Sr Associate, Actuarial Specialist - Owings Mills, United States - The Baltimore Life Insu

Description

The Sr. Associate, Actuarial Specialist will handle the Company's Cash Flow Testing and experience study processes. They will aid in the completion of the quarterly and annual valuation reporting.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Cash Flow Testing and Modeling Responsibilities:

• Aid in the augmentation of the Company's asset and liability models to improve the reinsurance projections, assumption validation, and management of mismatches in the Asset/Liability cash flows
• Aid in performing the annual cash flow testing and producing the Company's Asset Adequacy Memorandum
• Utilize the asset and liability models as needed, to answer business questions
• Maintain Alfa models
• Provide documentation of Cash-flow testing and corporate modeling processes

Experience Study Responsibilities:

• Create annual experience studies analysis.
• Aid in the experience study work of the Company.
• Provide financial analysis for strategic/tactical decision making, as needed

Other Responsibilities:

• Aid in development and validation of Actuarial Assumptions
• Provide regular and ad hoc analysis of data, researching discrepancies, and providing any additional data requested
• Assist in special projects as necessary
• Serve as a source of mathematical expertise and data knowledge for the Company

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree in Math or related subject required
• Two or more years of life insurance industry experience, with particular focus in valuation and cash flow testing preferred

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:

• Ability to use and learn technically oriented platforms, such as actuarial modeling/reserving software, database, spreadsheet, and the ability to use communication-oriented software for presentation and documentation is required.
• Experience with R software strongly preferred
• Knowledge of Triton/ALFA software is a plus.

COMPETENCIES:

Drive - Displays motivation, is proactive and resourceful in daily work. Persists to complete responsibilities, even in the face of difficulties, and is optimistic and tenacious throughout.

Collaboration - Able to actively listen to others and build relationships and trust, and effectively handle conflict and interact with tact and respect. Articulates ideas and concerns so others are able to understand and is sensitive to others and is able to adapt to different types of individuals. Able to cooperate and collaborate with colleagues to achieve shared goals and encourages others and seeks out opportunities to collaborate across the business.

Adaptable - Willingly adapts to constantly changing circumstances while keeping perspective. Engaging in continuous learning, adjusting the application of knowledge, skills and abilities while addressing new challenges. Accepts constructive feedback.

Responsible - Follows through on commitments; clearly defines mutual expectations of selves & others. Responds to demands of job by accepting responsibility for assignments, shows initiative and takes prompt and proper actions to meet needs.

Execution - Thinks critically and has the best interests of the company, colleagues, and customers in mind when approaching situations. Anticipates obstacles and assesses situation to decide best possible solution. Demonstrates an ability to get essential information and exercises sound judgments about alternatives. Knows both technical and practical aspects of the job and continually updates skills and knowledge.