Junior Actuary Consultant

We are supporting a rapidly growing financial services organisation that is investing heavily in its actuarial reporting and valuation capability. As part of this growth, they are seeking a Junior Actuary with 2–3 years+’ experience to support key life assurance valuation and reporting activities on a contract basis.

This is an excellent opportunity for a developing actuary to gain hands-on exposure to end-to-end valuation processes, financial reporting cycles, and actuarial modelling, within a flexible remote-first working environment.

You will be joining a team that includes highly experienced actuarial professionals with deep expertise across life assurance reporting, modelling, and transformation, providing strong support and learning opportunities.

The Role

You will support the actuarial function with a focus on life assurance valuation and reporting, contributing to both BAU reporting cycles and ongoing enhancements to processes and models.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting life assurance valuation processes, including reserves, assumptions, and results analysis
• Assisting in financial and regulatory reporting (including Solvency II outputs)
• Producing analysis of valuation movements and key financial drivers
• Supporting monthly, quarterly, and year-end reporting cycles
• Assisting in development and maintenance of actuarial models (cashflow and projection models)
• Performing reconciliations across valuation bases and reporting frameworks
• Supporting model documentation, validation, and governance processes
• Contributing to improvements in reporting efficiency, controls, and automation

Key Focus: Life Assurance Valuation & Reporting

This role is centred on life insurance valuation and reporting, including:

• End-to-end valuation processes across life products (e.g. annuities, protection, unit-linked)
• Financial reporting under IFRS and Solvency II frameworks
• Analysis of movements and explanation of financial results
• Supporting assumption setting and experience analysis
• Ensuring consistency and accuracy across reporting outputs

Candidate Profile

We are looking for a candidate with:

• 2–3 years’ actuarial experience, ideally within life assurance valuation or reporting
• Progress towards qualification with the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (or equivalent)
• Strong understanding of life insurance products and valuation principles
• Experience supporting valuation and reporting processes
• Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly

Technical Skills

• Strong Excel & VBA skills
• Experience with Prophet (advantageous)
• Exposure to SQL, SAS, or similar tools (desirable)
• Familiarity with Power BI or Tableau (nice to have)
• Exposure to actuarial modelling systems such as Moses or similar (beneficial)

Soft Skills & Behaviours

• Strong ownership and commitment to delivery
• Ability to work effectively in a remote-first environment
• Collaborative team player with a proactive approach
• Adaptable and comfortable managing changing priorities

What’s on Offer

• Outside IR35 contract with a competitive day rate
• 6-12 month initial engagement with strong extension potential
• Remote-first working model with flexibility
• Exposure to end-to-end life assurance valuation and reporting
• Opportunity to work within a high-growth financial services organisation
• Supportive team with strong actuarial expertise and mentorship