In a world that’s changing faster than ever, our purpose acts as our ‘North Star’ guiding our more than 300,000 people – providing the context and meaning for the work we do every day. In doing so, we play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, clients and communities. Thanks to our innovative services in auditing, tax consulting as well as transaction and management consulting, we proudly drive our clients into the future.
As the only one of the Big 4 with a specialist cross-border practice dedicated to the Financial Services Sector, we offer our clients seamless, consistent and high-quality services around the globe.
Our Consulting business offers a broad range of functional and cross-country services dedicated to providing high-value and trusted advice to clients, with a specific focus on business transformation programs in the Financial Services industry.
What you can expect – enriching experiences that will last a lifetime
Globally, our Actuarial Consulting teams count over 650 professionals, ranking us in the Top 3 actuarial services practices in the world. In Europe we have over 400 actuarial professionals across 17 countries.
This is a unique opportunity to explore a wide range of solutions to our clients’ issues. Allowing you to develop a wide breadth of skills and competencies, with many of these being focused around the key actuarial processes and techniques.
The nature of Consulting promises a fast paced and engaging career. You will also have the opportunity to work in developing new ideas on current industry issues
You will work on client assignments from day one with a supportive and highly experienced team. By working for multiple clients, you will use analyses and modelling techniques to achieve a thorough understanding of business and technical issues enabling you to provide constructive advice and support to our clients.
Assignments in either Non-Life (P&C/GI) or Life Insurance and Reinsurance.
You will have the opportunity to experience new and diverse aspects of the actuarial profession. This includes actuarial audit support and reserving, financial reporting (e.g. IFRS 17) and capital modelling (e.g. SST). You will also have the opportunity to explore other areas like machine learning / analytics, M&A and Risk Management.
You will assist senior management at our clients and build your international profile by working in global reach projects with multicultural teams both in Switzerland and abroad
You will be responsible for your own deliverables as well as for coaching and managing junior staff
What you can contribute – skills for shaping the future
You have fresh ideas, an innovative mind and have a strong desire to structure and solve problems
You have experience in either life or non-life (re)insurance; IFRS 17 experience is considered a major plus.
You have a strong academic record, ideally with a degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Economics or related
Knowledge in machine learning and programming (R, Python) and data visualization (Power BI) are considered a plus
You are a team player with a flexible working style who enjoys working with diverse teams
You are prepared to challenge us, to act on your own initiative and to make an impact on our teams and clients from day one
Stick to your plans and realize your goals with us! Design your career with EY in a culture that promotes diversity and education.
Constant personal development with a steep learning curve – a system of trainings, mentoring, counselling and on-the-job learning
Modern working environment and equipment, fostering mobile working flexibility
Acquire a fully accredited corporate MBA (EY Tech MBA) from Hult International Business School, whilst working with EY, completely free*
Your ambition is as bold as ours. As part of our high-performing teams, you’ll build the tech skillsets and growth mindsets to become the leader you want to be. The leader the world needs. Harness our scale, our tech, our teams and our culture to realize your potential. Learn from the best, surround yourself with the curious, ask better questions to seek better answers. The exceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build.
Make the next step and apply for this position online. Ref. No: ZUR001HY. For further information please contact our recruitment team (recruitment.switzerland@ey.com / +41 58 286 33 66).
* exception of EY contractors, interns and alumni.