Sr. Actuarial Assistant, Actuarial Development Program

Unum•Portland, ME

5d•$73,300 - $150,500•Hybrid

About The Position

This is an intermediate level position, which requires increasing technical expertise and decision making. This individual will be able to independently identify trends/issues and will successfully contribute in project work primarily within the functional area. The role may still require some support from manager/mentor on more complex analysis. Minimum qualifications include passing 4 actuarial exams and having a minimum of 12 months relevant experience. There are no direct reports associated with this position.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree required
Credit for at least four exams
1-2+ years of hands-on experience and in-depth knowledge of business analysis, pricing, valuation, ALM or corporate experience
Strong problem solving ability and developing project management skills
Hands on experience with current technology (excel, one programming language, plus mainframe systems or database utility)
Solid written and verbal communication skills
Demonstrated leadership ability

Responsibilities

Prepare and analyze intermediate to complex data for use in actuarial experience studies, valuation, or pricing projects
Provide significant support for development of pricing and underwriting tools and provide increasing support for helping others understand underwriting case specific issues by answering technical question
Develop reserve factors, analyze reserves and monitor reserve changes
Develop experience analysis reviews
Support maintenance of valuation system
Support preparation of financial reports, tax returns and state filings as needed
Contribute to product development and repricing initiatives
Begin working with product, underwriting, compliance, risk management, investments and other areas on specific initiatives; communicate project status within functional area
Prepare intermediate to complex reports
Demonstrate commitment to career development and growing financial acumen by pursuing actuarial credentials and membership in the Society of Actuaries
Continuous assessment of established training and work processes to identify areas for effectiveness and efficiency improvements.
Contributes to operating effectiveness through information sharing, suggested process improvements and effective implementation of change
Communicate trends and issues identified and proactively recommend resolutions to management
Work on and/or lead special projects that require actuarial research and analysis which may involve partnering with other business areas both in and out of finance.
Maintain and continue to build on a specialized working knowledge of the company operations, systems and in the actuarial discipline
May serve as informal leader/mentor to more junior level peers as well as training interns
May perform other duties as assigned

Benefits

Health, Vision, Dental, Short & Long-Term Disability
Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer!)
Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution
Mental health support
Career advancement opportunities
Student loan repayment options
Tuition reimbursement
Flexible work environments
healthcare benefits (health, vision, dental)
insurance benefits (short & long-term disability)
performance-based incentive plans
paid time off
a 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match up to 5% and an additional 4.5% contribution whether you contribute to the plan or not.