Job Description:
A leading Pensions and Investment firm is seeking an Actuarial Analyst to join their team on a permanent basis. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys actuarial work and would like to focus on more technical aspects.
You will be responsible for completing actuarial calculations and communicating results to team members and members of the client teams. Typical work might include actuarial valuation calculations, funding updates, transfer values, accounting disclosures, risk transfer calculations and GMP equalisation.
This role can be based in Glasgow, Edinburgh, or London.
Essential Skills/Experience:
Educated to at least a Scottish Higher Grade / A level or equivalent in Math
An understanding of the legislative framework and structure of defined benefit pension schemes
Proven defined benefit actuarial experience. This role would also be an option for actuarial students who might be looking to move away from a consultancy role and focus on more technical aspects.
Support for those sitting the IFoA examinations is available for those who wish to continue sitting these exams.
Good/advance knowledge of Microsoft Excel
An understanding of the legislative framework and structure of defined benefit pension schemes, commensurate with the level of experience in pensions actuarial work
Active team player who can communicate effectively
Keenness to enhance and refine processes where necessary
Accurate and organised
Ability to monitor, prioritise and deliver own workload
Strong written and verbal communication skills
The ability to support and train more junior members of the team
Core Responsibilities:
Perform all necessary data processing, including validation and manipulation at a scheme level. This will involve occasional coding work using in-house data manipulation system.
Calculating and checking individual member liabilities.
Review scheme information, i.e., benefit summary, benefit changes and discuss anomalies with client teams.
Use Firm’s bespoke valuation systems to perform actuarial valuations. Performing individual and scheme level checks on the output.
Work with the other members of the technical team and people in the wider business on ad-hoc projects to improve efficiency and develop processes.
Carrying out self-checks on all work.
Take responsibility for maintaining knowledge on relevant industry changes which impact on day-to-day work.
Take ownership and responsibility of workload and effectively communicate progress with colleagues.
Flexibility to travel to other offices on an occasional basis.
Adhering to the firm’s Information Security standards, policies, and procedures
Benefits:
A highly competitive salary
Wider Benefits package
Core-Asset Consulting is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital/civil partner status or pregnancy.
Job reference: 15534
To apply for this vacancy applicants must be eligible to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.
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Core-Asset Consulting offers specialist recruitment services to asset management, accounting & finance, asset servicing, legal and the wider financial services sector in Scotland.
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Job Description:
A leading Pensions and Investment firm is actively looking to speak to Actuarial Consultants who want to join their team on a permanent basis. As a corporate Actuarial Consultant you will provide an efficient, high-quality service to clients in the field of actuarial and wider benefit consulting in relation to clients’ employee benefits schemes. The primary focus is on Sponsoring Employers of UK defined benefit pension schemes.
This role can be based in London, Birmingham, Edinburgh, or Glasgow. This role can be done from any of the office locations, however there would be an expectation for you to travel to clients mainly in England from time to time.
Essential Skills/Experience:
Associate or Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (or equivalent recognised actuarial qualification) or currently studying towards this with relevant pensions experience. Scheme Actuary certificate not required.
Experience of working with Sponsoring Employers with their UK defined benefit pension schemes
Have a good understanding of the legislative and regulatory framework for UK pension schemes
Be able to undertake the actuarial calculations required
Have some broader experience in areas such as valuation support, endgame planning, corporate accounting, corporate transactions, risk transfer and member options exercises.
Have an understanding of related employee benefits issues in order to advise clients on strategy and liaise effectively with other disciplines within the Firm.
Core Responsibilities:
Ensuring that work prepared by the team meets a high-quality standard of service for clients. Work collaboratively as part of the team in the preparation of advice including reviewing/checking calculations undertaken by more junior team members, and peer review of client work for other colleagues.
Signing out work in your own name where applicable
Inputting and reviewing strategic advice for corporate clients. Areas of work include (but not limited to) scheme funding support, corporate transactions, endgame planning, company accounting work, corporate governance or benefit design.
