Qualified Actuary

Hyphen have an excellent opportunity to work for a large FTSE100 client of ours in Paddington, London for 6 months as a Qualified Actuary

The successful candidate will have Life & Pensions and valuations experience and will be responsible for performing model testing on specific projects

Responsibilities:
* Take responsibility for delivering a range of actuarial tasks, producing results to agreed standards and deadlines and approving content.
* Provide advice and guidance to internal and/or external customers relating to area of own specialism.
* Manage projects within own area of specialism or elements of larger cross-functional projects.
* Provide support and guidance to more junior members of the team.
* Supervise the work of more junior team members, monitoring work progress against standards and deadlines.
* Seek and act on opportunities to develop wider and deeper technical and business understanding.
* Financial Controls - Ensure all expenditure commitments (orders, contracts, budgets etc) and all payments are properly authorised, controlled and monitored, in accordance with clients delegated authority requirements.
* To demonstrate a positive risk, compliance and control culture through the identification, assessment, monitoring and management of risks and issues within the business area, alongside ensuring timely and appropriate resolution of control weaknesses, actions and failures that arise.

Essential Skills:
Knowledge and Skills
* Fellow of the Faculty or Institute of Actuaries.
* Strong understanding of the Financial Services industry and regulatory environment.
* Experience of financial reporting and actuarial modelling for a Life Assurance company.

Business Influence
* Strong commercial appreciation and attitude.
* Ability to take decisions, make things happen and overcome obstacles to completion.

Problem Solving
* Well developed analytical skills and ability to draw conclusions from complex data.
* Ability to confidently express own viewpoint and to clearly and simply communicate financial results and complex actuarial issues within own team and to other business areas.
* Ability to take a problem and quickly generate a practical solution which allows for company-wide implications.

THE ABOVE MUST BE CLEARLY HIGHLIGHTED IN YOUR CV FOR CONSIDERATION

Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 24 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion. Adecco is an employment consultancy and operates as an equal opportunities employer.

hy-phen Limited is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.