Pricing Actuary

Just Group plc; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Just Group plc, a leading Financial Services company, is looking for a Pricing Actuary to join their DB Pricing team. The successful candidate will help deliver market-leading Bulk Annuity services by providing accurate quotations, managing projects, and ensuring operational efficiency. The role offers a competitive salary and opportunities for career progression in a collaborative environment that values innovation and change.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Pension Scheme

Life Assurance

25 Days Annual Leave

Private Medical Cover

Income Protection

Generous Bonus Scheme

Employee Assistance Helpline

Qualifications

• Experience in pensions, insurance, or finance is desirable.
• Good knowledge of DB buy in/buy out market and regulation.
• Ability to work independently without close supervision.

Responsibilities

• Review and deliver business quotations in a timely manner.
• Manage projects and project teams effectively.
• Promote collaboration within the DB Pricing team.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

IT skills

Education

2.1 or above in a technical/mathematical degree

FIA qualification or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Programming languages (Python, Julia, VBA)

Job description

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At Just we encourage a flexible and agile working environment for the majority of our opportunities. Get in touch with us to discuss in more detail.

Who are Just

We’re a FTSE 250 Financial Services company who specialise in retirement solutions and right now, our world is moving pretty quickly. With the defined benefit buy in / buy out space growing each year, Just continues to annually grow its business by over £4bn of assets.

We are a purpose driven company with compelling and credible goals. Quite simply, we help people achieve a better later life. We achieve this by providing competitive and innovative products, services, financial advice and guidance to help our customers achieve security, certainty and provide them with peace of mind in retirement.

That’s who we are. We’re a company on a mission: to become a beacon for the entire retirement industry. Because we believe everyone deserves a fair, secure, and fulfilling retirement.

Purpose

We are recruiting a DB Pricing Actuary to join our DB (Defined Benefit) Pricing team. The role will involve supporting the DB team in their objectives to deliver a market leading Bulk Annuity service and grow in line with our business plan.

Job Role Accountabilities

• Be a key member of the DB Pricing team, responsible for reviewing and delivering new business quotations in an accurate and timely manner.
• Mange projects and project teams, proactively driving them forward to ensure they are progressed in line with expected timescales.
• Develop a deep technical and operational knowledge of all systems and tools used in DB. Continuously look for areas where we can improve – our people have a proactive approach to integrating technology into daily tasks and processes in order to drive innovation and efficiency.
• Be curious, proactive and open to new ideas - applicants should demonstrate a track record of adapting to change, embracing technology, learning from experience, and showing resilience in the face of obstacles.
• Proactively promote a culture of collaboration and engagement within the DB Pricing team, set an example for junior team members and help with coaching/training of the team.
• Work closely and collaborate with our DB Reinsurance and Commercial teams in order to ensure effective delivery of competitive, market leading propositions.

Skills and Knowledge

• Good knowledge and awareness of the DB buy in/buy out market, life insurance and relevant regulation.
• Sound knowledge of technical actuarial concepts, particularly principles underlying bulk annuity pricing
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Strong IT skills including Excel and programming languages, and a keen attitude to learn where these skills don’t exist
• Good interpersonal and team working skills
• Ability to work without close supervision

Experience

• Experience of working within a related field (pensions, insurance, finance) is desirable.
• Coding experience is desirable, for example Julia, Python and/or VBA.

Qualifications

• 2.1 or above in a technical/mathematical degree is desirable
• FIA qualification or equivalent.

Company Benefits

• A Competitive Salary, Pension Scheme and Life Assurance
• Along with 25 Days Annual Leave plus an Additional Day on us for your Birthday
• Private Medical Cover and Income Protection, just in case
• A generous and highly achievable bonus scheme – paid annually based on individual and company performance against targets
• Opportunity to progress within your career both in-role and within the company
• FREE access to the Headspace App, a 24/7 Employee Assistance Helpline and Trained Physical & Mental Health First Aiders (On-Site)
• A variety of Employee Funded Benefits available to you via our Online Benefits Portal
• Plus, several additional purchase options available for you and your loved ones

About Us

We’re a FTSE 250 Financial Services company who specialise in retirement solutions and right now, our world is moving pretty quickly. How people work, save, and plan for the future is all changing. A new generation of retirees needs a new kind of retirement company. A company who will look for new ways of doing things – and will always put the customer first.

That’s who we are. We’re a company on a mission: to become a beacon for the entire retirement industry. Because we believe everyone deserves a fair, secure, and fulfilling retirement. And with you on our team, we’re going to make sure they get it.

We’ve built our sustainability strategy around the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and have selected goals where we believe we can make the most difference. By aligning our activity with these global goals, we can make sure we play our part in addressing the wider issues facing the planet and leave a positive legacy to the world. You can read more about our sustainability strategy here

Diversity, equity and inclusion are priorities for us. Having a diverse, talented workforce with colleagues of different backgrounds, world views and experiences is the right thing to do. It’s also the most effective way to succeed, innovate and better serve our customers now and in the future. We are committed to our targets on gender and ethnicity and run a number of successful mentoring and sponsorship programmes for our colleagues from diverse backgrounds. We have multiple active employee network groups which champion issues including gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and neurodiversity. You can read more about our DE&I strategy and commitments here

What’s clear about working at Just is that we care. We care about our customers, our purpose, our environment, inclusivity, wellbeing and most importantly - each other. We look forward to welcoming you to the team soon.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance

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