Average Actuarial Consultant salary in Bristol

Lead and grow an Actuarial team within this well-renowned pensions consultancy. Excellent opportunity to take your career to the next level. About the role Develop client base and look to enhance existing strategies and objectives Key focal point for larger clientsOversee client allocation and ensure SLA's are metEnsure Senior Team Members are motivated and delivering outstanding servicesIdentify and initiate new business development activities About you Qualified Actuary Background in Pension deliverablesstrong management skillsetAbility to enhance delivery Please quote reference 81558.

Who are Diligenta? Diligenta's vision is to be acknowledged as Best in-class Platform based Life and Pensions Administration Service provider. Customer service is at the heart of everything we do and our aim is to transform our clients' operations. A business that has been described as 'home' by existing employees, we drive a culture that is founded on positive change and development. Summary of the role We currently have several vacancies for Actuarial Analysts on the Aviva Account in Bristol. In this role, you will support Customer Service by responding to policyholder calculation requests and addressing complaints. Additionally, you will work on various projects, including client-driven and regulatory initiatives, to update calculation systems and end-user computing (EUC) applications in accordance with requirements. You will also be involved in resolving risk events, ensuring that policyholder records are accurate and up to date. What you'll be doing Provide support to the operations team by addressing calculation-specific customer queries, calculating required values, and correcting policies where errors have occurred.Ensure that all work meets the expected standards, including but not limited to Actuarial Technical Standards and relevant regulatory requirements, while assisting team members with their inquiries.Complete regular changes and updates to ensure that regulatory or other required actuarial work is completed within timescales to ensure our systems continue to process policies correctly.Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to implement necessary changes, whether regulatory, client-driven, or remedial.Ensure that all work is completed to the expected standards, signed off appropriately, and within agreed budgets, while possibly acting as the actuarial project lead.Ensure that any remediation activities meet client expectations and adhere to Consumer Duty requirements.Help to maintain existing EUCs, both for Operations and for Actuarial. Also required to identify where new EUCs could be used and to build/support build.Develop skills and behaviours in collaboration with your team manager to support improved performance, while also maintaining and expanding your knowledge in your area of specialism.Broaden your understanding across other product and platform ranges. What we're looking for Proficient in MS Excel, with a strong willingness to learn and adapt effectively.The ability to work independently while remaining flexible to change is essential.A solid understanding of regulatory requirements is a must.A self-sufficient, detail-oriented candidate who possesses strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.A background in life and pensions is preferred, but candidates must have a financial services background.Knowledge of VBA would be an advantage. Benefits 33 days including Bank HolidaysEligibility for an annual discretionary bonus schemePersonal and career development opportunities to progress your aspirations within the company as well as through our global parent company (Tata Consultancy Services)Access to Perks at Work (an online discounted shopping platform) saving you money on a wide range of goods and services, including your weekly food shop, holidays and electrical goodsCycle to Work Scheme & Interest free Season Ticket loansA companywide Wellbeing programme, including an Employee Assistance Programme and other benefits/resources to support your mental/physical and financial wellbeingA comprehensive set of Moments that Matter policies, such as Carer's Leave, Foster Leave and Retirement LeaveA contributory company pension scheme where we match your contributions up to 6%, Group Life Assurance ('Death in Service") & Group Income ProtectionApply to find out about our other benefits If you need any help or adjustments for any stage within the recruitment process due to health, disability, or any other reason, please let us know. Ready to take the next step in your career? Apply today and become part of our innovative team!

