Senior Actuarial Analyst II

Job Overview

Title:

Senior Analyst II – Actuarial. Full‑time, Employee position.

Location:

Sun Prairie, WI;
Atlanta, GA;
New York, NY; or Chicago, IL.

Work Arrangement:
Employees are required to work in office 8–12 days a month.

The opportunity:

In this role you will proactively provide actuarial reserving services and leadership within various commercial, specialty and legacy lines by demonstrating technical competence in a variety of actuarial/statistical concepts, practices and procedures while taking the lead in defining project scope, key issues, time frames, and analytical approaches and priorities with a large degree of creativity and self‑direction.

Salary ranges by location:
Sun Prairie, WI – $98,500 to $147,500;
Atlanta, GA – $98,500 to $147,500;
New York, NY – $123,000 to $184,500;
Chicago, IL – $108,500 to $162,500.

• Focus primarily on reserving for various commercial, specialty and legacy lines of business.
• Leverage technology in new and innovative ways and effectively communicate issues, recognize and propose solutions to current analyses and new opportunities.
• Continuously enhance actuarial processes to reflect changing demands.
• Construct analytical approaches by determining data needs, identifying appropriate data sources and recognizing data anomalies while making optimal use of all resources.
• Meet quality service standards by having all worksheets and analyses clearly documented and footnoted and ensuring all appropriate work products are reviewed by a more senior actuary, while meeting deadlines without sacrificing quality.
• Execute actuarial analyses in a clear and well‑organized fashion aimed at the appropriate audience and adjust workload where possible to meet deadlines.
• Support financial planning and product pricing by analyzing data and forecasting company exposures to enable risk management and facilitate profitable, long‑term business strategy.
• Communicate knowledge of extensive and impactful financial strategies by monitoring emerging risk issues, trends and product lines and informing management of best practices to influence adoption of robust and valid recommendations for business development.
• Develop deep relationships within the department and develop meaningful relationships outside of the department through project interactions.
• Engage in recruitment activities and help develop more junior actuaries.
• Contribute to systems, models and procedural revisions by conducting research and recommending changes to actuaries to encourage efficiency and organizational competitiveness in the market.
• Share technical expertise by resolving basic actuarial modeling and risk issues from internal and external sources and escalating issues to ensure department delivers quality analyses and meets business needs.
• Support the department by taking personal accountability and responsibility for accomplishing particular tasks, while continuously willing to go beyond what is required to overcome obstacles and learn from mistakes while receiving constructive feedback.
• Learn from past experiences and seek guidance and coaching from more senior actuaries.
• Independently seek out opportunities for further development and enrichment, actively pursuing actuarial credentials or maintaining continuing education requirements if already credentialed (if on the actuarial track).
• Contribute to a positive work environment by demonstrating cultural expectations and influencing others to reward performance and value collaboration, creativity, accountability, diversity, inclusion, flexibility, continuous improvement and a “can do” attitude.

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• 4+ Casualty exams completed.

• Use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Identify complex problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Implement planning to prioritize, organize, and measure own work.
• Adapt and be flexible in a complex changing environment.
• Choose a solution to a problem even in ambiguous or difficult…