Reserving Manager

Leeds Source: WhatJobs
£70,000–£110,000

This is a key role within the function, offering the opportunity to take ownership of reserving advice, lead stakeholder relationships, and influence business planning and portfolio analysis across the division. You’ll play a central role in ensuring technical excellence, supporting senior leaders, and developing actuarial capability within the team.

  • Category: Non-Life
  • Type: Permanent

Key responsibilities including but not limited to the following:

  • Deliver high quality reserving advice, including half-yearly reserving, business planning and portfolio deep dives
  • Forecast technical provisions, reserve margins and reserve uncertainty to support reporting, accounts, planning and commutations
  • Act as a trusted advisor to underwriters, claims and finance, building strong and effective stakeholder relationships
  • Ensure technical excellence, clear articulation of assumptions and appropriate consideration of materiality
  • Lead and develop actuarial team members, providing coaching, feedback and career guidance
  • Oversee actuarial processes and controls to ensure robust governance, accuracy and regulatory compliance
  • Drive continuous improvement by enhancing models, processes, systems and ways of working
  • Manage delivery against agreed timelines, taking ownership and accountability for outputs
  • Stay abreast of regulatory developments and actuarial best practice, reflecting these in technical work

Effective communication skills and active participation in wider business discussions

  • Ability to influence and persuade, both directly and indirectly
  • Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a team
  • Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage own workload and that of others
  • Agile and responsive approach while working within defined procedures
  • Willingness to challenge established processes and suggest improvements
  • Advanced Excel and analytical tool skills, with the ability to build sophisticated models
  • Strong numerical analysis and data interpretation skills
  • Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries or equivalent
  • Significant experience within an actuarial function in a multinational financial services organisation

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