Financial Solutions Analyst Graduate

Financial Solutions is one of the fastest-growing and most innovative areas of the reinsurance industry, helping insurers optimise capital, solvency, earnings, liquidity, and risk management. Financial solutions are highly bespoke and combine actuarial, financial, accounting, regulatory, and commercial considerations to address complex client challenges. We partner closely with local underwriting teams and support the full transaction lifecycle, from client engagement and portfolio analysis through pricing, structuring, modelling, negotiation, execution, and ongoing monitoring. This 23 month graduate trainee contract role offers a unique opportunity to gain exposure to senior stakeholders across the insurance and reinsurance industry while developing expertise in capital management, Solvency UK/Solvency II, IFRS 17, financial modelling, transaction structuring, and reinsurance solutions.

Key duties and responsibilities

• Support transaction management as part of internal processes

• Assist and perform the structuring and pricing of Financial Solutions according to SCOR's pricing methodology

• Perform data analysis for transactions to understand the underlying risks

• Prepare marketing materials and analysis for local underwriters and client meetings

• Conduct credit analysis and solvency analysis on target clients

• Follow change in regulation (Solvency UK/Solvency II, IFRS 17, etc.)

• Perform and review Solvency II benchmarks analysis to identify Financial Solutions opportunities and present to local underwritters

Required experience & competencies

• Fluent English, both written and spoken.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, with the ability to interpret complex data and financial information.
• A genuine interest in insurance, reinsurance, finance, actuarial science, risk management, accounting or capital management.
• Intellectual curiosity, with a strong willingness to learn and develop.
• Confidence asking thoughtful questions, investigating unfamiliar concepts and building a deep understanding of complex topics.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to apply learning and insights across different situations.
• Ability to thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities and competing deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality work.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to explain technical or complex concepts clearly.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.
• Experience with data analytics or visualisation tools such as Power BI, Python, R or Tableau would be advantageous, but is not essential.

Education

• Master's degree or equivalent qualification in Actuarial Science, Insurance, Finance, Mathematics, Economics, Accounting or another relevant quantitative discipline.

What we're looking for

• We are looking for someone who is curious, analytical and eager to learn. You should be willing to challenge your own thinking, ask questions and develop your expertise through hands-on experience, feedback and continuous learning.

UK working rights

• Applicants must have full, unrestricted working rights in the UK.