NEARLY/NEWLY QUALIFIED ACTUARY, 30049

The Emerald Group; Dorking; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Emerald Group is seeking a Nearly/Newly Qualified Actuary to help understand, manage and optimise capital positioning within Life Insurance, General Insurance or Pensions. You will work with Finance and business stakeholders to analyse experience, calibrate assumptions and support risk management decisions.

The role offers ownership of meaningful work, exposure to capital modelling, and a collaborative team environment suitable for actuaries advancing their careers.

Qualifications

• Nearly qualified actuary with 1–2 exams remaining, or newly qualified with up to 3 years post-qualification experience.
• Experience in Life Insurance, General Insurance or Pensions.
• Knowledge of Solvency UK and the wider UK regulatory framework.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex data and communicate meaningful insights.

Responsibilities

• Analyse demographic and economic experience to support robust actuarial decision making and business insight.
• Use actuarial judgement to help set assumptions used within capital and risk management activities.
• Support the calibration of capital stresses.
• Produce high-quality reporting and analysis on experience investigations, assumptions and capital outcomes.
• Contribute to the ongoing development and enhancement of risk and capital methodologies, processes and controls.
• Support a range of change initiatives, strategic projects and capital-related developments across the business.
• Mentor or collaborate with actuarial students and colleagues.

Skills

Actuarial modelling

Experience analysis

Capital management

Stakeholder communication

Data interpretation

Mentoring actuaries

Collaboration

Education

Nearly qualified actuary (1–2 exams remaining)

Job description

As a Nearly/Newly Qualified Actuary, you'll play a key role in helping to understand, manage and optimise capital positioning. You'll work with a wide range of stakeholders across Finance and the wider business, analysing experience, supporting capital modelling and helping shape the assumptions that underpin key business decisions.This is an excellent opportunity for an actuary looking to broaden their expertise, take ownership of meaningful work and develop their career within a supportive and collaborative team environment.

• Location: Dorking


• Category: Life Actuarial


• Type: Contract

This is an excellent opportunity for an actuary looking to broaden their expertise, take ownership of meaningful work and develop their career within a supportive and collaborative team environment.

Key responsibilities including but not limited to the following:

• Analyse demographic and economic experience to support robust actuarial decision making and business insight


• Use actuarial judgement to help set assumptions used within capital and risk management activities


• Support the calibration of capital stresses


• Produce high-quality reporting and analysis on experience investigations, assumptions and capital outcomes


• Contribute to the ongoing development and enhancement of risk and capital methodologies, processes and controls


• Support a range of change initiatives, strategic projects and capital-related developments across the business


• Ideally you’ll be a nearly qualified actuary with 1-2 exams remaining, or a newly qualified actuary with up to 3 years’ post-qualified experience


• Experience gained within Life Insurance, General Insurance or Pensions, with an interest in applying your skills within a new environment


• Knowledge of Solvency UK and the wider UK regulatory framework


• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex data and communicate meaningful insights


• Experience of actuarial modelling, assumption setting, experience analysis or capital management activities


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage confidently with senior stakeholders


• A collaborative approach, with experience supporting, mentoring or working closely with actuarial students and colleagues