Consultant - International Pensions

Company:

Mercer

Description:

We are seeking an actuarially trained consultant to join our Montreal-based team supporting multinational clients with international pension plan administration and the coordination of international pension accounting and disclosure deliverables.

International experience is an advantage but not required.

This is a hybrid role with a requirement to work at least three days per week in the office

Key responsibilities

International pension plan administration

• Serve as a primary point of contact for plan participants (often executives) and client stakeholders; triage, track, and manage requests via mailbox and phone line.
• Perform and/or review pension benefit calculations and prepare participant statements and other communications.
• Maintain accurate member records, trackers, and databases throughout the employment lifecycle.
• Lead recurring administration activities (as applicable), such as periodic website/modeler updates, monthly payments processing, and bank reconciliations.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and administrative procedures while maintaining strong controls and documentation.

International pension accounting and disclosures (coordination and analytical support)

• Coordinate the consolidation of worldwide pension and other post-employment benefit information for financial reporting.
• Prepare IAS19 results, including non-routine events, based on inputs from local valuation actuaries.
• Liaise with local actuaries/consultants globally to obtain assumptions, disclosures, and supporting detail; coordinate timelines, deliverables, and follow-ups.
• Review inputs received from local actuaries for reasonableness, consistency, and compliance with applicable accounting standards (e.g., IFRS and other relevant frameworks), escalating issues as needed.
• Support production of client-ready materials for senior consultant review (including technical summaries, disclosure coordination trackers, and deliverable status reporting).

Consulting, project management, and advisory support

• Contribute to global benefits inventories, multi-country audits/benchmarking, and benefits reviews for multinational clients.
• Support senior consultants with retirement plan design considerations, funding strategy support, and competitive benefit analysis, as needed.
• Demonstrate strong project management discipline: plan work, manage priorities, and deliver high-quality outputs on time in a time-recording consulting environment.
• Work effectively within integrated teams across offices and disciplines; participate in peer reviews and knowledge sharing.

What you need to have: 

• 2–8 years of relevant experience in pension administration, retirement consulting, actuarial/benefits consulting, or related roles.
• Bachelor’s degree in actuarial science, mathematics, statistics, finance, business/commerce, administration, or a related field.
• Actuarial competency with strong analytical skills (e.g., comfort working with plan data, calculations, assumptions, and reconciliations). Progress toward actuarial credentials is an asset.
• Fluency in both English and French.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Strong attention to detail, sound judgment, and ability to be technically accurate in complex and/or uncertain environments.
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal) and ability to translate technical topics into clear client-ready messages.
• High sense of accountability with the ability to independently manage multiple tasks and competing deadlines.

What makes you stand out:

• Exposure to international benefits, multinational clients, or working with global stakeholders.
• Experience coordinating or supporting pension/post-employment benefit accounting disclosures.

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 an 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 is a business of Marsh (NYSE: MRSH), a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information about Mercer, visit mercer.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh is committed to embracing 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. In accordance with applicable legislation, Marsh will provide a reasonable accommodation to employees and prospective employees to the point of undue hardship upon request and as required in respect of the individual’s particular restrictions and limitations. If you require a specific accommodation because of a disability or medical need please contact [email protected]

Marsh 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 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.