Actuarial Assistant Manager - Life

MAZARS UK; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Actuarial Assistant Manager to join their dynamic team. This role offers a unique blend of external audit and actuarial consultancy work, providing a platform to showcase your skills in life insurance. You'll engage in high-profile projects and have the opportunity to develop robust methodologies for Solvency II valuation. With a commitment to professional development and a supportive culture, this position promises to enhance your career while making a significant impact in a growing global business. If you're ready to take on early responsibilities and thrive in a collaborative environment, this role is for you.

Qualifications

• Completed most of the CT series, nearly qualified.
• Experience in life and health insurance methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Split time between external audit and actuarial consultancy work.
• Involved in developing methodologies for Solvency II valuation.

Skills

Life and Health Insurance Experience

Excel Model Building

Actuarial Software (Prophet, Mo.Net)

Team Leadership

Education

Part Qualified in Actuarial Science

Tools

Excel

Prophet

Mo.Net

Job description

Actuarial Assistant Manager - Life (4728)

Forvis Mazars cares about your career progression, offering individually designed career paths that help you pursue your interests, match your changing needs, and explore your true potential. We work with diverse, prestigious clients across a range of sectors and geographies, giving you the opportunity to constantly update and grow your skills for lifelong professional development. Forvis Mazars faces a once-in-a-generation growth opportunity within the UK and is looking for candidates to make their mark in leading and adding value to a growing global business.

About the team

Our Actuarial team uses expertise in financial, risk, and capital modelling to help clients manage the complexities that are inherent in business. We use a blend of technical and commercial expertise to provide insight, assurance and enable effective decision-making by business leaders. You will serve regional, national, and international companies of all sizes and structures, combining your skills with the right actuarial and non-actuarial team members for every engagement.

About the role

Working in the life insurance area, this role will be split between external audit during the financial reporting season and a wide range of actuarial consultancy work for the rest of the year. Supporting the Actuarial Partners, this is an exciting opportunity to be involved in a variety of projects and roles, adding value to a growing UK business.

We are particularly looking for someone with life and health insurance experience to help develop robust and accurate methodologies for Solvency II valuation and reporting. This experience could be gained from working in a life insurance company or with a consulting firm.

You will be given early responsibility and will participate in high-profile global projects. Your time will typically be split between working in the office, attending client meetings, and relationship development.

What are we looking for?

• Part qualified - completed most of, or all of the CT series up to nearly qualified.
• Ideally familiar with building models in Excel or other actuarial software such as Prophet or Mo.Net.
• Interest in managing people, with preferably some experience leading small teams.
• Willingness to travel.
• Ability to develop oneself and others.
• Promotes the firm's values and beliefs, demonstrating integrity and maintaining an ethical stance, using flexibility and tact to express views as necessary.

About Forvis Mazars

Forvis Mazars is a leading professional services network operating under a single brand worldwide, with Forvis Mazars LLP in the United States and Forvis Mazars Group SC, an internationally integrated partnership in over 100 countries and territories.

Both firms share a commitment to providing an unmatched client experience through audit & assurance, tax, and advisory services globally. Our strategic vision aims to move clients, people, industry, and communities forward, responding to emerging sustainability issues like human rights, climate change, and environmental impacts.

We are a diverse, multicultural, multi-generational team that values connection and belonging. At Forvis Mazars, you can take ownership of your career, get involved, believe in yourself, and put your ideas into action.

We empower our people, celebrate individuality, thrive on teamwork, and are agile. We foster bold foresight and give people the freedom to contribute to our shared purpose. We support each other to deliver quality, create change, and reach our full potential.

Inclusivity is core to our culture. We aim to make our recruitment process accessible and inclusive; please contact us to discuss any support you may need during your application. Learn more at forvismazars.com/uk.