Arthur Recruitment

About the Company

Arthur is a specialist recruitment consultancy, focusing on the insurance market.

2024 Sunday Times' Best Place to Work
2023 Sunday Times' Best Place to Work
2023 Recruiter Shortlist for Best Recruitment Agency of the Year**

Specialist areas within Insurance:
Underwriting
Broking
Claims
Data Science
Change and Transformation
Risk Management
Catastrophe Modelling and Exposure Management
Actuarial
Compliance
Sales
Audit
Accounting
Finance
IT
Legal
Wordings

As an independent recruitment agency, we can deliver a bespoke recruitment offering which is tailored to our client’s specific needs. We have maintained a strong reputation throughout the London & Lloyd's insurance markets because of effective search and selection processes.

Arthur understands their clients’ goals and we act inquisitively and resourcefully; we always look for smarter and innovative methods to help our clients.

We are committed to doing our utmost to help candidates reach their potential and even if we cannot place candidates ourselves, we ensure they leave with helpful market information to aid their career progression.

For more information please visit www.arthur.co.uk

Listed Jobs

Company Name

Arthur Recruitment

Job Title

Performance & QA Engineer - AWS - Outside IR35

Job Description

Performance & QA Engineer - AWS Role Summary: Develop and execute QA and performance testing strategies for AWS infrastructure. Integrate automated testing and benchmarking tools to ensure reliability and scalability across environments. Expectations: Candidate must have hands-on AWS experience, performance testing skills, API/backend testing proficiency, and CI/CD integration knowledge. Key Responsibilities: - Define and execute QA and performance testing strategies aligned with infrastructure goals. - Develop automated testing frameworks and performance benchmarking tools. - Integrate QA practices into AWS infrastructure delivery (e.g., IAM role validation, compliance audits). - Collaborate with DevOps, Infrastructure, and Engineering teams to ensure system reliability and scalability. Required Skills: - AWS cloud infrastructure and services proficiency. - Performance testing and automation frameworks expertise. - API/backend testing tools (Postman, JMeter, Locust). - Performance testing strategy design and implementation. - CI/CD pipeline QA and infrastructure-as-code knowledge. Required Education & Certifications: Not specified.

London, United kingdom

Hybrid

12-11-2025

Company Name

Arthur Recruitment

Job Title

Senior FP&A Analyst

Job Description

**Job Title:** Senior FP&A Analyst (UK&I P&C) **Role Summary:** Senior FP&A Analyst responsible for delivering high‑quality financial insights and analysis for the UK & Ireland Property & Casualty (P&C) finance team. Supports senior management with planning, forecasting, production tracking, variance analysis, and process improvement on a 12‑month fixed‑term contract. **Expectations:** - Partner with finance, underwriting, and operations teams to provide actionable financial intelligence. - Deliver accurate, timely monthly reporting and variance explanations. - Identify and champion continuous improvement initiatives across FP&A processes. - Maintain strong stakeholder relationships and communicate complex findings clearly. **Key Responsibilities:** - Track production for new business and renewals using BI tools (Insight, Qlik, PowerBI). - Conduct monthly production variance analysis by PRF caption and Line of Business. - Manage production and commission accrual records. - Perform technical P&L variance analysis (Net Earnings Potential, commissions, underwriting performance). - Support forecasting and planning, coordinate TM1 adjustments with underwriters and leadership. - Prepare reporting packs (Travel & Expenses, Submission/Quote/Bound statistics). - Liaise with Operations, BI, and Finance to resolve booking issues and data discrepancies. - Lead process improvement and automation projects to increase efficiency and data accuracy. **Required Skills:** - Strong FP&A or analytical finance experience. - Proficiency with BI tools: PowerBI, Qlik, PowerQuery, TM1. - Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, formulas, Power Query). - Ability to build reports, analyze data, and identify performance drivers. - Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem‑solving skills. - Proactive, solution‑driven mindset with a focus on continuous improvement. - Experience in insurance FP&A is advantageous but not mandatory. **Required Education & Certifications:** - Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field. - Professional qualification (CA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA) preferred.

London, United kingdom

Hybrid

Senior

19-11-2025

Company Name

Arthur Recruitment

Job Title

Data Scientist (Pricing)

Job Description

**Job Title**: Data Scientist (Pricing) **Role Summary**: Execute the development, enhancement, and maintenance of predictive pricing models within a proprietary Retail Pricing system to influence pricing strategy and customer experience. Collaborate with senior analysts and cross‑functional stakeholders to apply model outputs, deliver actionable insights, and quickly iterate pricing tools in partnership with software developers. **Expectations**: * 1‑2 years of analyst experience in insurance, financial services, retail, travel, or a similarly fast‑paced sector. * Demonstrated ability to translate large data sets into revenue‑impacting pricing decisions. * Proficiency in Python, SQL, and Excel; exposure to Power BI or Tableau is a plus. **Key Responsibilities**: 1. Build, validate, and deploy predictive models that inform daily retail pricing strategy. 2. Analyze millions of quote records to identify pricing opportunities and quantify incremental revenue. 3. Collaborate with senior pricing analysts and stakeholders to translate model outputs into actionable price changes. 4. Partner with software developers to adapt pricing tools, ensuring new model parameters influence output within days. 5. Generate clear, data‑driven insights and visualizations to support commercial performance discussions. **Required Skills**: * Python for data manipulation, statistical modeling, and visualization (pandas, NumPy, scikit‑learn, matplotlib/seaborn). * Advanced SQL for extracting, aggregating, and cleaning large datasets. * Proficiency in Excel for ad‑hoc analysis and reporting. * Strong analytical mindset with ability to work independently and in a collaborative team. * Understanding of pricing principles and commercial strategy in a retail or insurance context. **Required Education & Certifications**: * Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Engineering, or related quantitative field. * Experience in a comparable analytics role supersedes the need for additional certifications.

London, United kingdom

Hybrid

Fresher

25-11-2025

Company Name

Arthur Recruitment

Job Title

Head of Financial Risk (12 Month FTC)

Job Description

**Job Title**: Head of Financial Risk (12 Month FTC) **Role Summary**: Lead the organization’s financial risk strategy and framework, overseeing identification, assessment, and mitigation of credit, capital, market, liquidity, climate, and insurance-related risks. Validate Solvency II internal models, ensure regulatory compliance, and provide strategic risk guidance to senior management. **Expections**: - Deliver comprehensive financial risk oversight and reporting for 12‑month term. - Maintain ongoing monitoring of risk exposures, controls, and appetite metrics. - Provide actionable risk challenges and recommendations on product launches, strategic initiatives, and capital management. - Support ORSA reporting and participate in governance committees. **Key Responsibilities**: 1. Implement and embed the financial risk framework aligned with ERM principles and regulatory expectations. 2. Monitor, assess, and report on all financial risk exposures and controls to support decision‑making. 3. Challenge business initiatives with robust risk analysis and advisory input. 4. Develop and maintain risk‑appetite metrics, emerging risk assessments, and scenario analyses. 5. Build relationships across business units and act as subject‑matter expert where needed. 6. Compile aggregate financial risk reports, including material exposures and control effectiveness. 7. Review internal capital model and validation work; evaluate risk quantification and aggregation methodologies. 8. Represent the organization in governance and committee forums; present insights on financial risks. 9. Deputise for the Head of ERM in regulator and stakeholder interactions. **Required Skills**: - Strong capital modelling and internal model validation expertise. - Deep experience in non‑life/general insurance, preferably Lloyd’s or London Market exposure. - Advanced report‑writing skills for senior management, boards, and committees. - Ability to challenge and influence stakeholders at all levels. - Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation abilities. - Knowledge of Solvency II and related regulatory frameworks. - Quantitative analytical proficiency. **Required Education & Certifications**: - Bachelor's (or higher) in Quantitative discipline (Finance, Actuarial Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering). - Ideally a qualified actuary (FIA or equivalent), though not mandatory. - Relevant certifications in risk management or actuarial practice preferred.

London, United kingdom

Hybrid

26-11-2025