Actuarial Analyst

Primary Details

Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

• Location: Sydney, NSW
• Type: Permanent, full time
• Hybrid working, happy to talk flexible working

The opportunity

Join our team as an Actuarial Analyst supporting our LMI and Specialty portfolios, including Professional Indemnity and Engineering. This role offers a unique opportunity to develop your actuarial expertise across reserving, financial reporting, portfolio analytics and regulatory reporting.

You'll also build strong business and stakeholder management skills.

About QBE

At QBE, we get to the heart of what matters for our customers, and we do it all with a human touch.

We’re an international insurer with more than 13,000 people working across 26 countries, which means we’re big enough for your ambitions, yet small enough for you to make a real impact.

It’s an exciting time as we build momentum towards our vision to become the most consistent and innovative risk partner.

As part of the QBE team, you’ll get to spend every day working with people who are passionate, talented and kind.

Your new role

At QBE, our actuarial vision is Actuarial Insights into Strategic Value. We combine technical expertise, commercial thinking and stakeholder partnerships to deliver insights that support better business decisions and create value across the organisation.

As part of the Business & Consumer Actuarial team, you'll work alongside experienced actuaries and gain exposure to a diverse range of portfolios, products and business stakeholders.

Key responsibilities include:

• Support the end-to-end quarterly reserving process for LMI, Professional Indemnity and Engineering portfolios, including key regulatory and statutory deliverables.
• Support IFRS 17 reporting processes, including General Measurement Model (GMM) valuations for the LMI portfolio.
• Assist with portfolio monitoring and performance analysis, identifying trends, emerging issues and opportunities to improve profitability.
• Contribute to the enhancement of data processes, reserving models/platform and reporting process to improve efficiency and the quality of insights.
• Support a range of actuarial projects and ad hoc analyses, including pricing, capital and broader portfolio initiatives.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across underwriting, claims, finance and the broader business to deliver actionable actuarial insights.

About you

You are a curious and analytical problem-solver who enjoys working with data, developing insights and partnering with stakeholders to support business outcomes.

You will have:

• A degree qualification in Actuarial Studies, Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science or a related quantitative discipline.
• Progress towards Fellowship of the Actuaries Institute (or equivalent actuarial qualification).
• Experience in general insurance reserving, pricing or portfolio analytics (highly desirable).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with advanced Excel capability and experience in SAS, R, Python or similar analytical tools advantageous.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• A proactive mindset, positive approach to change and continuous improvement, and the ability to work effectively within a collaborative team environment.

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee, you will have access to and benefit from:

• ‘Hybrid Working’ – a mix of working from home and in the office to enhance your work/life balance.
• Free holistic wellbeing coaching, nutritional, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice.
• 18 weeks’ gender-equal flexible leave for all new parents, including paid super.

Awards & Recognition

We value our employee’s experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:

• 2025 Winner of Excellence in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award at the Insurance Business Australia Awards for our Respect@QBE program.
• 2023 Most Inclusive Workplace at the Australian HR Institute (AHRI) Awards.
• Ranked in the top ten in the AAGE Top Graduate Employers 2025 for medium sized program as voted by graduates.

How to Apply

If you’re looking for a career that combines your expertise and your empathy, apply today. Successful applicants will need to complete work rights, police and credit checks through our online provider as a condition of employment.

Your career. At the heart of it.

QBE recognises the value of diverse perspectives and experience. We are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected for who they are.

Skills:

• Actuarial Science
• Analytical Thinking
• Business Writing
• Communication
• Critical Thinking
• Customer Service
• Data Science
• Detail-Oriented
• Financial Modeling
• Financial Risk Management (FRM)
• Intentional collaboration
• Managing performance
• Process Improvements
• Risk Management
• Stakeholder Management

Application Close Date: 21/07/2026 11:59 PM

Equal Employment Opportunity:

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.