Senior Actuarial Assistant, Finance

TN United Kingdom; Cirencester; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Actuarial Assistant to join their dynamic team in Cirencester. This role involves applying specialized actuarial techniques to support financial reporting and regulatory submissions. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining actuarial systems, analyzing company experiences, and drafting key reports. The company values diversity and inclusion, providing a supportive environment for flexible working arrangements. With a focus on long-term relationships and integrity, this role offers a chance to make a meaningful impact in the financial services sector.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

10X Life Cover

Non-Contributory Pension

Parental Leave - 6 Months Full Pay

28 Days Holiday Plus Bank Holidays

Qualifications

• Experience in applying actuarial techniques, Reserving, EEV, and Solvency II.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills with a good track record in actuarial curriculum.

Responsibilities

• Review and develop key actuarial calculations for financial reporting.
• Supervise actuarial assistants and provide input for finance projects.

Skills

Actuarial Techniques

SQL

VBA

R

Python

Excel

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Relationship Building

Education

Actuarial Science Degree

Relevant Actuarial Qualifications

Tools

Excel

SQL

VBA

R

Python

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Senior Actuarial Assistant, Finance, Cirencester

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Client:

St. James's Place

Location:

Cirencester, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Job Views:

7

Posted:

26.04.2025

Expiry Date:

10.06.2025

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Job Description:

St. James's Place (SJP) works in partnership to plan, grow, and protect our clients’ financial futures. We deliver personalized, face-to-face financial advice to our clients, who trust us to manage their money to reach their goals. We provide this service via the Partnership, a network of qualified, expert advisors. We prioritize financial wellbeing and responsible business choices, believing in the value of diversity and inclusion, which helps us innovate and solve problems effectively.

We seek individuals to join SJP to make an impact and contribute to our culture, which is based on long-term relationships, integrity, and excellence.

Location: Cirencester Office

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Employment Type: Permanent

Seniority: Associate

The main purpose of this role is the operation, review, and development of key actuarial calculations and processes critical to the financial reporting for SJP plc and/or its subsidiaries.

What you will be doing:

• Applying specialized actuarial techniques and producing/reviewing key deliverables including:
• The actuarial inputs to financial reporting.
• The actuarial inputs to regulatory submissions.
• The financial projections to support business planning, capital management, and risk assessment.
• The development, maintenance, documentation, and validation of actuarial systems.
• The analysis of the company’s experience (lapses and expenses).
• Drafting key reports communicating the results of financial reporting exercises.
• Ensuring proper operation, implementation, maintenance, and development of controls to safeguard the accuracy of actuarial outputs.
• Supervising the work of actuarial assistants/technicians as needed.
• Providing actuarial advice and input for cross-functional or finance projects.

Candidate requirements:

• Good track record through the actuarial curriculum and relevant experience in applying actuarial techniques, Reserving, EEV, Analysis of Change, or Solvency II is advantageous.
• Knowledge of principles underlying actuarial cash-flow modeling; knowledge of SQL and other programming languages (VBA, R, Python) is a plus.
• Strong computing skills, particularly Excel, and exceptional analytical and numerical skills.
• Ability to communicate technical matters clearly and concisely.
• Strong relationship-building skills with key stakeholders.

What’s in it for you?

• Private Medical insurance paid by the company.
• Meaningful protection benefits such as 10X life cover, PHI, and critical illness (not applicable to Fixed-Term Contracts).
• Non-Contributory Pension – 10% (increasing with service up to 15%) plus pension matching.
• Parental leave – 6 months full pay.
• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays, with options to buy additional days.

Flexible Working

We support flexible working arrangements, including part-time, remote, and flexible hours, to suit individual lifestyles. Please inquire and discuss options during the application process.

We encourage candidates from underrepresented groups and those with transferable experience, even if all criteria are not met. If you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact us via email.