About This Role

• Sets direction for the team and ensures methodology is understood and adopted.
• Responsible for liaising with data analysts to investigate and validate complex calculations
• Comprehensive actuarial knowledge as expected from a qualified actuary
• Understands the implications of how the static data is held in terms of BaNCS implementation and ongoing maintenance
• Leads a team in the analysis, identification and collation of static data required for calculations
• Leads a team to define the specification of ERs in MS Excel/MS Word format for the consumption of TCS BaNCS team
• Leads a team to define the specification of suitable test scenarios to ensure test approach is robust
• Ensures testing is carried out in line with agreed plan
• Clearly communicates any deviations from plan to senior managers in a timely manner
• Owns the resolution of issues and liaises with actuarial, IT developers, product experts, TCS BaNCS and clients to drive solution outcomes
• Evolves quality standards for area of responsibility. Expected to identify and drive forward improvements to standards, processes, controls, and tools to increase productivity and efficiency of delivery of ERs
• Leads a team to define the specification of Calculations, Static Data requirements and end to end testing
• Sets direction for the team to deliver against defined plan. Will have people management responsibilities

• Maths-based degree with minimum of 2.1
  Associate level of Institute & Faculty of Actuaries
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills which are tailored as appropriate depending on the audience
• Approaches work in a systematic and logical manner, utilising experience to
• achieve high quality output
• Quickly builds strong relationships with internal colleagues and external clients
• that can be leveraged to ensure deliverables are fit for purpose and
• achieved on time
• Advanced user of MS Excel & Competent in VBA
• At least 5 years of work experience
• Comprehensive understanding of life and pensions product features for conventional and unit linked business
• Understands regulations that impact the business and aware of upcoming regulatory changes and the impact on products
• Coaching and mentoring (desirable)
• Leading others and provide direction (desirable)
• Familiar with MS Access (desirable)
• Familiar with use of coding languages such as SQL, SAS, R, Python (desirable)
• Understanding of machine learning and designing AI systems to automate calculation design and predictive models that maintain calculation accuracy in production (desirable)
• Familiar with project and software delivery lifecycle (desirable)

The hiring manager to contact is: Meera Trivedi Email: meera.trivedi@diligenta.co.uk

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