Actuarial Reserving Lead

We are seeking an experienced Actuarial Reserving Lead to join a leading global insurance organisation on an initial 6-month contract. This is a senior, hands‑on role requiring strong reserving expertise, regulatory reporting experience, and the ability to lead and develop a small actuarial team.

The successful candidate will play a key role in overseeing regulatory reporting activities, delivering reserving analyses, driving process improvements, and supporting critical business and regulatory initiatives. This position offers the opportunity to influence strategic actuarial projects while ensuring the timely delivery of key reporting requirements.

• Oversee the production of the Solvency II and Solvency UK technical provisions and Pillar III returns.
• Co‑ordinate timely and high‑quality input into the production of actuarial reporting items.
• Manage the review process with UK & EMEA Chief Actuaries and other key stakeholders.
• Assist with the review and redevelopment of the technical provisions’ models and reporting templates.
• Improve the efficiency by which the technical provisions process is performed, ensuring consistency with market best practices and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain and develop inputs required for the capital model calibration process.
• Review, analyse and challenge outputs and assumptions and the impact to the available Solvency capital.
• Assist with queries and requests from the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Commissariat aux Assurances (CAA).

• Produce quarterly cashflow analytics used for investment management and business planning purposes.
• Oversee the production of reserving analyses reported to credit rating agencies.
• Assist with the coordination and assessment of the legal entity budget loss ratios.
• Provide support for key central reserving projects and other BAU activities as required.
• Manage and develop junior actuarial staff.

• BS in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field
• Qualified member of an Actuarial Institute or equivalent experience
• Significant experience of Solvency II/Solvency UK regulatory framework
• Proven proficiency in actuarial concepts/methodologies
• Strong leadership skills
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Strong business and collaboration skills; responsive to service needs and operational demands
• Expertise in Excel, VBA, SQL, or other programming languages
• Effective time management and organizational skills
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills