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Head of Reserving – 28220

The Emerald Group

London

On-site

GBP 50,000 - 90,000

Full time

30+ days ago

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An established industry player is seeking a qualified actuary to join their dynamic team in London. This pivotal role involves performing quarterly reserving and enhancing the actuarial function's analytical capabilities. You will be responsible for developing key management information to identify trends and assess performance, ensuring robust data controls in the reserving process. If you have a strong background in actuarial science, a degree in a quantitative field, and proficiency in Excel and programming languages, this opportunity offers a chance to make a significant impact in a collaborative environment. Join a forward-thinking company where your expertise will drive success!

Qualified actuary with significant experience in reserving and reporting.
Bachelor’s degree from a top UK university in a quantitative subject.

Perform quarterly reserving for lines of business written by Syndicate 4242 and SPA 1416.
Develop MI to understand key trends across the business.

Reserving

Financial Reporting

Data Analysis

Actuarial Techniques

Microsoft Excel

SQL

Python

Power BI

VBA

Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative subject

Qualified actuary

Microsoft Excel

SQL

Python

Power BI

VBA

The role will primarily comprise of carrying out the quarterly reserving and subsequent financial reporting and developing the analytical and reporting capabilities of the actuarial function.

Location: London
Category: Reserving
Type: Permanent

Key Duties (Including but not limited to):

Perform the quarterly reserving for lines of business written by Syndicate 4242 and SPA 1416.
Develop Reserving MI that can be used across the business to understand key trends.
Assess performance and highlight areas of concern and potential areas of remediation.
Calculate, review and communicate reserve uncertainty/ranges.
Review both gross and ceded data and controls to ensure data used in reserving is robust.

Minimum Requirements:

Qualified actuary.
Bachelor’s degree from a top UK university (or equivalent outside of the UK) in a quantitative subject, including but not limited to Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics, Finance, Physics, or Engineering.
Significant experience in reserving and reporting, including across a number of (re)insurance lines.
Understanding of actuarial techniques, modelling and validation processes; London market knowledge required.
High proficiency in Microsoft Excel is required.
Proficiency in SQL, Python, R, Power BI, and/or VBA advantageous.

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