EY Manager Non-Life Actuarial 

United Kingdom, England, London 

313351206

Our current hiring activity is on hold until after the Christmas period. We will be reviewing all applications in the New Year.

We are at the forefront of these areas, with leading-edge tools and knowledge, built up over several years of iteration. Our business model ensures that:

• Our expertise extends beyond boutique actuarial consultancies;
• We leverage the synergies of being part of broader European and Global actuarial teams;
• We enjoy the advantages of being part of "Big 4 firm" multi-service-line offerings; and
• We combine audit, audit-related and non-audit projects with a global client reach.

You will have access to a wide range of opportunities to support your growth and develop your wider business knowledge, and to nurture internal and external relationships across disciplines and borders.

Your key responsibilities

• Manage to completion the technical delivery and reporting for projects, providing insight to projects on technical matters;
• Develop and support people through effectively supervising, coaching and mentoring;
• Lead discussions with client contacts and manage expectations of delivery, content, timescales and cost;
• Present to clients at senior executive and board levels;
• Play your part in the development of intellectual property to support sales-oriented client interaction;
• Assist in responding to client proposals; and
• Play a role in how the team operates and develops - such as feedback, counselling, finance, recruitment, learning and development.

Skills and attributes for success

• A strong quality ethic, and ability to transfer knowledge and good practice.
• Dynamic capability, working with a variety of stakeholders and viewpoints.
• An ability to manage clients’ expectations in relation to deliverables.
• Excellent communicator in a range of situations both written and oral.
• Strong levels of organisation.
• A real desire to work as part of a team, and to be part of a people centric community.
• Identifies risk on the assignment, involving the Senior Manager/Director/Partner appropriately in its resolution.

To qualify for the role you must have

• Significant actuarial experience in the London Market or leading-edge UK retail insurance
• Have a strong academic record, including a degree and professional actuarial qualifications (IFoA or similar, qualified or nearly qualified)
• Have deep experience of at least two of the following:
• Reserve reviews under different accounting bases
• Reserving process improvement and development work
• Building and developing capital models or capital modelling techniques
• Technical review of various modelled risk types in capital modelling
• The business planning process, linking reserving, pricing, claims and underwriting
• Developing machine learning models
• Part VII or Section 166 roles
• A track record of managing actuarial projects and team members, delivering or managing multiple tasks in parallel.
• Be able to support, coach and mentor more junior members of the team to build the wider skill set of the team.
• Be commercially savvy and able to collaboratively engage in discussions on future market trends and what this may mean for our clients.
• Be a problem solver; tailoring what you have learnt from your experiences to date to different client problems to help design and implement the solution.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Experience in applying a variety of techniques to a range of data to solve problems.
• Experience in using visualisation packages to identify trends.
• Experience in using actuarial software packages for reserving or capital modelling.

What we look for

You’ll thrive on being a numerate, rationale thinker with a passion for this field and have a very strong attention to detail.

We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.