Actuarial Lead

Job Purpose

The Actuarial Supervisor plans and manages a team of entry level staff who support various actuarial functions that include pricing, reserving, financial reporting, capital management & forecasting.

The Actuarial Supervisor provides highly complex analysis and techniques which support Assurant operations in achieving its goals related to revenue and profitability targets.

This role is expected to also participate in the department’s rotational program, which provides the opportunity to gain experience in numerous areas of the Actuarial organization while also understanding all products included in Assurant’s product suite.

The Actuarial Supervisor generally reports to the Manager, Director, or AVP of Actuarial.

Primary Job Responsibilities

• Creates memorandums, reports, and other business communications with logical structure and minimal assistance. Recommends, develops and implements solutions to translate financial data into business metrics that meet the needs of the stakeholders.
• Prepares projections and reviews reports for accuracy and reasonableness; applies detail for recommendations to management;

acknowledges industry trends which may affect analysis.

• Probes to understands report requesters' needs, adjusts methodologies as necessary using a wide range of techniques; suggest alternative approaches.
• Interacts with external (e.g, state insurance departments, auditors, etc.) and internal (finance, accounting, regulatory, IT, etc.

areas regarding business processes, gaps, strategy & improvements.

• Leads projects and efforts to improve system & data quality and measures improvements.
• Deliver high employee performance by leading a team of entry-level employees providing knowledge transfer, coaching, and mentoring opportunities.

Works with employees to define individual SMART goals, aligning with department strategy. Assists with the talent recruitment process.

• Manages multiple projects with varying deadlines and complexity for self & staff.
• Actively manages self-development. Takes actuarial exams in pursuit of professional designation.

Qualifications Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Actuarial Science, or related field
• Minimum of 10 years of overall experience.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive responsibilities in an actuarial role, including leading projects, processes, and staff.
• Must be an Associate or Fellow of the Actuarial Society (CAS / SOA / CIA / IFoA)
• Has broad and deep expertise in actuarial concepts and product knowledge in multiple LOBs.
• Advanced to Expert proficiency in MS Office Applications including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, SharePoint. Advanced to Expert proficiency to various data repository platforms (SAS / SQL / etc.).

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