Senior Price Implementation Analyst

Acorn Insurance is a fast-growing insurance business. It operates with a fast-decision making culture and can-do attitude. Its core products are specialist private car, taxi, and commercial vehicles. With £300m GWP today and better return than the market, it is aiming to be the leading specialist motor insurance business in the UK.

We are looking for a high-performing Senior Price Implementation Analyst to join our growing Pricing Department. There is substantial scope to improve our pricing implementation sophistication – and the person coming in will have a lot of opportunity to make an impact. This role will be to implement rating structures for either Private Car, Telematics, Commercial Vehicle or Taxi pricing schemes, reporting into our Head of Price Implementation.

Working hours: 37.5 Hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5:30pm

Location: Liverpool City Centre, Hybrid working available

What you will be doing:

• Management and implementation of pricing structures and models.
• Aid in the direction on approach of pricing builds and implementation.
• Building, updating and reviewing XML outputs within the rating models.
• Conduct thorough testing before deploying new or updated pricing structures.
• Identify conflicts within the pricing structures that would prevent them being implemented smoothly.
• Maintaining awareness of practical implications of pricing changes.
• Identify improvements to pricing structures.
• Conduct peer reviews of team members builds and change to maintain a high level of accuracy.
• Keep up to date documentation and audit trails of deployed pricing changes into the live system.
• Maintain implementation schedules based on agreed prioritisation criteria.
• Working closely with team members to refine and improve the system.

What we are looking for:

• Experienced user of Radar and Radar Live.
• Experience of working in the insurance industry.
• Ability to understand complex rating structures.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills.
• Experience of managing and prioritising multiple priorities.
• Good verbal and written communication skills, able to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to analyse problems and challenges, and develop structured solutions.
• Desire to offer new solutions in a proactive manner.
• Provide coaching where appropriate.

About Acorn Insurance:

We are a growing business with great opportunities to build your knowledge of the financial services industry. As a specialist insurance provider, we have 40 years of experience helping people secure motor insurance across all of the UK. We help more than 50,000 customers to find a policy that meets their needs and gives them the peace of mind that comes with high-quality insurance.

At Acorn Insurance we provide full training and continuous coaching in-house. You will be given full in-depth FCA regulated industry knowledge and have all the tools necessary to help you personally grow your career with the business.

We celebrate difference and it’s important to us that we have a culture where our people feel respected and valued for who they are. We pride ourselves on being accessible and encourage inclusive environments where our people can always give and show the very best of themselves.

Why Acorn Insurance?

Acorn Insurance want to give you more than a job, we want to give you a purpose and a career. So, what can we offer you as an employer? Some of the "your tomorrow" benefits you will receive include:

• Enhanced Annual Leave entitlement starting at 31 days and potentially increasing to 35 days per year depending on grade & length of service (including bank holidays).
• Additional Buy & Sell Holidays.
• Company Sick Pay Scheme.
• Company Paid Maternity & Paternity Leave.
• Generous Company Pension Scheme.
• A comprehensive Mental Health support system via the health assured Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
• A wide network of mental health first aiders.
• Our very own reward and discount platform "Your tomorrow".
• Fresh fruit Deliveries twice a week.
• £250 Refer a friend bonus.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Free eye test vouchers and a contribution towards the frames.
• Regular Employment Engagement including ongoing competitions with fantastic prizes.

All roles are subject to DBS and Financial checks; any offer made will be conditional until checks are completed to a satisfactory standard. Unfortunately, due to the length of training and complexity of the role, we can only accept applications from candidates who have at least one year remaining on their (Graduate/ Post study work) visa. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide visa sponsorships.

At Acorn, we are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive work environment. We recognise that candidates may have specific needs and are happy to consider reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process and working environment to accommodate individual requirements. Whether it’s modifying equipment, adjusting working hours, or providing additional support, we aim to ensure all employees can perform at their best. If you require any reasonable adjustments, please let us know during the application or interview process, and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met.