Life Actuarial Solutions Analyst Senior – Annuity Pricing Team

USAA • San Antonio, NC

8h • Hybrid

About The Position

Dedicated Life Actuarial Solutions Analyst Senior to join the Life Company’s Annuity Pricing Team. Specific duties will involve custom quoting of structured settlement annuities, rate loading/validation, tool building and pricing of deferred and immediate annuities. Your role also supports Life/Annuity/Health actuarial work through one or more of the following activities: data extraction, data transformation, validation and analysis, and system functionality oversight and integration. Responsible for providing technical and analytical solutions for one or more of the following functions: pricing and product development, experience studies, actuarial assumption reviews, reserve calculations, financial reporting, asset liability management or competitive analysis. We offer a flexible work environment that requires an individual to be in the office 4 days per week. This position will be based on the San Antonio, TX; Phoenix, AZ.; Colorado Springs, CO; Tampa, FL; Charlotte, NC. or Plano, TX. campus . Relocation assistance is not available for this position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree OR 4 years of related experience (in addition to the minimum years of experience required) may be substituted in lieu of degree. (Total of 10 years of experience without bachelor’s degree)
• 6 or more years of technical experience as an analyst or other relevant technical work experience.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, computer science, statistics, economics, finance, actuarial science, or similar quantitative field
• Work experience building analytical tools using applications such as excel VBA, Python, SQL, etc.
• At least one actuarial exam. Note: pursuing actuarial designation not required.
• Work experience supporting projects for actuarial or modeling functions
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to tailor the content for varying audiences.
• Strong aptitude for problem solving and technology
• US military experience through military service or a military spouse/domestic partner

Responsibilities

• Independently extracts, integrates and transforms data from a multitude of sources, and may identify new sources.
• Reconciles and validates data accuracy, and reasonability of actuarial or financial information.
• Prepares reports, reserve estimates, journal entries, financial statements, industry surveys and/or special studies, analyzes data, and recommends solutions.
• Develops comprehensive and innovative solutions that impact productivity to improve actuarial tools and processes.
• Resolves unique and complex issues and navigates obstacles to deliver work product.
• Develops cost benefit analysis.
• Provides insight to management on issues and serves as a resource to team members on escalated issues of an unusual nature.
• Leads projects related to actuarial solutions including automation, IT projects, or product development initiatives.
• Oversees requirement development process through testing and implementation.
• Demonstrates in depth understanding to identify and resolve issues or potential defects.
• Maintains processes, procedures and tools, and ensures all regulatory requirements and internal controls are adhered to.
• Works with business partners to understand key regulatory implications that impact processes, and may develop processes to comply with new or changing regulations.
• May respond to audit requests and oversees coordination of responses to internal and external audit, such as Department of Insurance examination, as well as, other audit reports.
• Anticipates and analyzes trends or deviations from forecast, plan or other projections.
• Presents recommendations and communicates solutions to business partners and management in a clear, concise, logical and organized manner.
• Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures.

Benefits

• At USAA our employees enjoy best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellness.
• These benefits include comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans, 401(k), pension, life insurance, parental benefits, adoption assistance, paid time off program with paid holidays plus 16 paid volunteer hours, and various wellness programs.
• Additionally, our career path planning and continuing education assists employees with their professional goals.
• For more details on our outstanding benefits, visit our benefits page on USAAjobs.com.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees