Senior Actuarial Analyst (Pricing)
Location: Fully Remote may be considered, however a hybrid work schedule in the Detroit or Charlotte office is preferred.
Industry: Financial Services
Job Category: Finance / Accounting - Financial Analysis / Research/Reporting
The Opportunity
The Senior Actuarial Analyst is responsible for developing and supporting a robust reserving framework within the Insurance department of our client (Fortune 500 Financial Services company). The Senior Actuarial Analyst will be expected to independently lead projects from start to finish. This includes brainstorming, accurately executing advanced analytics, and effectively communicating results to Management and Senior Leadership. The Senior Actuarial Analyst could be expected to train, mentor, and develop one entry level actuarial analyst, overseeing project responsibilities and performance management. This role will have high visibility to Leadership and future advancement opportunities. Ideal candidates will have demonstrated leadership, communication, and technical skills. Programming skills a must. SAS/SQL/R preferred.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Support a robust reserving framework for insurance business, including both standard actuarial techniques and advanced modeling
- Lead, develop, and communicate advanced analytics to Management and Senior Leadership
- Foster innovation within the team and across the broader organization
- Work collaboratively as a part of the reserving processes
- Develop reserving models, bootstrapping, stochastic simulation. and predictive tools
- Support development of themselves and other associates in an actuarial capacity and according to our vision and mission statement
Skills Needed:
- ACAS or near ACAS preferred; 5 or more Casualty Actuarial Society exams required
- 4+ years of experience in actuarial roles; exposure to advanced ratemaking and/or reserving a plus
- Strong communication and relationship building skills
- Ability to adapt to change quickly and to easily adjust priorities as necessary and appropriate
- High level of problem solving and critical thinking capabilities
- Well-organized and detail-oriented
- Strong work ethic
- Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in risk management, finance, economics, actuarial science, mathematics, statistics, or related field
- Programming skills in SQL/SAS/R
Skills and Certifications:
- Required - 4+ years of experience in actuarial roles
- Required - Strong communication and relationship building skills
- Required - Programming skills in SQL/SAS/R
- Required - Bachelor’s degree
- Required - 5 or more Casualty Actuarial Society exams
- ACAS
