Senior Reserving Manager

Arthur Financial; City Of London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Arthur Financial is seeking an experienced Reserving Actuary to join its London actuarial leadership team with a view to succession to a Head of Reserving role. This is an excellent opportunity for an established Reserving Manager or Senior Reserving Actuary to assume broader responsibilities and influence reserving strategy across a complex London Market portfolio.

Reporting to the Head of Reserving, you will oversee the reserving process across multiple classes of business, partnering with

Qualifications

• Qualified Actuary or equivalent experience.
• Extensive London Market reserving experience.
• Strong knowledge of UK GAAP, Solvency UK and IFRS 17.
• Proven leadership or people management experience.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee quarterly reserving process.
• Review reserve adequacy and present to senior management.
• Support UK GAAP, Solvency UK and IFRS 17 reserving requirements.
• Present reserving outcomes to senior committees.
• Lead reserving input into planning and forecasting exercises.
• Drive process improvement and reserving innovation.
• Partner with underwriting and claims teams on portfolio performance.
• Develop and manage members of the reserving team.

Skills

Actuarial qualification

London Market reserving

Stakeholder management

Programming (Python/R/SQL)

Education

Actuary qualification

Tools

Python

R

SQL

Job description

A leading global insurance business is seeking an experienced Reserving Actuary to join its London actuarial leadership team with succession to a Head of role in the short-medium term.

This is an excellent opportunity for an established Reserving Manager or Senior Reserving Actuary looking to take on broader responsibility, gain greater exposure to senior stakeholders and play a key role in shaping reserving strategy across a complex London Market portfolio.

Reporting to the Head of Reserving, you will oversee the reserving process across multiple classes of business whilst acting as a key partner to underwriting, claims, finance and risk teams. The role combines technical reserving expertise with leadership, stakeholder engagement and strategic input into business planning and portfolio management.

You'll have responsibility for driving reserving best practice, leading reserving investigations and supporting critical business decisions through high-quality actuarial insight.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the quarterly reserving process.
• Review reserve adequacy and provide recommendations to senior management.
• Support UK GAAP, Solvency UK and IFRS 17 reserving requirements.
• Present reserving outcomes and key insights to senior committees.
• Lead reserving input into planning and forecasting exercises.
• Deliver reserve reviews, deep dives and strategic projects.
• Partner with underwriting and claims teams on portfolio performance.
• Manage and develop members of the reserving team.
• Drive process improvement, automation and reserving innovation.

Candidate Requirements

• Qualified Actuary (or equivalent experience).
• Extensive London Market reserving experience.
• Strong understanding of UK GAAP, Solvency UK and IFRS 17.
• Previous team leadership or people management experience.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong commercial mindset and actuarial judgement.
• Knowledge of Python, R or SQL beneficial