Actuarial Modelling Manager

Job Description

Job Type: Fixed Term Contract- 2 months

Location: This role could be based in either our Birmingham (Wythall), Telford or Edinburgh offices with time spent working in the office and at home.

Flexible working: All of our roles are open to part-time, job-share and other types of flexibility. We will discuss what is important to you and balancing this with business requirements during the recruitment process. You can read more about Phoenix Flex here.

Closing Date: 16th September

Salary and benefits: Up to £65,000 pro rata'd plus 16% bonus up to 32%, private medical cover, 38 days annual leave, excellent pension, 12x salary life assurance, career breaks, income protection, 3x volunteering days and much more

Are you ready to take your actuarial or finance experience to the next level? This is a fantastic opportunity to join a high-performing team on a 6-month secondment that offers exposure to cutting-edge modelling tools, cross-functional collaboration, and the chance to make a real impact on financial reporting and change initiatives.

Who are we? We want to be the best place that any of our 6,600 colleagues have ever worked. We’re Phoenix Group, we’re a long-term savings and retirement business. We offer a range of products across our market-leading brands, Standard Life, SunLife, Phoenix Life and ReAssure. Around 1 in 5 people in the UK has a pension with us. We’re a FTSE 100 organisation that is tackling key issues such as transitioning our portfolio to net zero by 2050, and we’re not done yet.

The role

As an integral member of the Production Admin Team, your main responsibilities will include:

• Preparing and running MG-ALFA for Project and Change activity in accordance with relevant reporting standards and business reporting requirements, to support the development of robust and effective financial reporting.
• Operating within strict timescales and in compliance with Solvency II control standards and internal control procedures.
• Working closely with stakeholders across the business, including Project Managers, Test Managers and Review Actuaries.
• Balancing competing priorities on different pieces of work in challenging timescales.
• Being able to adapt to the requirements of different types of work by planning and organising effectively.
• Keeping technical & business knowledge up to date in area of expertise.
• Ensuring a continually high quality of output to ensure solutions are a good fit for the end user and/or for further input.
• Working as part of a team and managing your own workload, escalating where required.

What are we looking for?

Undergraduate degree (or equivalent)

Experience working in an Actuarial / Finance Team

Experience using modelling software such as Python, RAFM or MG-ALFA

We Want To Hire The Whole Version Of You. We are committed to ensuring that everyone feels accepted and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If your experience looks different from what we’ve advertised and you believe that you can bring value to the role, we’d love to hear from you. If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know so we can help you to be at your best.

We’re reviewing applications as they come in, so apply early to avoid missing out.

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