Building strong relationships with your client at all levels as appropriate.
Consulting with client contacts to agree budgets and deadlines for work, ensuring necessary service agreements are in place.
Encouraging effective communication within client teams to support the delivery of work and understanding of client commercials.
Understanding client needs to provide solutions and develop client accounts.
Undertaking project work or acting as champion for new service initiatives.
Prospecting for new opportunities and pitching for new business within corporate proposition
Developing market-facing material and content
Participating in the management, mentoring and training of more junior staff.
Benefits:
A highly competitive salary
Wider Benefits package
Core-Asset Consulting is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital/civil partner status or pregnancy.
Job reference: 15644
To apply for this vacancy applicants must be eligible to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.
At Core-Asset, we're committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. Our privacy statement explains when and why we collect personal information about people who engage with our services, how we use it, the conditions under which we may disclose it to others, and how we keep it secure. We may change this policy from time to time, so please check this policy occasionally to ensure that you're happy with any changes.
By engaging with us (either by applying for a job we're advertising, registering through our website, or getting in touch with our business) you're agreeing to be bound by this policy.
Core-Asset Consulting is committed to protecting the privacy of our candidates, clients and website users. For further information, please refer to our full Privacy Statement available on our website http://www.core-asset.co.uk/about-core-asset/privacy-statement
Core-Asset Consulting offers specialist recruitment services to asset management, accounting & finance, asset servicing, legal and the wider financial services sector in Scotland.
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Lead Pricing Analyst
Salary: Circa £60,000 per annum, plus annual bonus
Location: London (Hybrid Working)
Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time
Our client, an esteemed Insurance Company, has been consistently recognised as a UK Top Employer for the past three years. They are seeking a highly skilled Lead Pricing Analyst to join their team in London on a hybrid basis.
The Lead Pricing Analyst will plan and deliver pricing related projects to deadline and quality standards. They will directly influence the future growth and profitability of the business. The role will involve the management of detailed analysis of data using sophisticated actuarial and statistical techniques in order to recommend pricing actions which increase volume and profit. In addition, the Lead Pricing Analyst will build pricing capability and core skills within the business, as well as influence the strategic direction of the risk pricing team.
Main Responsibilities for the Lead Pricing Analyst:
Management, development and coaching of Pricing Analysts and Senior Pricing Analysts.
Develop, validate, review and approve predictive and machine learning models.
Development and delivery of up to date and accurate datasets for modelling, pricing and monitoring.
Development and maintenance of pricing models and support for their deployment.
Carry out pricing analyses and prepare recommendations for senior stakeholders.
Carry out deployment/send instructions for rate releases and review of rates into rate engine/live environment.
Develop a balanced view of current and future pricing performance by combining MI, modelling results and company targets.
Maintenance of records to coordinate pricing decisions and implementation across teams, decision making bodies and implementation pathways.
Execution, development and project management across all stages of the price control cycle as required.
Manage the use of our price positioning and competitor analysis in order to decide/recommend, as appropriate, changes to optimise Ageas’ competitive positioning and contribution per policy.
Inform and influence senior management and heads of department.
Deputise for the Senior Pricing Manager or Manager where required, including meetings with senior management.
The successful Lead Pricing Analyst will have the following:
Educated to degree level or equivalent in a numerical discipline.
Experience in insurance pricing or related analytical background
Highly skilled in the use of programming language (e.g. SAS) to manipulate data.
Experience in SOME of the following predictive modelling techniques e.g. Logistic Regression, Log-Gamma GLMs, GBMs, Elastic Net GLMs, GAMs, Decision Trees, Random Forests, Support Vector Machines and Neural Nets
Experienced in the use of a programming language (e.g. R, Matlab, Python)
Experience of Emblem and Radar
Experience of using analytics to solve complex business problems.
Effective coaching of junior staff and development of pricing skills.
Experience of dealing with and influencing colleagues at all levels up to, and including, senior management and directors.
