Actuarial Assistant (Charlotte, NC (Hybrid) or Remote)
About The Position
As an Actuarial Assistant within the Liability Analytics & Services team, you will assist in the generation, validation, and delivery of both deterministic and stochastic scenario inputs that support actuarial and finance partners. You will help maintain accuracy, timeliness, and strong controls around all production processes, and contribute analytical insights that support hedging-related reporting, attribution, and strategy. This role involves supporting the hedging and actuarial functions related to variable annuities and the Shield product, producing inputs and outputs using Python and SQL, building and documenting control and analytics processes, collaborating with partners to align on assumptions and resolve issues, working with IT and vendors on releases, analyzing drivers of results, and creating/improving analytical tools and processes.
Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree in a technical or quantitative discipline such as statistics, mathematics, physics, or computer science with a strong academic record.
- Passed 2 actuarial exams and actively progressing toward the Society of Actuaries (SOA) ASA designation.
- Strong computing and programming skills required.
- Experience with actuarial modeling software, PathWise preferred.
- Demonstrated analytical problem-solving skills and experience tackling in-depth research projects with the ability to conceptualize and develop solutions to complex problems
- Strong project and time management skills.
- Detailed and process oriented.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to adapt to changes in business priorities and deadlines.
- Proficiency in MS Office. (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).
Nice To Haves
- Experience in Python and SQL preferred; Strong technical aptitude and an eagerness to develop programming skills.
Responsibilities
- Support the hedging and actuarial functions related to our variable annuities and flagship registered-indexed-linked-annuity product, Shield.
- Help produce the creation of inputs and outputs to our production process using Python and SQL programming.
- Build and document additional control and analytics processes to ensure accuracy and timeliness of our deliverables.
- Collaborate with actuarial, hedging, and cross-functional partners to align on assumptions, resolve data or methodology questions, and ensure scenario deliverables meet stakeholder needs.
- Work closely with IT partners and vendors to coordinate codebase releases and improve the development workspace.
- Analyze drivers of results and communicate to management.
- Create and improve analytical tools and processes to enhance efficiency.
Benefits
- Study materials, study time, and exam fees paid for by Brighthouse Financial.
- Direct exposure to leaders, mentors, and learning opportunities.
- 24-month rotational work assignments to promote career growth.
- Automatic salary increases with each passed exam.
- Competitive performance-based incentives.
- Flexible Work Environment – Work remotely or in the office.
- A minimum of 20 days of paid time off.
- 16 paid company holidays per calendar year.
- Paid volunteer time.
- Paid study time.
- 401(k) savings plan with company match (up to 6%).
- Annual company nondiscretionary contribution (3%) to 401(k).
- Financial counseling services.
- Competitive medical, vision, and dental plans.
- Tax-free health savings accounts with potential company contributions up to $1,000 per family.
- Up to 16 weeks of paid leave for new parents.
- Back-up dependent care.
- Dependent care flexible spending account.
- Up to a $25,000 lifetime maximum during your adoption, infertility, or surrogacy journey.
- Company-paid basic life insurance.
- Short-term disability insurance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
