Trainee Actuary

We have an incredible opportunity to join us here at Phoenix Group as a Trainee Actuary within our Validation team in Actuarial Services. The Validation Team is responsible for a number of reporting processes.

Job: Trainee Actuary

Job Type: Permanent

Location and flexible working: This role will be based in our Wythall office. We recognise the benefits of flexible working and will discuss what is important to you and balancing this with business requirements during the recruitment process

Salary and benefits: £30,000 - £40,000 plus 8% bonus up to 16%, private medical cover, 38 days annual leave, excellent pension, 12x salary life assurance, career breaks, income protection, 3x volunteering days and much more
We have an incredible opportunity to join us here at Phoenix Group as a Trainee Actuary within our Validation team in Actuarial Services. The Validation Team is responsible for a number of reporting processes.

Who are we?

We want to be the best place that any of our 6,800 colleagues have ever worked.

We're the UK's largest long-term savings and retirement business. We offer our 12 million customers products across our market-leading brands, including Standard Life, SunLife and ReAssure, with c.£259 billion of assets under administration. 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 our Trainee Actuary you will support the business and our customers in line with the objectives of the department and carry out work in a manner that supports Phoenix's TCF focus and culture. Note that this role does include actuarial study support.

The role includes, but isn't limited to:

- Analysing output from actuarial models, to help calculate and populate out-of-model adjustments
- Preparing balance sheet, P&L and other ad-hoc reporting templates for use in Solvency II reporting
- Work closely with qualified actuaries, trainees and other finance professionals to ensure timely and accurate production of reporting templates
- Work on process driven reports, demonstrating attention to detail and being "Right first time"
- Setting out and maintaining high level of controls for audit purposes

You will collaborate closely with a wide range of teams and colleagues across the whole Group and offer growth, stretch and responsibility to the right person to really make a difference at Phoenix Group.

As part of our actuarial programme you'll be studying towards becoming a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA). You'll be given a generous and fully supported study package that includes paid leave and funding for revision materials, including tutorials. You will be given the flexibility to make a study plan that works for you and will join our internal Actuarial community, which organises Continuous Professional Development (CPD), Professional Skills Training and networking events for anyone part or fully qualified.

What are we looking for?

Essential:

- Actuarial Science Degree or Mathematics/Finance background
- Ideally, passed a number of actuarial exams
- Strong communication skills and willingness to work with a team to meet tight deadlines
- Proven ability to challenge the status quo, demonstrate taking ownership and ways of making improvements to processes
- Great planning and organising skills with a proven ability to prioritise effectively
- Proficient in the use of MS Excel

Desirable:

- Knowledge of Solvency II reporting would be an advantage
- Knowledge of VBA/SAS
- Excellent stakeholder management skills
- Understanding of Life Insurance Products and actuarial concepts


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.
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