Actuarial Analyst Shape Brighter Futures with Wesleyan
Established in 1841, Wesleyan help trusted professionals-GPs, hospital doctors, dentists, and teachers-secure their financial future. Today,we'reproud to continue that mission with passion and purpose. Ifyou'relooking for a role where yourexpertisemakes a real impact, and you want to work in a culture that values collaboration, innovation, and integrity,we'dlove to hear from you.
Find out more about who we are: careers.wesleyan.co.uk
About the Role
We're looking for an Actuarial Analyst to join our Group Finance team, where you'll have the opportunity to work across a broad range of actuarial disciplines, supporting business-critical activities including capital management, financial reporting, product pricing, data, regulatory change and with-profits business.
This is an excellent opportunity for a graduate or part-qualified actuary looking to develop your technical expertise while gaining exposure to a wide variety of projects and stakeholders across the business.
What You'll Be Doing Depending on your experience and the needs of the team, you'll be involved in a range of activities including:
- Supporting actuarial valuations, solvency reporting and regulatory submissions.
- Performing experience investigations and maintaining actuarial assumptions and models.
- Supporting capital management, ORSA production and financial forecasting.
- Contributing to product pricing, profit testing and product development.
- Supporting with-profits management, including bonus investigations, asset shares and policyholder fairness reviews.
- Developing and maintaining actuarial models, data processes and reporting tools.
- Providing actuarial input into strategic business projects, system developments and regulatory change initiatives.
- Analysing financial and actuarial data to produce meaningful insights and management information.
- Working closely with Finance, Investment, Data and Change teams to improve processes and deliver business objectives.
- Supporting testing, implementation and continuous improvement of actuarial systems and processes.
- Preparing analysis and reports for senior management and governance committees.
About You
You'll be a collaborative and analytical individual who enjoys solving complex problems and working with data.
We're looking for someone with:
- A degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Engineering or another highly numerical discipline (2:1 or above preferred).
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
- A commitment to studying towards the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) qualification (where applicable).
- Progress towards the IFoA actuarial qualification.
- Experience within a UK Life Insurance or Financial Services environment.
- Knowledge of actuarial modelling software such as Prophet.
- Strong Excel and data analysis skills.
- Experience working with databases or programming languages such as SQL, VBA, Python or R.
What You'll Gain
- Exposure to a wide variety of actuarial disciplines and business areas.
- Opportunities to work on high-profile strategic and regulatory projects.
- Support for your professional actuarial qualification and career development.
- A collaborative environment where you'll work alongside experienced actuaries and finance professionals.
- The opportunity to make a meaningful impact on business decisions and customer outcomes.
Why Wesleyan?
We're building a culture where everyone belongs. Diversityisn'tjust a policy-it'spart of who we are. Whatever your background, we want you to feel valued and empowered to thrive. We'reproud supporters of the ABI Making Flexible Work campaign, which meanswe'reopen to discussing flexible working, job shares, and part-time options.
If you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, just let us know-we'rehere to support you.
What to Know Before Applying
- Right to Work:We'reunable to provide VISA sponsorship, soyou'llneed the legal right to live and work in the UK.
- Advert Closing:We typically advertise for two weeks but may close early if we receive a high volume of applications-apply early to avoid disappointment.
Actuarial Analyst employer: Wesleyan Group
Wesleyan is an exceptional employer that prioritises the well-being and development of its employees while making a meaningful impact on vulnerable customers. With a strong focus on collaboration, innovation, and integrity, Wesleyan offers a flexible hybrid working model, competitive benefits including an annual bonus, generous holiday allowance, and opportunities for personal growth in a supportive and diverse culture. Located in Birmingham, employees enjoy the convenience of secure city centre parking and a commitment to work-life balance, making it an ideal place to thrive both professionally and personally.
