Senior Actuarial & Quantitative Financial Consultant (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht)

PwC Nederland; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Customized training

Well-being budget

30 vacation days

Job summary

PwC Nederland is seeking a Quantitative Consultant in Amsterdam. You will work on complex problems in actuarial, valuation, and credit risk models, providing strategic insights to various clients.

The ideal candidate has a university degree in a quantitative subject and at least 3 years of experience. Strong analytical and consulting skills are essential for success in a dynamic and diverse team.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of relevant work experience in actuarial or financial risk fields.
• Good command of Dutch and English.
• Curiosity about solving new issues creatively.

Responsibilities

• Develop models for valuation and capital calculations of financial risks.
• Validate, review, and audit financial models.
• Advise on balance sheet management.

Skills

Analytical skills

Consulting skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Machine learning algorithms

Education

University degree in Econometrics, Quantitative Finance, Actuarial Science, Mathematics

Tools

R

Python

Job description

Job Description & Summary

Have you graduated in a quantitative subject and do you value personal development and enjoyable work? Do you want to share your vision and insights with a wide range of clients? Diversity, differing views, and forming your own opinions are central to your development journey. Within our dynamic team, you'll help clients to address complex problems and challenging issues in the field of actuarial, valuation and credit risk models, balance sheet optimisation, ALM, and other quantitative consulting in a broad sense.

What will your work involve?

Within our broad Risk Modelling Services practice in Amsterdam, Rotterdam or Utrecht, you'll work on assignments for insurers, banks, pension funds/administrators, asset managers, public authorities, and national/international companies. Their success will depend in part on your strategic insight, your communication skills, and your boldness in coming up with innovative ideas. You'll work with colleagues from other teams to provide the best possible service to our clients from different disciplines. Our work is very diverse and relies on your analytical skills. According to your interests and ambition, you could be involved in the following tasks, among others:

• Developing models for valuation and capital calculations of actuarial and financial risks, credit risk, market risk;
• Validating, reviewing, or auditing these models;
• Advising on balance sheet management and ALM;
• Analyzing big data from insurers, banks, and pension funds/administrators, and based on this designing practical solutions to clients’ issues, for example using machine learning algorithms or other state-of-the-art technology;
• Analyzing HR data in collaboration with our People Analytics team for a wide range of clients;
• Supporting merger and acquisition processes;
• Quantitative consulting for pricing, cyber risk, and other application areas using R, Python, or another programming language;
• Advising clients on new technologies and developments.

Who are you?

You're someone who loves a challenge and who's curious about how to provide the best possible advice for our clients. You’d therefore like to gain experience in various specialist fields to discover what suits you best. You wish to develop, establish relationships, and get the best out of yourself and your colleagues.

• You have a university degree in Econometrics, Quantitative Finance, Actuarial Science, Mathematics, or a comparable technical subject;
• You have at least 3 years of relevant work experience at insurers, investment institutions, banks, and/or consultancy firms in the field of actuarial or financial risk, capital management, balance sheet management, and financial planning models;
• You have a good command of Dutch and English.
• You enjoy finding practical and creative ways to continuously analyse and solve new issues;
• You know how to inspire and engage clients with your consulting skills;
• You like working in a team.

What are we offering?

• A competitive salary, attractive pension plan and the opportunity to grow;
• Customised training for professional growth and leadership development;
• Motivating work environment where collaboration with ambitious colleagues and recognition for your contributions are highly valued;
• Comprehensive benefits including "well‑being budget" for physical and mental health;
• You work both on‑site at the client and in the office, with flexibility for hybrid working where possible;
• You receive an ergonomic home office setup and a net allowance to cover internet and other expenses;
• Attractive mobility options, including electric lease car, car waiver allowance and the possibility of using different shared transport providers;
• 30 vacation days per year;
• Fun extras such as various informal company activities.

These are just a handful of our terms of employment. Find more information on our website.