Actuarial Advisory - Associate Director / Director

Actuarial Advisory - Associate Director / Director Basic Information

Location: Dublin

Business Area: Consulting

Description and Requirements

When you join KPMG Ireland, you are joining a community of over 4,200 employees who collectively work together, both in person and virtually, to achieve their full potential.

We are known as an organisation who want you to come as you are and do work that truly matters. Joining KPMG Ireland is an opportunity to enhance your career, not only in the work that you enjoy doing, but equally through the global connections that you make, the lifelong learning that you can accomplish and the chance to make your mark.

Are you our next Associate Director / Director within our Actuarial Advisory department?

Location: Dublin, as part of our hybrid working model.

Grade: Experienced Qualified Non-Life Actuary

Contract type: Permanent

A snapshot of your peer group:

• At least 10 years of relevant work experience in the non-life (re)insurance market, gained in either consulting or industry;
• Fellow or Associate of the Society of Actuaries in Ireland, Institute and Faculty of Actuaries or equivalent recognised actuarial body;
• Experience leading complex actuarial engagements and acting as a trusted adviser to senior client stakeholders, including boards, audit committees and executive management;
• Experience performing or supporting actuarial roles such as Head of Actuarial Function, Reviewing Actuary, Independent Actuary or Audit Specialist;
• Strong knowledge of the Irish and European non-life insurance regulatory environment including Solvency II and IFRS 17;
• Experience managing and developing teams, including coaching, mentoring and overseeing delivery across multiple engagements;
• Business development experience, including identifying opportunities, developing client relationships and contributing to proposals and market initiatives.

Your responsibilities and achievements will evolve as you enhance your career with us. Here is what you can initially expect:

• Provide support to or act as Head of Actuarial Function and Reviewing Actuary across a portfolio of insurance and reinsurance clients;
• Lead independent actuarial reviews and provide advice to clients on reserving, pricing, capital and risk management matters;
• Provide support to or act as Lead Audit Specialist for a portfolio of audit clients, overseeing the delivery of actuarial audit support services, reviewing key actuarial judgements and working closely with audit engagement teams;
• Lead multi-disciplinary client engagements involving actuarial, consulting, accounting advisory and deal advisory colleagues;
• Provide technical oversight, coaching and quality review across actuarial engagements, and support the continued development of the wider actuarial team;
• Take a leading role in business development activities including originating opportunities, preparing proposals and developing thought leadership;
• Contribute to the strategic development and growth of KPMG's actuarial practice.

Your team:

The Actuarial Advisory practice offers a full range of services to our insurance and reinsurance across independent actuarial reviews, outsourced statutory actuarial roles, Solvency II advice, IFRS 17, ESG, internal/ standard model development and validation, technical support to our audit practice, financial reporting advice, resource support and working alongside other KPMG professionals including tax, regulatory, risk management, applied intelligence and management/ IT consulting advisory services.

The actuarial practice has been established for a number of years and we are looking to provide strong candidates with the opportunity to become a key member of the team to meet the demands of the insurance sector across regulatory, accounting, market and strategic challenges.

Here's how KPMG can benefit more than just your career:

All of our employees are given a benefits package which they can tailor to suit their individual preferences. Our range of benefits include:

• Discounted health insurance
• The purchase of additional annual leave
• Frequent social events to help you build your network
• Early finish Fridays on bank holiday weekends and throughout the summer months.
• Relocation assistance for those moving to Ireland
• Complimentary access to a range of Learning & Development programmes including LinkedIn Learning.

When you join KPMG, your performance manager will support you to ensure that you are enhancing your skills from day one. You will also receive continuous support from our award-winning Business School where you will be continuously encouraged to deepen your knowledge and expertise within your chosen career path.

In addition to this, we are the only one of the Big Four firms to announce promotions four times per year, giving you frequent opportunities for progression throughout your career with us.

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