Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) is recruiting for a Transaction Manager to join PIC Capital, which is responsible for managing the c£50bn of investments that secure the pensions of PIC's policyholders.
This role performs the key functions of the Transaction Management team, through all stages of the asset lifecycle, from transaction execution through to asset management, including working with originators in private credit and real assets to deliver new debt and equity transactions and effectively manage PIC's growing portfolio of operational real estate assets.
As Transaction Manager, you will sit with investment originators and work closely with them and PIC’s internal Finance and Investment Operations Teams as well as outsourced service providers to achieve their goals. Along with the other members of the Transaction Management team, you will be responsible for key outsourced service provider relationships ensuring that they are effectively embedded into PIC’s processes and deliver in line with our values.
The transaction management team is further responsible for ensuring accurate and time sensitive data entry following existing processes and procedures and striving for process enhancements with the Transaction Management Lead improve efficiency.
You will work closely with the other members of the Transaction Management team and external and internal stakeholders to design and document new processes and procedures in the onboarding and management of assets, and you will be responsible for reporting on the asset transactions to include the accurate and timely booking and review on an ongoing basis in different systems (i.e. on the insurance balance sheet and corporate balance sheet) and at different levels of consolidation. You will further:
This role would suit an individual with a background in real estate or financial services operations or relationship coverage, who is looking for an opportunity to expand their knowledge of real asset investment in a growing company that is focused on providing excellent customer service and delivering socially beneficial outcomes for all stakeholders.
Specific accountabilities assigned to the role of Transaction Manager within PIC Capital:
Requirements
Knowledge
Skills
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Benefits
In addition to a competitive base salary and the opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan, upon joining us here at Pension Insurance Corporation, you’ll get access to some great benefits, including private medical insurance, 28 days' annual leave (excluding bank holidays), a generous pension scheme and much more.
About PIC:
The purpose of PIC is to pay the pensions of its current and future policyholders.
PIC provides secure and stable retirement incomes through leading customer service, comprehensive risk management and excellence in asset and liability management. At 30 June 2022, PIC had insured 293,400 pension scheme members and had £44.1 billion in financial investments, accumulated through the provision of tailored pension insurance buyouts and buy-ins to the trustees and sponsors of U.K. defined benefit pension schemes. Clients include FTSE 100 companies, multinationals, and the public sector.
PIC is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority (FRN 454345). For further information please visit www.pensioncorporation.com
In essence, we are a simple business: we take on assets transferred from defined benefit pension schemes through buy-ins and buyouts invest them, and use the cashflows generated from these investments to pay our policyholders’ pensions. PIC operates in the Pension Risk Transfer Market.
Our Culture:
PIC employs highly skilled individuals who all work to deliver a common purpose, supported by a culture of innovation and a strong set of values. Our success in hiring new people is due to our focus on creating a purposeful and stimulating working environment, where individual contributions are recognised within a collaborative, team-based effort.
Work Benefits:
We want our employees to be appropriately rewarded for their outstanding work, and PIC offers competitive remuneration packages and a generous range of benefits.
These include:
Diversity and Inclusion:
Diversity of thought is critical to PIC’s success, helping us to deliver our purpose in an innovative way. PIC demonstrably values individuals regardless of background or experience. It is important for us that our people can discuss cultural and other issues that are important to them in a respectful and engaging way.
PIC has been the lead sponsor for the Actuarial Mentoring Programme for the past five years. The initial aim was to retain female actuaries in the profession, and it now has a wider D&I remit. We also have our own mentoring programme, offering opportunities to people across all professions. Our Aspiring Managers Programme has a target of 50% female participants.
In 2021 we created our own Early Careers Academy, which encompasses the 10,000 Black Interns Programme and our own Apprenticeship Programme. Both these programmes focus on attracting diverse talent.
PIC also partners with LGBT Great, Group for Autism, Insurance, Investment and Neurodiversity (GAIN) and RedStart, which is a charity providing financial education to children from disadvantaged areas.
We joined Women in Banking and Finance to provide our female talent with access to learning, networks, and development opportunities, as well as enabling us to learn from other member organisations on how we can continue to keep improving as an inclusive employer.
Workplace Initiatives |
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Program for parents returning to work after Parental Leave? |
Yes |
Leadership development programs? |
Yes |
Mentoring programs? |
Yes |
Coaching programs? |
Yes |
Employee-led diversity networks? |
Yes |
Internal women’s networking groups? |
Yes |
Open to discussing flexible work arrangements at interview stage? |
Yes |
No. of weeks paid maternity leave at full salary: |
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Minimum weeks tenure required to be eligible for paid maternity leave: |
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No. of weeks paid paternity leave at full salary: |
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Minimum tenure required to be eligible for paid paternity leave: |
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Gender pay gap reporting information (2021) (UK): |
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Average pay gap: |
18.4% |
Median pay gap: |
6.8% |
Average bonus gap: |
1.1% |
Median bonus gap: |
23.4% |
Signatory of the UK Women in Finance Charter? |
N/A |
Targets to raise the number of women in leadership? |
Yes |
Targets to raise the number of BAME individuals in leadership? |
N/A |
Listed in the Bloomberg Diversity & Inclusion Index? |
N/A |