Manager - Financial Services - Insurance and Actuarial Advisory Services

EY•New York, NY

3d•$146,500 - $305,200•Hybrid

About The Position

EY is a leader in serving the global financial services marketplace and the only professional services firm with a separate business unit dedicated to the financial services industry – the Financial Services Organization (FSO). Our focused model and bold ambition have put us at the center of events that continue to reshape and redefine our industry, working side by side with a range of clients from our most venerable institutions to dynamic new entrants across Banking and Capital Markets, Wealth and Asset Management, Insurance, and Real Estate, Hospitality and Construction. Our purpose is to help build a financial services industry in which financial institutions are trusted and flourish, and the global economy is healthy, growing, and secure. If you have a passion for rallying together to solve complex challenges, then come join our dynamic FSO team! The opportunity Our actuarial advisers combine technical depth, business judgment and creative thinking to help clients address complex challenges and pursue growth. As a Manager, you will be right at the heart of that mission, leading engagement teams, working directly with clients, mentoring and developing team members and building your personal brand as a leader in your field.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics or other related major
Approximately 5+ years of relevant experience, including at least 2 years of people and/or project management
Fellowship in the Society of Actuaries
A bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Finance, Economics, or another related quantitative major
Solid knowledge of U.S. Life, Health, and Annuity products, including prominent features, product dynamics, and key actuarial considerations
Experience with general accounting, U.S. statutory, GAAP, and tax reporting frameworks, and emerging regulatory developments (such as VM-22, Bermuda EBS, LDTI, IFRS 17)
Demonstrated experience across two or more core life actuarial disciplines (e.g., actuarial transformation and modeling, reinsurance and strategy, capital solutions, profitability management, financial reporting, actuarial audit, regulatory advisory, or business transformation)
Experienced with at least one prominent actuarial modeling software platform, including but not limited to: Moodys GGY AXIS, FIS Prophet, Milliman ALFA/Integrate, Aon Benfield PathWise, Slope, PolySystems, among others.
Strong writing, presentation, conceptual, analytical, project management, and interpersonal skills
Excellent problem-solving and client-service skills
A proven ability to manage time while working on multiple, often shifting, projects, and the confidence to work both collaboratively and independently under pressure
Willingness and ability to travel to meet client needs

Nice To Haves

Experience across actuarial model development activities, including solution design, translation of business requirements, model staging, data preparation and automation, assumption management, and model change / testing lifecycle
Experience with reinsurance concepts, capital solutions, and profitability management considerations
Experience with actuarial audit approaches, and quality review processes
Experience contributing to business transformation initiatives, including operating model, process, or technology enablement
Experience with open-source coding paradigms such as Python, R, Julia, others, and familiarity with emerging technologies (e.g., AI/GenAI) applied to actuarial work
Consulting delivery experience, including scoping engagements, managing budgets, and communicating with executive-level stakeholders
Experience leading and overseeing actuarial engagements across one or more core disciplines, including planning, execution, quality review, and client management
Experience with long-term care or other health and protection products, including modeling, reserving, assumption development, financial reporting, or audit and assurance.

Responsibilities

Play significant roles in client engagement teams in our practice, in a wide variety of projects including: Product strategy and innovation, Model development and optimization, Actuarial transformation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Reinsurance and capital optimization, Profitability improvement, Financial and regulatory reporting, Assurance, Enterprise strategy.