Actuarial Consultant - Financial Planning & Analysis

Wawanesa Insurance•Edmonton, AB

6d•CA$90,000 - CA$145,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Working with a high degree of autonomy, the Actuarial Consultant, Financial Planning & Analysis contributes to the organization by enhancing the tools, models, and reporting that support Wawanesa's budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes. Leveraging actuarial expertise, programming skills, and business knowledge, they transform complex data into meaningful insights that enable informed decision-making across the enterprise. The Actuarial Consultant develops and maintains scalable solutions using modern analytical and visualization tools, including R, Python, SQL, and Power BI. They collaborate with stakeholders across Finance, Actuarial, and other business areas to identify opportunities for process improvement, strengthen data-driven decision-making, and ensure planning capabilities continue to evolve in support of organizational objectives. We are open to these levels: Senior Actuarial Analyst, Actuarial Consultant, or Senior Actuarial Consultant level.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or other related discipline.
More than 4 years of actuarial experience an asset.
7 CAS exams or ACAS designation an asset.
Advanced oral and written communication skills, demonstrating the ability to convey business terminology and insights that are meaningful and well received.
Ability to clearly document major projects and key processes.
Effective at comfortably communicating analysis and results to senior leaders in written and/or oral form, and influencing direct leader to accept recommendations.
Discusses ideas in terms familiar to colleagues in different functional areas and teaches the necessary actuarial concepts when needed.
Proficient with Power BI, R, Excel, SQL, R, Python and/or other related software/programming languages/actuarial software.
Ability to easily adapt to new enterprise system environments.
Ability to identify areas for improved efficiency and suggest solutions.
Advanced knowledge of actuarial science, mathematics, probability, statistics, principles of finance and business, and strong ability to apply this knowledge to problems in insurance.
Ability to develop efficient and viable solutions to problems and assess impacts of these solution options.
Strong attention to detail when performing analysis with minimal technical errors.
Ability to identify errors and areas of concern that may significantly impact analysis.
Ability to balance materiality/efficiency and accuracy/detail.
Ability to prioritize and complete multiple concurrent assignments, both individually and as a leader of a group, in a timely manner while proactively keeping leader informed of progress.
Develops timelines for project plans.
Ability to work efficiently and co-operatively in a team environment.
Keeps abreast of current industry and professional standards and applies them directly to requirements and decisions.

Responsibilities

Researches, extracts, and manipulates complex data from relevant sources, and assesses data quality.
Supports the business and overall team by performing analyses/reviews and completing ad-hoc requests/special projects in a timely manner with minimal support from peers and leaders.
Evaluates procedures and processes, and recommend alternatives or improvements.
Evaluates existing processes to find areas for increased efficiency.
Identifies opportunities for automation of routine tasks and implementation of advanced techniques while ensuring ethical and responsible application of solutions.
Develops new approaches to problem solving and assess impacts of solution options with minimal support from leaders.
Identifies emerging industry trends and analyzes the impact they will have on Wawanesa.
Encouraged to represent Wawanesa at external events that may include universities, actuarial clubs, industry organizations, and charitable causes.
Commits to professional development and continuous experiential learning to build cross-functional knowledge, technical skills, and mastery in competencies.
Focuses learning activities on bringing new knowledge and skills to team in order to address any existing gaps.
Provides regular project updates to stakeholders. Anticipates obstacles and raises them in advance.
Leads projects from beginning to end. Includes implementation of final product. May include training and documentation of the project.
Actively contributes to the mentorship, training and development of actuarial analysts.
Provides feedback, instruction, and development guidance to help others excel in their current or future job responsibilities.
Builds trust and credibility with peers.
Develops strong working relationships across teams.