Capital Management Actuary

Aviva; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous pension contributions

Annual performance bonus

Flexible benefits

Volunteer days

Job summary

Aviva Life & Pensions Ireland is seeking a qualified actuary to join the Financial Performance team as Capital Management Actuary. You’ll shape business plans and provide insight across Solvency II and IFRS metrics, collaborating with actuarial, risk and wider business teams to optimise capital usage and support sustainable growth.

Reporting to the Capital Management Actuary - Manager, you will deliver high-quality analysis, maintain planning projections, and communicate clear recommendations to

Qualifications

• Qualified actuary with membership in a recognised actuarial body (Ireland).
• Strong understanding of life insurance, asset management, hedging, capital management and regulatory/reporting frameworks.
• Experience producing and documenting capital and IFRS metrics with strong technical ability.
• Ability to interpret complex data and communicate insights to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills using actuarial modelling to support decisions.

Responsibilities

• Produce and maintain the annual business plan across SII and IFRS bases, aligned with strategic objectives.
• Refresh planning projections regularly to reflect emerging experience and provide an up-to-date management view.
• Monitor actual performance against plan and analyse variances and key drivers.
• Support capital management activities, including impact assessments and capital optimisation.
• Develop planning tools and strengthen controls with strong documentation.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Data interpretation

Analytical ability

Communication of insights

Presentation skills

Education

Actuary qualification (SOA Ireland)

Tools

Actuarial modelling tools

Job description

This is a fantastic opportunity for a qualified actuary with planning and reporting experience to join Aviva Life & Pensions Ireland. As a Capital Management Actuary within the Financial Performance team, you’ll play a key role in shaping business plans and providing insight across Solvency II (SII) and IFRS metrics. Working closely with Actuarial, Risk and wider business teams, you’ll help ensure our strategy optimises capital usage while supporting sustainable growth. Reporting to the Capital Management Actuary - Manager , you’ll contribute to decision-making by delivering high-quality analysis and actionable insights across financial and non-financial measures.

Duties & responsibilities

• Produce and maintain the annual business plan across both SII and IFRS bases, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives
• Refresh planning projections regularly to reflect emerging experience and provide an up-to-date management view
• Monitor actual performance against plan and deliver clear analysis of variances and key drivers
• Support capital management activity, including impact assessments and optimisation of capital across the business
• Develop and enhance planning tools and promote a strong risk and controls environment with robust documentation

Skills & experience

• Qualified Actuary and member of the Society of Actuaries in Ireland, or an equivalent professional body.
• Strong understanding of the life insurance industry, including asset management, hedging strategies, capital management, and the associated regulatory and financial reporting frameworks.
• Experience producing, analysing and documenting capital and IFRS metrics, supported by strong technical and analytical capability.
• Ability to interpret complex data and communicate insights and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills, with experience using actuarial modelling tools to support business decision-making.

What will you get for this role?

The work you do at Aviva will make a real difference to our customers. We will recognise your contributions and reward you. From competitive salaries to generous pension contributions and paid paternity leave; take a look through some of our employee benefits!

The expected pay range for this role will fall between €80,000 and €100,000 and salary offered will commensurate with candidate's level of skills and experience.

• A competitive market leading salary depending on skills, experience, and qualifications.
• Generous pension (employee contribution matching of up to 14% if you contribute 8%).
• Annual performance related bonus and pay review.
• Holiday allowance of 29 days plus bank holidays, and the option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days.
• Generous Health & dental insurance contributions.
• Aviva Matching Share Plan and Save As You Earn scheme and Approved Profit Share Scheme.
• TaxSaver Travel Scheme.
• Up to 40% discount for some Aviva products plus discounts for Friends and Family.
• Professional qualification support and transparent career progression plans.
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave.
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work .
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your paid volunteering days to help others.
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools.
• We’re deeply invested in our people, our total reward package has so much to offer.

Aviva is for Everyone

Our diversity and inclusion policies and initiatives are shaping an environment where everyone feels welcome regardless of age, disability, race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, religion, culture, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, pregnancy, maternity or those with other caring responsibilities. Our approach helps to ensure that Aviva is a place which values difference and provides equal opportunities for all.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending at least 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.