Oliver James
Actuary – Financial Planning and Analysis

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Oliver James are partnered with a specialist UK insurer who are looking for a Life or Pensions Qualified Actuary to join their Financial and Actuarial Team.
Location: Central London x 3 days per week in the office
Salary: £80,000 – £90,000 + 25% bonus – please note that salary will depend on experience and PQE.
This is a great opportunity to combine technical and commercial skills, liaising with different business units and gaining broad exposure across the wider business. You will work closely with the Finance, Origination, Risk and Investment, providing insight and analysis to support senior management and key business decisions.
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You will be involved in the preparation of regular forecasts and business plans, supporting Solvency monitoring and business plan projections, as well as responding to ad-hoc queries from senior stakeholders and shareholders. There is also opportunity to support with the stress and scenario testing across the balance sheet.
The Ideal Candidate
Life/Pensions Actuary (NNQ – 4 years PQE, but more experience welcome)
- Good technical knowledge of financial reporting
- Commercially minded with the ability to influence and build relationships with stakeholders
- Previous experience in a similar position would be highly desirable


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This is a great opportunity which offers traditional actuarial work and the exposure to develop your commercial judgement, communication and influencing skills, whilst building your technical expertise.
Please apply today or contact Macy Carroll at [email protected] with a copy of your CV.
Oliver James specialises in Actuarial recruitment globally. Should you be exploring career options, but this role isn’t quite right, please do contact me directly to discuss other available positions.
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