Manager - General Insurance Actuarial Consulting

EY; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Gender-neutral parental leave (up to 2

Wellness incentives

Job summary

EY is seeking an experienced Manager to provide strategic actuarial consulting in the general insurance space, focusing on long-tail injury schemes such as workers compensation and motor injury. You will lead high-profile projects, deliver insights, and mentor junior team members.

You will collaborate across EY’s Financial Services practice and contribute to business transformation, pricing, risk management, and liability valuation efforts while staying at the forefront of industry regulation

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science or related field.
• Progress towards FIAA or similar professional qualification.
• Experience with general insurance actuary (workers compensation, motor injury) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Forge trusted client relationships across public and private sectors to enhance community wellbeing.
• Stay updated on regulatory changes and industry trends; contribute to thought leadership.
• Develop and implement actuarial models and analyze data to extract insights for decision-making.
• Coach and mentor junior staff to foster learning and development.
• Lead process improvements and advance tools and analytics approaches.
• Engage in diverse projects from pricing, capital/risk management to liability valuation.
• Collaborate with EY Financial Services teams across strategy, transactions, tax, technology, and risk.

Skills

Excel

SAS

R

Python

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science/Math/Statistics/Finance

FIAA or progression toward FIAA

Job description

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence. We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help to build a better working world.

Manager – General Insurance Actuarial Consulting

The opportunity

As an experienced Manager, you'll provide strategic actuarial consulting services to clients across the general insurance sector, with a focus on long-tail injury schemes including workers compensation and motor accident/CTP insurance. You'll manage high-profile projects, deliver insights that help organisations navigate uncertainty and help clients build confidence with their key stakeholders.

This role offers the opportunity to work across a diverse range of engagements while helping to grow the next generation of actuarial talent.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Forge trusted relationships with a range of clients, making a significant impact in both the public and private sectors to enhance community wellbeing.
• Stay at the forefront of industry developments, regulatory change and emerging trends, contributing to thought leadership and shaping conversations across the sector.
• Develop and implement actuarial models and methodologies, analyse and interpret data to uncover critical insights for informed decision-making.
• Coach and develop junior team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and development.
• Champion continuous improvement and shape the next generation of processes, tools, and analytical approaches.
• Expand your skills and professional horizons by engaging in a variety of projects – from business transformation, capital and risk management, pricing, and product innovation to liability valuation and appointed actuary work.
• Collaborate across our broader Financial Services practice, including strategy, transactions, tax, technology, and risk professionals.

Skills And Attributes For Success

• Qualifications and experience: A Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Finance, or a related field. Completed, or progressing towards, a professional actuarial qualification (e.g., FIAA), with 7+ years of professional experience in an actuarial role, including workers compensation, motor accident injury insurance or similar. Experience with coding, programming, and AI is highly valued.
• Industry knowledge: In-depth understanding of long tail, bodily injury lines of business and general insurance. Experience in areas like product development and pricing, claims and reserving, underwriting and reinsurance, capital and risk management, asset and liability valuation, IFRS 17, regulatory and prudential frameworks, advanced analytics and portfolio strategy is advantageous.
• Skills and abilities: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for building and maintaining client relationships, and the ability to present complex information clearly to non-specialists. Proven analytical and problem-solving skills; strong quantitative abilities; proficiency with actuarial software, techniques and ability to review technical work across Excel, SAS, R, and Python.
• Project management and leadership: Ability to manage projects, develop new business opportunities, and mentor junior staff. Demonstrates initiative, a can-do attitude, and proactiveness in trying new approaches.
• Adaptability and continuous learning: Comfortable with complexity and flexible in a dynamic, technology-driven environment. Commitment to staying up to date with market trends, legislation, and regulatory changes, and contributing to business thought leadership.

We're looking for talented professionals who combine technical excellence with curiosity, commercial thinking and a passion for making a difference. If you're excited by the opportunity but don't meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply. We value diverse experiences and different strengths that great candidates can bring.

What We Offer You

At EY, we’ll fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more.

• Career development: At EY, your career is yours to shape! We’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences https://www.ey.com/en_au/careers/personalised-career-development
• Flexible work arrangements: Our flexible work policies empower you to balance your professional and personal life, fostering a culture of trust and autonomy.
• A comprehensive benefits package: From a yearly wellness incentive, to access to additional 8 weeks of flex leave per year, and family-friendly policies, including up to 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave, we cater to your diverse needs to help you thrive both personally and professionally Benefits | EY - Australia
• Salary: We offer a competitive salary which is open to negotiation pending on skills and experience.

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