contribute where relevant to best practice advice.

Essential criteria include:

• Relevant professional qualification (ACA, CFA etc).
• Deep understanding of fundamentals of covenant assessment and/or credit analysis.
• Business valuation approaches and techniques.
• Corporate structuring/re-structuring.
• Mergers and acquisitions.
• Deal structures and financing.
• Financial analysis.
• High level knowledge of valuation methodology of UK defined benefit pension scheme liabilities.
• Key issues in the UK DB pensions environment and strategic trends.

Desirable criteria include:

• Working in or with large financial institutions.
• Understanding of Prudential Risk frameworks.
• Experience of M&A in financially regulated sectors (and/or post-transaction integration).
• Understanding of FCA/PRA regulatory landscape (i.e. Solvency II / ICARA).
• Regulatory market oversight.

TPR offers genuine opportunities for learning and development, a values-led, inclusive environment, hybrid working and flexible shift patterns, and a vibrant workplace with employee networks (Disability, Family, LGBT+, Minority Ethnic, Women's).

We offer 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, a hybrid working model, 35 hour working week (full-time), flexible working patterns, and flexitime. We also provide competitive parental leave, as well as a Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%. Our dedicated benefits portal (Edenred) offers retail, gym, tech and restaurant discounts, and a cycle to work scheme.

Our culture prioritises our people's growth and well-being. We offer various learning, secondment and development opportunities, support flexible working, and foster a diverse and inclusive environment. Equality, diversity and inclusion are very important to us and we strive to make sure everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed.

About The Pensions Regulator: With a career at TPR, you'll be joining an organisation with real purpose and who are proud of their diverse range of skills and experience that positively impact on millions of people. Everyone at TPR plays an important role in helping to keep more than £2trn of savings safe.

Applications: To avoid disappointment, we would invite you to submit your application as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received.

Current TPR employees who want to apply for this vacancy should first contact their line manager to discuss their application. We welcome applications on a part-time and job share basis.

If you are shortlisted for interview, we'll be in contact with you shortly after the closing date. We aim to respond to every application; however, due to the large volume of applications, this is not always possible. If you have not heard from us within 21 days of submitting your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we're committed to the recruitment, employment, retention, and development of people with disabilities, and to improving their employment opportunities.

Diversity and inclusion: TPR is committed to promoting diversity, inclusion and equality in the workplace, creating an environment where everyone is encouraged to be themselves, enabling our people to feel supported, represented and do their best work.

Further information: Please visit our website to find out what it is like to work at TPR, our culture, interview process and our commitment to our employees.