Senior Actuarial Analyst - Investment Reporting

Company Description

Legal & General (L&G) is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor.

We\’ve been safeguarding people\’s financial futures since 1836, and strive to build a better society, while improving the lives of our customers and creating value for shareholders.

We are one of the world\’s largest asset managers and provide powerful asset origination capabilities. Together, these underpin our retirement and protection solutions: we are an international player in pension risk transfer, in UK and US life insurance, and in UK workplace pensions and retirement income.

L&G Institutional Retirement looks after around 700,000 institutional customers who have their retirement benefits secured with us. Operating continuously in the UK market from our entrance in 1987, we are the UK\’s longest-running insurer.

Our Institutional Retirement business is the UK\’s longest-serving active bulk annuity provider.

Who we are

Institutional Retirement is the only insurer to have been operating continuously in the UK market from our entrance in 1987 to the present day. Our UK retirement annuity book stands at an estimated £86.1 billion at 31 December 2023.

Across our retail and institutional retirement businesses, we look after more than 1 million customers, around c.700,000 of whom are institutional customers who have had their retirement benefits secured with us.

Job Description

We\’re recruiting for a Senior Actuarial Analyst to join our Investment Reporting team.

We\’re offering acompetitive base salary, study support and a great benefits package. As well as the opportunity to play a key role in helping us to deliver accurate, insightful analysis and drive continuous improvement of our Investment Reporting processes & systems.

If you\’re passionate about technical problem-solving and collaborative working, this is an opportunity to make a real impact in a high-profile team.

This is a hybrid working opportunity, which means you can split your working week between your home and the office to find a work-life balance that works for you.

What you\’ll be doing:

• Managing monthly reporting processes and ensuring smooth delivery across the team
• Leading technical analysis, interrogating results and explaining key movements
• Developing and maintaining models and processes using R, Alteryx and Excel
• Driving continuous improvement by identifying and implementing efficiency enhancements
• Communicating results and changes clearly to stakeholders through sign-off and governance processes
• Planning and prioritising activities to meet deadlines and support future developments
• Embedding robust risk and control practices and ensuring compliance with standards
• Sharing knowledge and coaching newer team members to build capability

Qualifications

Who we\’re looking for:

• Part Qualified Actuary with a strong academic background (2:1 degree or higher)
• Experience in IFRS and Solvency II reporting within life insurance or asset management
• Strong financial modelling skills and familiarity with coding principles (R or similar)
• Ability to analyse complex data and propose innovative solutions
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage stakeholders effectively
• Proactive approach to process improvement and risk management
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks
• A collaborative mindset and willingness to support team development

Whatever your role, we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer:

• The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance -related bonus plan and valuable share schemes
• Generous pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Healthcare Plan
• At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years\’ service. There\’s also the option to buy and sell holiday
• Competitive family leave
• Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice
• There are the many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online
• In 2023, some of our workspaces were redesigned. Our offices are great spaces to connect and collaborate and have your wellbeing at the heart

Additional Information

At L&G, we believe it\’s possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all.

If you join us, you\’ll be part of a welcoming, inclusive culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views, and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.

We care passionately about outcomes rather than attendance and are therefore open to discussing all kinds of flexible working options including part-time, term-time and job shares. Although some roles have limited flexibility due to customer demand, we accommodate requests when we can.

It doesn\’t matter if you don\’t meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead, think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths, potential and connection to our purpose.

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