Ability to convey advanced statistical concepts to a non statistical audience.
Self motivated, with the drive, energy and ability to work on own initiative.
Very strong planning, prioritisation and organisational skills.
In return for your hard work and commitment, our client offers fantastic benefits, including:
Flexible Working – our client gives employees flexibility around location (as long as it’s within the UK) and, for many of our roles, flexibility within the working day to manage other commitments, such as school drop offs etc.
Minimum of 31 days holiday (inc. bank holidays) and you can buy and sell days.
Dental Insurance Health Cash Plan, Health Screening, Will Writing, Voluntary Critical Illness, Mental Health First Aiders, Well Being Activities – Yoga, Mindfulness.
Annual Bonus Schemes, Annual Salary Reviews, Competitive Pension, Employee Savings, Employee Loans.
Well-being activities, yoga, mindfulness sessions, Sports and Social Club events and more.
Partner Life Assurance and Critical Illness cover
Car Salary Exchange, Cycle Scheme, Vehicle Breakdown Cover
Deals on various gadgets including Wearables, Tablets and Laptops.
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Job Description:
We are currently on an exciting new role for a Senior Insurance Consultant to join a leading Investment and Pensions firm. The successful candidate will have experience in a similar role and will be working on a project basis across several areas.
The role will focus on supporting clients in risk and capital management and understanding and managing their assets. You will get involved in a diverse range of projects, including Solvency UK reforms, investment risk management, illiquid assets and Matching Adjustment optimisation.,
The candidate must have sound grounding in actuarial techniques and strong IT skills. Dependent on experience, but candidates are likely to be qualified UK actuaries with proven, relevant post-qualification experience, or hold another professional investment or quantitative risk qualification.
Essential Skills/Experience:
Significant experience in investment and ALM work, Solvency II/Solvency UK work for insurers, either ‘in-house’ at an insurer or asset manager or, in consulting
Experience of planning projects and track record of delivering quality work on schedule
Excellent consulting skills and proven record of achievement and delivery
Flexible in approach and comfortable with working in a changing environment
Proven ability to manage multiple and sometimes conflicting demands
Strong personal values, including a commitment to professional and ethical behaviour
Collegiate worker with high emotional intelligence, able to quickly establish good working relationships with new colleagues
Ability to develop a strong network of contacts in the life insurance industry
Ability to both generate proposition ideas and successfully bring solutions to the current client base
Ability to mentor and coach others
Willing and able to travel where necessary
Core Responsibilities:
Providing high quality support and advice to our insurance and reinsurance clients both in the UK and globally
Developing and maintaining strong relationships with clients, building a strong network of contacts in the life insurance industry
Identifying and developing further consultancy opportunities with new and existing clients
Delivering to clients as a subject matter expert in the key areas of your experience
Collaborating across the business, particularly with the investment and risk transfer specialists in the firm, to deliver on cross-practice projects
Helping to promote insurance offerings to a wider audience, which includes conference speaking and writing articles
Developing and shaping new investment propositions to take to clients and prospects.
Benefits:
A highly competitive salary
Wider Benefits package
Core-Asset Consulting is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital/civil partner status or pregnancy.
Job reference: 15569
To apply for this vacancy applicants must be eligible to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.
At Core-Asset, we’re committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. Our privacy statement explains when and why we collect personal information about people who engage with our services, how we use it, the conditions under which we may disclose it to others, and how we keep it secure. We may change this policy from time to time, so please check this policy occasionally to ensure that you’re happy with any changes.
By engaging with us (either by applying for a job we’re advertising, registering through our website, or getting in touch with our business) you’re agreeing to be bound by this policy.
Core-Asset Consulting is committed to protecting the privacy of our candidates, clients and website users. For further information, please refer to our full Privacy Statement available on our website http://www.core-asset.co.uk/about-core-asset/privacy-statement
Core-Asset Consulting offers specialist recruitment services to asset management, accounting & finance, asset servicing, legal and the wider financial services sector in Scotland.
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