January 2027 - Actuarial Pension (Non-CPA) - 4 month Co-op - Montreal

PwC•Montreal, QC

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

At PwC Canada, we’re more than a professional services firm—we’re a community of solvers tackling the world’s most important problems. As a co-op in our Risk Services practice, you’ll be part of a diverse, inclusive team that values your perspective and empowers you to make a real impact. You’ll build relationships, gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies, and contribute to work that matters—whether its helping clients navigate complex challenges or driving trust in their reporting. Throughout your co-op term, you’ll be supported by experienced professionals and exposed to our innovative AI and digital tools to help you build future-ready capabilities in data, technology, and business acumen. You’ll also gain firsthand experience of busy season and see how risk assurance work unfolds in real time. Whether you're working from a PwC office, a client site, or remotely, you’ll be part of a collaborative environment that encourages curiosity and continuous learning. Grow here, go further. The Opportunity: Actuarial Pension A career in our Risk Modelling Services (RMS) team as a Pension Actuary will provide you with the opportunity to contribute actuarial modeling, retirement, and consulting services to pension plan sponsors, employers, government agencies, and other retirement benefit providers, as well as audit support for various pension entities. You will work directly with our experienced actuaries and other actuarial associates on a wide range of projects including pension plan valuation, funding, financial reporting, plan design, risk management, and implementation of new laws and regulations. Other than core actuarial functions, you may also be involved in broader risk modelling services across all sectors in areas related to ESG reporting, longevity risk modelling, and predictive analytics.

Requirements

Working towards a bachelor's degree in actuarial science or related degree
Work experience that demonstrates strong technical and/or client service skills
Demonstrated ability to work effectively both independently and as a part of a team in a fast-paced environment with multiple competing deadlines.
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Successfully completed at least one SOA exam or earned equivalent recognized credit, and actively working towards the CIA and/or SOA designation
Proficiency in MS Office suite (e.g., Excel and Word)
Strong work and business ethics, committed to client service and quality
A demonstrated commitment to valuing differences and working alongside diverse people and perspectives

Nice To Haves

Experience with ProVal or other actuarial programs is an asset
Bilingual in French & English is an assets

Responsibilities

Support our consulting and audit services to various defined benefit plan sponsors: Pension and benefits consulting services involve working closely with actuarial team members on actuarial funding and accounting valuation work, pension administration, support on complex pension transactions and a variety of other consulting opportunities.
For audit reviews, you will support the actuarial team in external audits of various clients including: assisting with the review and preparation of pension and other post-employment benefit accounting valuations under IAS 19, ASC 715 and/or Canadian accounting standards, analysis and review of valuation methodologies and assumptions, review of valuation processes and data, experience studies and financial statement pension disclosures.
Liaise with internal audit teams on various audit assignments.
Develop an understanding of various projects from start to finish and be able to look at the big picture.
Opportunity to work directly with senior leaders on various projects.
Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current trends in the business area.
Develop new ideas and propose innovative solutions to problems.