Actuarial Associate (12 Month FTC)

Actuarial Associate - Salary is £35,000 - £45,000

This is a great opportunity for someone who loves investigating problems in detail. If you have strong mathematical skills and good knowledge of life & pensions products, then this role could suit you. We’re looking for a great team player who can work as part of a small team.

Please note this is a 12 month contract

A bit about the job:

The role is based in the Actuarial Services team within Customer & Product Existing Platforms. You will work as part of a small team dealing with a wide range of actuarial work related to our legacy life and pensions products.

Typical tasks include:

• Processing buy out quotes for small defined benefit pension schemes
• Processing requests from pension trustees for net fund returns
• Maintaining spreadsheet programs with current rates and assumptions
• Creating and amending pension and drawdown illustrations
• Responding to mailbox queries from admin teams and other areas of the business
• Performing technical reviews on life & pension products

To be effective, you will need a broad knowledge of life and pensions products. You will be responsible for providing audit trails for your work and deliver work that has strong governance and controls.

You will communicate with other areas of the business, including third party suppliers, to ensure delivery timescales are met.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• A wide range of product knowledge and experience
• Strong analytical skills and good MS Excel skills
• Ability to manage and prioritise workload with business objectives
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to work as part of a team

What you’ll get for this role:

• Salary is £35,000 - £45,000 (depending on skills, experience and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity 8% of annual salary. Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s
• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in
• 29 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.