Actuarial Associate, Aviva

Actuarial Associate - Salary of Circa £30,000 Location - York or Bristol Contract - 9 months Do you enjoy problem solving? Do you want to fix and rectify issues to benefit our customers? We’re looking for someone with an actuarial skill set, who is passionate about doing the right thing for the customer. The role will be suitable for someone with a proactive attitude, who can effectively take ownership of tasks and who works well as part of a team. This role will see you working alongside members of the Wealth Customer & Product Actuarial team, performing calculations to enable customers to receive redress due from risk events. You will be responsible for creating solutions to accurately calculate the financial impact of the risk event on customers. Other aspects of the role include investigating potential issues and ensuring appropriate controls are applied, to mitigate the risk of modelling errors. Please note - This role is a 9 month, fixed term contract with the potential for longer. Key skills required for this role are: Strong numerical skills, the ability to analyse data and an awareness of actuarial techniques. Good Excel skills, including experience of VBA or the willingness to develop in this area. Knowledge of life insurance and or Pensions products - Desirable, not essential Strong communication skills, and an ability to work with people effectively. An awareness of risks and how to mitigate them - Desirable, not essential What you’ll get for this role: Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague. Salary of Circa £30,000 depending on skills, qualification and experience Bonus opportunity - 8% of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva. 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 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 Take a look to learn more. Put a salary into this calculator to see what your total Aviva Reward could be. 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. To find out more about working at Aviva take a look here We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we’ll interview you. We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Dylan Wood a call on 07385 426164 or send an email to Dylan.wood@aviva.com We help our 19.5 million customers to save for the future and manage the risks of everyday life. To give these customers the best possible products and service we know we must make Aviva the most attractive choice for talented, entrepreneurial people with diverse backgrounds and an evolving range of expertise and insight. So, we’re passionate about helping our 23,000 people to do the best work of their lives, to enable them to make a positive difference to the lives of our customers.