Lead Actuarial Analyst - Insurance

- Responsible for assumption setting process of Employee Benefit business

- Perform experience studies by extracting relevant experience data, perform reconciliations and data analysis

- Apply actuarial techniques to analyze and interpret the experience trends and explain drivers of changes

- Analyze the impacts on various metrics from change in assumptions

- Providing support for cash flow testing and actuarial memoranda

- Responding to requests from internal and external auditors

- Build strong relationships and collaborate effectively on cross-functional teams

- Diagnose problems and/or areas for improvement; design and execute solutions to improve business performance

Requirements

- Bachelors' degree in Mathematics, Actuarial Science, Finance, or related business discipline

- ASA or newly credentialed FSA

- 5-6+ years of actuarial or financial or insurance industry experience.

- Must have experience in Employee Benefits (Group life, Group Health) or life insurance

- Experience in assumption setting or experience studies is a plus

- Excellent computer skills (especially Excel, Access, Visual Basic)

- Strong analytical skills and advanced knowledge of actuarial statistics/assumptions; ability to use this knowledge to lead/develop solutions to ad-hoc requests or issues

- Ability to challenge current methodologies/approaches and develop more efficient and effective solutions

- Strong understanding of insurance products and insurance company operations

- Ability to communicate effectively with manager, other team members and partners/customers