Senior Consultant Actuarial

Overview

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The opportunity

Within our Insurance and Actuarial Advisory Services (IAAS) group, the Senior Actuarial Consultant will work on multiple client engagement teams that perform actuarial audit work, valuation and pricing analysis, model building and validation, cash flow testing, and related life insurance actuarial projects. You will receive on-the-job training to acquire practical experience in addressing technical/business issues and in applying industry expertise and EY policies/procedures on client engagements.

This position offers opportunities for learning, teaming, leadership, and career advancement. You’ll lead engagement teams, work directly with clients, mentor and develop team members, and build your personal brand as a leader in the field.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Applying actuarial knowledge and experience in life and health insurance to enable the delivery of actuarial and broader insurance projects. This may include model validation, peer review, audit, pricing, due diligence and related projects.
• Developing individual capabilities: expanding knowledge, monitoring developments in life insurance actuarial practice, mentoring junior team members, and sharing insights with the team.
• Developing actuarial models for clients or for use in project delivery.
• Working solo or as part of a team to build, convert and/or validate AXIS models.
• Contributing to team success through peer review, knowledge sharing, proactive collaboration, and mentoring.
• The successful candidate must be willing and able to travel, when necessary.

Skills And Attributes For Success

• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong conceptual, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong collaboration, interpersonal and client-service skills

To qualify for the role you must have

• 2+ years of experience in an actuarial role within the life insurance industry
• 2+ years relevant experience in measuring insurance contract liabilities and/or financial modelling
• ASA/ACIA designation or in the process of obtaining it
• Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining actuarial models; knowledge of AXIS or Python is an asset
• Demonstrated knowledge of best practices in model development
• Excellent interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills in English and French (Québec and Montréal offices)

Ideally, you ll also have

• Security clearance

What We Look For

We’re most interested in intellectually curious actuaries with a clear passion for actuarial work. You’ll need to be a great communicator and flexible in the face of rapidly changing projects.

What We Offer

The EY benefits package supports physical, emotional, financial, and social wellbeing, including medical, dental and prescription coverage, mental health benefits, an Employee Assistance Program, and group savings plans. We offer generous time off, personal days, vacation days, additional firm-wide holidays, and the option to purchase extra vacation days. EY provides learning programs, internal career development opportunities, and volunteering through EY Ripples.

We also offer:

• Support and coaching from engaging colleagues
• Competitive actuarial exam program to pursue fellowship designation (FSA/FCIA)
• Learning opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• Flexibility to handle your role in a way that suits you

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