Salaried Partner, Non-Life Actuarial - Retail and UK CommercialLondon or BristolThe EY UK Financial Services Non-Life Actuarial team has a track record of delivering market leading insights and value to our clients. Over the past 12 months, we have grown the UK retail (and UK commercial) part of our business through new audit wins and supporting clients in transforming their business in areas such as legal entity restructuring, replatforming and developing new pricing tools, mergers & acquisitions, market entry and reserving transformation. We are looking for an experienced Actuary who can lead and grow further our retail (and UK commercial) business, looking to build on our successes. Our UK actuarial practice is a large team with a strong and exciting growth trajectory: Our actuarial team is the heartbeat of the EY Insurance team and key to unlocking new opportunities for the retail sector - there are opportunities to work alongside other Insurance professionals with different backgrounds to support all client needs.Growing retail is a core part of our overall strategy to build on the significant investment from the EY firm to support UK retail. With support from UK leadership, we have plans to grow our footprint further in this space over the coming years.Our Motor and Household Insurance Seminars provide insights and are noted by the Retail market as a differentiator and regularly discussed by our clients' C-suites and investors. There are significant opportunities to grow the portfolio linked to pricing, actuarial transformation, claims and wider analytics.EY have a market leading transformation practice in Retail insurance and the actuarial team play an integral role in supporting this practice.We have also onboarded new Retail clients through audit transitions, which gives us access to market insights / key individuals at clients to build relationship and leverage our knowledge to consulting clients.This growth is supported by a mature portfolio of annuity reserving / Audit revenue from the wider Non-Life Actuarial team. We place a great focus on our people and offer a great opportunity to learn and develop in a collaborative environment. At EY, you'll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we're counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all. The opportunity The opportunity is to lead the Retail Actuarial team within EY, working closely with the UK Actuarial Partner group and Insurance community within EY. Retail has been a growth area of our business with the onboarding of a number to key audits and consulting engagements. We are looking for a leader who can consolidate and build on this growth in the coming years within the Consulting. It is a chance to shape the future growth of the team whilst benefitting from being part of, and having the full support of, a wider, established, actuarial team which has a strong reputation in the market and all the advantages of being part of a "Big 4 firm" with multi-service-line offerings. This role offers exceptional opportunities for personal growth and advancement, to develop your wider business knowledge, and to build internal and external relationships across disciplines and across borders. Our wider actuarial team has a strong reputation in the market for bringing bespoke offerings to our clients which recognise the uniqueness of our clients' portfolios and needs. We have capabilities broader than the conventional actuarial fields of traditional reserving, capital, pricing and modelling: we also operate as part of wider consultancy projects embracing strategy, risk management, analytics, stochastic reserving, economic capital, capital optimisation, Solvency II and UK, and IFRS 17 and other prudential regime changes. We are at the forefront of these areas, with best in class tools and knowledge, built up over several years. Our business model ensures that: Our expertise extends beyond boutique actuarial consultancies; Our team and our people have autonomy to lead the direction of the business and win the right opportunities;We leverage the synergies of being part of broader European and Global actuarial teams; We enjoy the advantages of being part of a "Big 4 firm" with multi-service-line offerings; and Our people enjoy the benefits of being able to participate in a wide variety of actuarial and insurance work; combining audit, audit-related and non-audit projects with a global client reach. Your key responsibilities Elevate EY's Retail brand with our clients through a combination of Thought Leadership and external events. Business development; including the development of long-term trusted advisor relationships with our clients across the C-suite (CEO, CFO, CRO, and Chief Actuary). You will develop meaningful propositions around the biggest challenges in the market, lead pursuits and RFP responses.Lead large and complex engagements including audits from strategy to execution, whilst providing insights to our clients and working with other EY teams.Effectively leverage your knowledge and experience to support the delivery of key Actuarial projects, nurture valuable relationships both within EY and with clients, and develop strong capabilities through both formal training and working with senior mentors and talented colleagues.Build and lead high performing teams, coaching, mentoring and serving as a role model for our people, and supporting and fostering a positive learning culture.Contribute to the running of the Actuarial team, input into strategy and lead key initiatives. Support and lead team operations to ensure team development; feedback, strategy, counselling, finance, and recruitment. Skills and attributes for success We are looking for people with a track record of developing and delivering new business opportunities within a consulting environment. Candidates should have: Deep knowledge of the UK retail sector.Technical and Industry Expertise - Understanding of the current market and regulatory environment and how this is affecting General Insurance companies and their operating model.Strong client management skills to lead the dialogue with client project sponsors and fully manage expectations of delivery, content, timescales and cost.The ability to build and manage close clients relationsh