Consulting: Assistant - Actuarial 1

EY; Luxemburg; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

EY is seeking an actuary-level professional to support its Insurance and Actuarial Advisory Services practice. You will learn and directly support current actuaries, develop actuarial workflows, and contribute to complex financial judgments for clients worldwide.

The role emphasizes strong communication, analytical thinking, and collaboration within a diverse, globally connected team, with opportunities for travel and international client engagement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree as specified
• Minimum 2 years of related actuarial experience
• Ability to manage time while handling multiple projects and work both collaboratively and independently under pressure
• Excellent analytical and project management skills with a creative approach to challenges
• Ability to understand and persuade on complex subjects in writing and verbally

Responsibilities

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of actuarial processes and tools, prioritizing and creating work plans
• Build lasting relationships at all levels and interpret clients’ terminology, objectives and motivators
• Stay up-to-date with industry news and trends, identifying risks or opportunities to improve services
• Continually learn and share knowledge with the wider actuarial team
• Travel regularly, potentially internationally, to meet with clients face-to-face

Skills

Actuarial knowledge

Time management

Analytical skills

Project management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics or related major

Tools

Python

R

Excel/VBA

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.

The opportunity

Our dynamic Insurance and Actuarial Advisory Services practice is a market leading service, covering all segments of the property/casualty and life/health insurance industries. Put simply our experts deliver creative and innovative thinking to clients worldwide, supporting them in making confident financial judgements that will help them achieve their ambitions. Here, you’ll be right at the heart of that goal, learning everything you’ll need to become a trusted professional by directly supporting our current Actuaries.

Your key responsibilities

• Developing a comprehensive understanding of popular actuarial processes and tools, all while prioritizing and creating work plans
• Building lasting relationships at all levels while working to interpret each client’s unique terminology, objectives, and motivators
• Keeping up to date with industry news and trends, and actively identifying risks or opportunities to improve our services
• Continually learning and sharing your knowledge with the wider actuarial team
• Travelling regularly, potentially internationally, to meet with clients face-to-face

Skills and attributes for success

• Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics or other related major
• A minimum of 2 years of related actuarial experience
• A proven ability to manage time while working on multiple, often shifting, projects, and the confidence to work both collaboratively and independently under pressure
• Excellent analytical and project management skills, along with a creative approach to overcoming challenges
• The ability to understand and persuade on complex subjects both in writing and verballe

CFA Level 1 or at least in preparation

Proficient in Python, R, Excel/VBA

Audit and Banking experience

What we look for

We’re most interested in intellectually curious actuaries with a clear passion for actuarial work. You’ll also need to be a great communicator, as well as flexible in the face of often rapidly changing projects.

What we offer you

At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more .

EY | Building a better working world

EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society and the planet, while building trust in capital markets.

Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow.

EY teams work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions. Fueled by sector insights, a globally connected, multi-disciplinary network and diverse ecosystem partners, EY teams can provide services in more than 150 countries and territories.

Our offer of employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and pre-screening requirements. The candidate acknowledges that all information provided must be accurate.

EY refers to the global organization, and may refer to one or more, of the member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited, each of which is a separate legal entity. Ernst & Young Global Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, does not provide services to clients.