Actuary – Finance Solutions Architect

Core-Asset Consulting; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

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Actuary – Finance Solutions Architect, Edinburgh

Location: Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Banking

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

16029_1741789816

Job Views:

7

Posted:

12.03.2025

Expiry Date:

26.04.2025

Job Description:

Our client, a reputable financial services firm, is seeking a Financial Solutions Architect to join their team on a permanent basis. You will be a qualified actuary with 5 years post qualification experience in financial services. You will be responsible for advising the business on the financial and commercial impact on key strategic product and system developments. You will have experience within the life and pension field with strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Essential Skills/Experience:

1. Qualified actuary with extensive experience in Finance Services ideally with Life Insurance experience.
2. Proven experience in designing and implementing financial systems or processes and integrations.
3. Proficiency in enterprise architecture frameworks and methodologies.
4. Knowledge of actuarial software, data analytics tools, and cloud computing.
5. Strong understanding of actuarial principles, and regulatory requirements.
6. Strong problem-solving skills.
7. Influencing skills: ability to work effectively with diverse teams and manage multiple stakeholders.
8. Excellent communication skills.
9. High level of accuracy and attention to detail.

Core Responsibilities:

1. Developing and maintaining architectural documentation, including system diagrams, data models, and integration plans.
2. Ensuring design and development of financial system architectures meet business requirements.
3. Work with project managers, developers, and other architects to implement financial solutions.
4. Work closely with Finance, IT and business teams to understand requirements and translate them into solutions aligned with the strategic architecture.
5. Ensure seamless data flow between different systems.
6. Support design and integration of solutions between financial systems and other enterprise applications.
7. Facilitate workshops and meetings to gather requirements and present architectural designs.
8. Ensure that financial solutions comply with regulatory requirements and other relevant standards.
9. Monitor and identify optimisation opportunities in relation to the performance of financial systems to ensure high availability and efficiency.
10. Ensure that financial solutions are scalable, secure, and compliant with industry standards and regulations.
11. Identify, document and propose mitigation approaches to any risks.

Benefits:

• A highly competitive salary
• Wider Benefits package

Core-Asset Consulting is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital/civil partner status or pregnancy.

Job reference: 16029

To apply for this vacancy applicants must be eligible to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

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