Reserving Manager

Edenbrook; Leeds; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Edenbrook is seeking an experienced Reserving Manager to join our team. The role reports to the Head of Reserving and provides expert actuarial advice across quarterly reserving, business planning and portfolio analysis.

You will work closely with underwriting, claims and finance, acting as a trusted advisor to support key business decisions and drive improvements in models, processes and governance.

Qualifications

• Actuary with strong reserving experience in General Insurance.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead actuarial teams.
• Experience in London Market or General Insurance reserving is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality reserving advice, business planning and portfolio analyses.
• Forecast technical provisions, reserve margins and uncertainty.
• Lead, coach and develop actuarial team members.
• Maintain governance and regulatory compliance across models and processes.
• Drive improvements across systems and ways of working.
• Engage with senior stakeholders to provide clear, commercially-focused insights.

Skills

Actuarial reserving

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Advanced Excel

Modelling capability

Education

IFoA Fellowship (or equivalent)

Tools

Excel

Job description

We are working with a specialty insurer who are looking to appoint an experienced Reserving Manager.

Reporting to the Head of Reserving, you’ll provide expert actuarial advice across quarterly reserving, business planning and portfolio analysis. You’ll work closely with underwriting, claims and finance teams, acting as a trusted advisor and providing insight to support key business decisions.

Key responsibilities

• Delivering high-quality reserving advice, business planning and portfolio deep dives.
• Forecasting technical provisions, reserve margins and uncertainty.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with senior business stakeholders.
• Leading, coaching and developing actuarial team members.
• Ensuring robust governance, technical standards and regulatory compliance.
• Driving improvements across models, processes, systems and ways of working.
• Identifying key areas of uncertainty and providing clear, commercially focused insight.
• Managing delivery against agreed timelines and taking ownership of key outputs.

About you

You’ll be an experienced actuary with a strong background in General Insurance, ideally gained within a multinational financial services environment. You’ll combine strong technical expertise with the confidence and communication skills to influence senior stakeholders and lead others.

You’ll ideally bring:

• Fellowship of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (or equivalent).
• Significant actuarial reserving experience within London Market or General Insurance.
• Strong analytical, numerical and data interpretation skills.
• Advanced Excel and modelling capabilities.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Proven experience leading, coaching or developing actuarial professionals.
• Strong organisation and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• A proactive approach to challenging and improving existing processes.