Manager - General Insurance Actuarial Consulting

Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Yearly wellness incentive

8 weeks flex leave per year

Gender-neutral paid parental leave (up

Salary negotiable

Job summary

EY is seeking an experienced Manager to provide strategic actuarial consulting across the general insurance sector in Sydney. You will manage high-profile projects, deliver insights, and help clients navigate uncertainty while mentoring junior staff.

The role spans long-tail injury schemes, workers compensation, motor accident/CTP, and collaboration across EY’s financial services practice. Flexibility and a dynamic, technology-driven environment are offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Finance, or related field.
• Completed or progressing towards FIAA or similar.
• 7+ years in an actuarial role including workers comp or motor injury.

Responsibilities

• Forge trusted client relationships across public and private sectors.
• Stay ahead of industry developments and regulatory changes.
• Develop and implement actuarial models and methodologies.
• Coach junior team members and foster learning.
• Lead process improvements and new analytical approaches.
• Engage in varied projects from pricing to liability valuation and appointed actuary work.
• Collaborate with EY Financial Services colleagues across strategy, tax, technology and risk.

Skills

Actuarial qualification (FIAA)

7+ years experience

General Insurance knowledge

Coding / AI experience

Excel / SAS / R / Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science or related field

Tools

Excel

SAS

R

Python

Job description

Manager - General Insurance Actuarial Consulting

Location: Sydney

Other locations: Primary Location Only

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.

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. Learnmore .

• 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 professionallyBenefits | EY - Australia
• Salary: We offer a competitive salary which is open to negotiation pending on skills and experience.

Acknowledgement of Country

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Inclusiveness is core to who we are and how we work together, driving value for our people and for our business. We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, cultures, sexual orientations, and gender identities and are committed to providing an equitable and barrier free recruitment experience for all. We encourage you to share any support and adjustments you need to be your best and participate equitably in our recruitment process. We understand sharing your needs with us can be daunting, so if you have questions before or during your application, we welcome you to get in touch [e-mail] or [phone] (option 2). Anything you tell us will be kept completely confidential.

Our preferred applicant will be required to undertake employment screening by EY or our external third-party provider.

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