Mā te kahukura ka rere te manu I With wings a bird will fly
At EY we believe that whoever you are, your uniqueness helps us stand apart.
We bring together extraordinary people, like you, to build a better working world.
Kei a koe te mana I The choice is yours
As our business continues to grow, we have created the opportunity for passionate and ambitious professionals, like you, to join us in building a better working world across New Zealand. Our EY professionals ask better questions and work with clients to create holistic, innovative answers that deliver quality results.
The Team:
Our Insurance and Actuarial team operates within our Business Consulting practice, enabling you to use your leadership and soft skills to help consult on client engagements and internal projects. We’re currently seeking exceptional people across Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch to join our growing team. We work across the Insurance, Banking and Government sectors.
These roles are well-suited for individuals with a strong desire to grow professionally whilst working in a supportive team environment. We have openings for senior consultants, managers, and senior managers across our team. These roles would suit candidates with between 2 – 10 years of relevant experience.
What else is on offer?
- Do you enjoy variety in your work? We have a diverse range of work you can be involved in to develop well-rounded actuarial and/or data science skillsets;
- We provide the opportunity to build out your professional network with some of New Zealand’s well-known financial services organisations and government departments;
- Do you want to work with some of New Zealand’s top talent? We are a team made up of industry leaders, executives, CROs, appointed actuaries, data scientists and professionals at various stages of their careers providing valuable mentoring and growth opportunities;
- Do you want work-life balance? We offer a flexible hybrid working model and have various leave purchase options or employment hours flexibility to suit your life stage and situation;
- If you want to become an Actuary, we provide one of the best actuarial study support packages in New Zealand or if prefer to help organisations extract valuable insight out of their data, we will support you on your data science and analytics journey.
We’re making significant investments to build a team with the right resources. Joining now means being able to seize the opportunities that accompany that growth and shape the future of this fast-growing practice,
The Role:
As an integral member of our Insurance and Actuarial team, you’ll provide support on engagements and projects for a variety of our clients. You may be involved in a variety of activities including:
- Interacting with clients, building strong and enduring relationships, while becoming their trusted advisor;
- Working alongside these stakeholders to solve their current and emerging business challenges;
- Being involved in a diverse range of projects, including business transformation, life insurance, general insurance, health and human services, capital and risk management, pricing, product innovation and Appointed Actuary work;
- Helping clients gain fresh insights, think differently, improve their performance, and reach their strategic goals;
- Work in multi-disciplinary teams, valuing and interpreting other subject matter expertise to build new and practical solutions for our clients;
- Interpret results from analysis to bring to light the issues that truly matter;
- Develop relationships across various sectors to work with partners for the betterment of our communities.
Ō Pūmanawa I What we’re looking for
Here’s our ‘wish list’ but don’t worry if you don’t tick all the boxes. We’re interested in your strengths, what you want to learn, and how far you want to go.
- A degree in actuarial studies, mathematics, data science, engineering, science or similar, or equivalent professional qualifications (e.g., FNZSA, FIAA, CFA);
- Proven experience in actuarial, data science, data analytics, risk management or similar, within a corporate, consultancy, government or academic environment;
- A high level of proficiency in two or more computer programming languages such as R, Python, C, C++, Visual Basic .Net, VBA, SAS, SQL etc;
- Strong quantitative and qualitative skills, and able to utilise these to extract and translate valuable insights from large messy real-world databases;
- Experience in using desktop GIS packages and experience in implementing geospatial workflows in code;
- Excited to embrace challenges and exhibit an insatiable appetite for success, even when faced with ambiguity;
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills;
- Ability and passion for leading and mentoring others.
Kuhu mai ki a EY I Come, be a part of EY
- Explore how a career at EY is yours to build at www.ey.com/nz/careerdevelopment
- Discover how, when and where you can work at www.ey.com/nz/flexibility
- Learn about our commitment to DE&I at www.ey.com/nz/diversity-inclusiveness
- Understand how our benefits can support you at www.ey.com/nz/benefits
Apply now… we’re over 1,000 perspectives in Aotearoa New Zealand and we’re ready to welcome yours.
At EY we take inclusivity seriously, and we’re committed to removing barriers and improving the employment prospects of people with disability or long-term health conditions. We encourage you to share any support and adjustments you need to be your best and participate equitably in our recruitment process. We understand sharing your needs with us can be daunting, so if you have questions before or during your application, we welcome you to get in touch at contactrecruitment@au.ey.com or +64 9 300 7044 (option 2). Anything you tell us will be kept completely confidential.
Whāia te iti kahurangi I The exceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build.
EY | Building a better working world
Our preferred applicant will be required to undertake employment screening by EY or our external third-party provider.
