Senior Actuarial Assistant, Finance

7 months ago


Cirencester, United Kingdom St. James's Place Full time

St. James's Place (SJP) works inpartnership to plan, grow and protect our clients’ financial futures. Wedeliver personalised, face-to-face financial advice to our clients, who trustus to manage their money to reach their goals. We provide this service via thePartnership, a network of qualified, expert advisors. We put financialwellbeing and responsible business choices at the heart of everything we do. Webelieve in the value of difference and know that diverse teams can help usproblem solve and innovate for clients.

We look for people to join SJP to make animpact and to contribute to our culture which is based around long termrelationships, doing the right thing, and being the best version of ourselves.

Location:  Cirencester Office

Workplace Type:  Hybrid

Employment Type:  Permanent 

Seniority:  Associate

The main purpose of this role is the operation, review and development of key actuarial calculations and processes critical to the financial reporting for SJP plc and/or key subsidiaries.

What you will be doing:

Applying specialised actuarial techniques and producing and/or reviewing key deliverables including: the actuarial inputs to financial reporting. the actuarial inputs to regulatory submissions. the financial projections to support business planning, capital management and risk assessment. the development, maintenance, documentation and validation of actuarial systems. the analysis of the company’s experience ( lapses and expenses) Drafting key reports communicating the results of SJP plc and entity financial reporting exercises. Ensuring proper operation, implementation, maintenance and development of controls to safeguard the accuracy of actuarial outputs produced. Supervising the work of actuarial assistants/technicians as required to meet the responsibilities above. Providing actuarial advice and input for cross-functional or finance projects.

We’re looking for a candidate with a good track record through the actuarial curriculum and the following:

Knowledge and experience in applying actuarial techniques and concepts, experience of Reserving, EEV, Analysis of Change and/or Solvency II an advantage. Knowledge of principles underlying actuarial cash-flow modelling, knowledge of SQL and other programming languages ( VBA, R, Python) an advantage. Strong computing skills, particularly Excel, but skills in other relevant computing packages an advantage and exceptional analytical and numerical skills. Ability to communicate core technical matters clearly and concisely in an appropriate format. Strong relationship building skills with key stakeholders and others.

What's in it for you?

Private Medical paid for by Company. Meaningful protection benefits with real value, such as 10X life cover, PHI, and critical illness.* Non-Contributory Pension – 10% (increasing with length of service up to 15%) with further pension matching. Parental leave – 6 months full pay 28 days holiday entitlement plus bank holidays (based on full-time equivalent) with the option to buy up to an additional 5 days holiday

*Not applicable to Fixed-Term Contracts (standard uplift applies in lieu of the protection benefits)

Flexible Working
We know that everyone works best indifferent ways, at different times and in different environments. We haveintroduced a hybrid working policy to provide greater flexibility for part-timework, job-sharing, remote working, and flexibility on hours. Our people areencouraged to work in a flexible way that suits their lifestyle, so please askthe question and start a conversation

Research tells us that applicants(especially those from underrepresented groups) can be put off from applyingfor a role if they do not meet all the criteria or have been on an extendedcareer-break. If you think you would be a good match for this role and candemonstrate some transferable experience please apply, regardless of whetheryou tick every box.

Reasonable Adjustments
We're anequal opportunities employer and want to ensure our recruitment process isaccessible and inclusive for all, if you require reasonable adjustment(s) atany stage please let us know by emailing us at



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