Actuarial Advisory - Manager/Associate Director

Kpmg-0828bc85; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted health insurance

Additional annual leave

Frequent social events

Early finish Fridays

Relocation assistance

LinkedIn Learning access

Job summary

KPMG Ireland is seeking a Manager/Associate Director for Actuarial Advisory in Dublin. This role involves leading client engagements on actuarial issues across Solvency II, IFRS 17 and related areas, with outsourced services and independent opinions as core deliverables.

The position is permanently based in Dublin with hybrid working options. You will liaise with clients, develop strong professional relationships, and mentor a growing actuarial team while contributing to firm-wide initiatives in

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of relevant work experience in the non-life (re)insurance market, consultancy or industry.
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to build strong relationships with clients and internal teams.
• Strong technical and analytical skills in actuarial work.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work on own initiative with deadlines.
• Team player capable of integrating into multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with clients and advise on actuarial issues across Solvency II, IFRS 17, Risk, ESG, etc.
• Provide outsourced actuarial services and formal actuarial opinions.
• Perform independent actuarial assessments including reserve reviews and valuations for M&A.
• Contribute to profitability reviews and pricing support.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across audit, tax, regulatory, risk and IT consulting.
• Help develop and promote actuarial initiatives such as Solvency II, IFRS 17, ESG.
• Support training and development of the actuarial team.

Skills

Client relationship building

Technical & analytical skills

Communication skills

Initiative & time management

Team player

Learning mindset

Education

Actuarial qualification

Job description

Actuarial Advisory - Manager/Associate Director

Basic Information

Location: Dublin

Business Area: Consulting

Description and Requirements

When you join KPMG Ireland, you are joining a community of over 4,200 employees who collectively work together, both in person and virtually, to achieve their full potential.

We are known as an organisation who want you to come as you are and do work that truly matters. Joining KPMG Ireland is an opportunity to enhance your career, not only in the work that you enjoy doing, but equally through the global connections that you make, the lifelong learning that you can accomplish and the chance to make your mark.

Are you our next Manager / Associate Director within our Actuarial Advisory department?

Location: Dublin, as part of our hybrid working model.

Grade: Recently qualified actuary

Contract type: Permanent

A snapshot of your peer group:

• At least 5 years of relevant work experience in the non-life (re)insurance market from either a consultancy or industry background;
• Good commercial awareness and ability to build strong relationships (internal to the firm and external with our clients);
• Strong technical and analytical skills;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Ability to work on own initiative with a focus on deadlines;
• A team player who can integrate into small multi-disciplinary teams; and
• Eager to expand knowledge and skills given the broaden nature of the work.

Your responsibilities and achievements will evolve as you enhance your career with us. Here is what you can initially expect:

• Liaising with a portfolio of clients and advising on all relevant actuarial issues across a range of areas including Solvency II, IFRS 17, Risk, Economic, Social and Corporate Governance (“ESG”) etc
• Provision of outsourced actuarial services
• Provision of formal actuarial opinions across a wide range of technical issues
• Independent actuarial assessments including reserve reviews, portfolio transfers, expert opinions, transfer pricing support and company valuations for merger & acquisition
• Profitability reviews and pricing support
• Work with KPMG’s multi-disciplinary professionals on assisting our clients across audit, tax, corporate finance, regulatory, risk, applied intelligence and management/ IT consulting
• Involved in the development of KPMG’s initiatives across Solvency II, IFRS 17, ESG and other emerging regulatory, accounting and actuarial requirements
• Taking an active role in development of the practice including building and maintaining effective relationships with clients, responding to emerging issues and/or prepare for future challenges; and
• Supporting in the training and development of the actuarial team.

Your team:

The Actuarial Advisory practice offers a full range of services to our insurance and reinsurance across independent actuarial reviews, outsourced statutory actuarial roles, Solvency II advice, IFRS 17, ESG, internal/ standard model development and validation, technical support to our audit practice, financial reporting advice, resource support and working alongside other KPMG professionals including tax, regulatory, risk management, applied intelligence and management/ IT consulting advisory services.

The actuarial practice has been established for a number of years and we are looking to provide strong candidates with the opportunity to become a key member of the team to meet the demands of the insurance sector across regulatory, accounting, market and strategic challenges.

Here’s how KPMG can benefit more than just your career:

All of our employees are given a benefits package which they can tailor to suit their individual preferences. Our range of benefits include:

• Discounted health insurance
• The purchase of additional annual leave
• Frequent social events to help you build your network
• Early finish Fridays on bank holiday weekends and throughout the summer months.
• Relocation assistance for those moving to Ireland
• Complimentary access to a range of Learning & Development programmes including LinkedIn Learning.

When you join KPMG, your performance manager will support you to ensure that you are enhancing your skills from day one. You will also receive continuous support from our award-winning Business School where you will be continuously encouraged to deepen your knowledge and expertise within your chosen career path.

In addition to this, we are the only one of the Big Four firms to announce promotions four times per year, giving you frequent opportunities for progression throughout your career with us.

Inclusion & Diversity

Inclusion, diversity and equity are part of who we are at KPMG. We embrace diversity of background, experience, and perspective and we’re committed to inclusion and equity at every level. At KPMG, we want to attract and retain the best talent. We recognise the strength that comes from having a diverse workforce and building a culture where we support all our people to achieve their potential.Visit https://home.kpmg/ie/en/home/careers/graduate/inclusion-diversity.html to learn more.

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Please note we do not require Agency assistance for this role.