Life Actuarial Manager

Ideas People Trust We re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today s changing world. We ll broaden your horizons Our Advisory team provide a wide variety of services that deliver value-led advice and outcomes. They have an in-depth knowledge of business, industry sectors, and markets and understand the constantly changing risks and opportunities at the heart of our clients affairs. The team work across strategy, operations, and improvement as well as at a transactional and defined project level. From technology to risk advisory, they re experts in following through on top-level instructions and resolving the finer details all in one straightforward package. When you join them, you ll work on some of the world's most exciting financial operations and business deals, building your experience and expertise alongside the brightest minds in the industry. We ll help you succeed Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships. You ll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO s partners to help businesses effectively. You ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with. You ll be someone with: Qualified life actuary with significant experience. Strong technical actuarial knowledge. Some experience of at least two of the following in life insurance: reserving for accounting purposes; Solvency II Technical Provisions; Solvency II Standard Formula; Capital Modelling; Enterprise Risk Management; ALM. Experience of IFRS 17 would also be beneficial. A willingness to get involved in new areas, including an interest in Data Science. High standard of IT literacy, including a strong working-knowledge of MS Excel and a willingness to learn additional applications (eg Access, SQL, R). IT literate to a high standard, including an expert knowledge of MS Excel Able to demonstrate UK regulatory and Insurance experience is essential. A People manager with proven skills of managing delivery and the development of teams would be an advantage Able to demonstrate a strong commercial awareness and approach to risk You ll be able to be yourself; we ll recognize and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We re committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your teams, and the task at hand. At BDO, we ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programs, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We re in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO s core values, and we re proud of our distinctive, people-centered culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues, so we ve invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you ll never stop learning at BDO. We re looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fueling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we re always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK, thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with achieve their ambitions We ve got a clear purpose, and we re confident in our future because we re adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity, and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better. #J-18808-Ljbffr