FFP AMPO – Actuarial Developer-1

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Job Scope: Contribute to the delivery and implementation of the actuarial process optimization solutions, which aims to transform the Group’s actuarial reporting processes into highly automated and controlled processes, allowing more time for analysis and value adding work.

Background and Purpose:
To standardize, modernize and centralize the Group’s finance and actuarial processes, the Future Finance Programme has been established, along with an operating model which delivers synergies and cost savings across the organization, releasing the inherent capacity of our workforce to concentrate on value-add activities.

The role purpose is to contribute to the following team-wide responsibilities:
• The development in building workflows in Unify to automate the Group’s core actuarial processes
• Analyzing and documenting existing processes, building production-ready solutions
• Implementing design and build solutions across the group to alleviate pain points

Key Accountabilities:

•     Support delivery of design and build requests from BUs as relevant, related to actuarial modelling, or the technical end of reporting developments

•     Deliver reusable global solutions to actuarial reporting of all core metrics across all BUs

•     Support testing activities

•     Re-engineer models and systems where needed in order to make them ready to use in the automated workflows. (By using Python, VBA, or other group wide approved tools.)

•     Assist in documenting processes and results for internal and external stakeholders

•     Participate in team meetings and contribute ideas to improve actuarial processes and efficiency

 

Candidate Requirements:

•     Minimum 5 of experience with actuarial systems development

•     Ability to solve logical problems and explain solutions in a clear manner

•     Solid system development skills (e.g. Unify, Python, VBA, Alteryx, PowerShell etc.)

•     Experienced in data manipulations with tools such as ETL, SQL

•     Knowledge of actuarial systems is highly desirable

•     Strong communication skills (both verbal and written)

•     Ability to work under pressure with multiple competing demands

•     Attention to detail

•     Actuarial Degree, part qualified actuary or equivalent, or equivalent professional qualifications

 

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