Actuarial Analyst (Life)

Forvis Mazars are looking for a talented and driven Actuarial Analyst to join their Actuarial team.
Working either in the Non-Life/Life insurance area, this is an exciting opportunity to be involved in a wide variety of projects and roles, both with the actuarial team and wider Financial Services team to add significant value to a growing UK business. This role will be split between external audit during the financial reporting season and a wide range of actuarial consultancy work for the balance of the year.

About you

As an Actuarial Analyst , we are looking for a self-starting, positive and driven individual, with a thirst for achieving excellence in all his/her projects. He/she will be a true professional with high level of technical excellence. You will be committed to delivering quality work whilst working to tight timescales. You will be highly organised and efficient, with the ability to work on several projects at the same time. As part of Mazars’ wider Consulting team, you will be a confident communicator and comfortable interacting with both current and potential new clients on a regular basis. You will be able to work well both in a team and independently.

In the medium term there will be opportunities to progress to more senior levels.

Our key clients include Proprietary Life and General insurance companies, Mutuals, Lloyd’s syndicates, the PRA and FCA.

Job Role

Person Specification

• 2 to 3 year Experience within insurance, specifically financial reporting or valuation. Experience in one of the following essential : Reserving (UK GAAP, IFRS 17, Solvency II ), Pricing, Capital modelling or model validation
• Part or nearly Qualified actuary
• Working knowledge of Excel/VBA/Access.
• Experience using of other actuarial software such as R or third party softwares such as Prophet/ResQ/Igloo is beneficial.
• Excellent communication skills and technical attention to detail.
• Proactively develop self and others.
• Proactively manage time effectively and work well with others in a team.
• Proactive and willing to take on responsibility.
• Focussed on delivery of quality.
• Professional and personable approach to work with both clients and colleagues.
• Promotes the firm’s values and beliefs, demonstrating integrity and maintaining an ethical stance, using flexibility and tact to express views as necessary.

At Forvis Mazars diversity and inclusion are central to our values. We also recognise that being a diverse and inclusive organisation makes us stronger as a business.

We seek to attract and recruit people who reflect the diverse nature of our clients and communities, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, nationality, faith or belief, social background, age and disability. Forvis Mazars selects candidates based on skills, qualifications and experience.

We are open to having conversations about flexible working. Our approach to agile working can help achieve a lifestyle balance .

We welcome applications from those returning to employment after a break from their careers.