Mgr, Actuarial II

About the role

This role will lead the newly created No Surprises Act (NSA) actuarial team, with responsibility for developing and overseeing actuarial forecasts, reserves, financial analyses, and reporting related to federal NSA activity. The Actuary Manager II will partner across Actuarial, Finance, Operations, Legal, HNS and vendor teams to improve data collection and monitoring processes, assess emerging financial impacts, and communicate key results, risks, and recommendations to stakeholders and senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the actuarial workstream for NSA, including forecasts, reserve estimates, liability monitoring, profitability analyses, and financial impact assessments.
• Partner with Actuarial, Finance, Operations, Legal, HNS, and vendor contacts to gather, validate, and interpret data required for NSA financial analysis and reporting.
• Create and maintain documentation of NSA data sources, assumptions, methodologies, process flows, and reporting definitions to support consistency and auditability.
• Create recurring reporting packages that summarize NSA inventory trends, liability movements, payment activity, financial impacts, and notable operational developments.
• Identify opportunities to improve data quality, streamline data collection, reduce manual effort, and strengthen ongoing monitoring of NSA activity.
• Integrate NSA inventory, liability, and payment information into actuarial reserving, forecasting, and financial reporting processes.
• Prepare analyses, summaries, and presentation materials that clearly communicate NSA financial results, emerging trends, key risks, and recommended areas of focus.
• Participate in NSA working sessions and stakeholder meetings to understand operational changes, evaluate financial implications, and provide actuarial perspective on strategic initiatives.
• Monitor regulatory, operational, and claims-related developments that may affect NSA financial results and communicate findings to actuarial leadership.
• Support ad hoc analyses and special projects across key actuarial functions, including reserving, pricing, forecasting, and other financial or business needs.
• Lead and support team members by setting priorities, reviewing analytical work, providing coaching, and ensuring timely delivery of high-quality NSA actuarial deliverables.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required, preferably within Mathematics, Statistics, Actuarial Sciences or a related field.
• Requires 7+ years of Actuarial and/or statistics experience and attainment of Associate level in the Society of Actuaries (ASA).
• Prefers supervisory experience.
• Exposure to NSA highly preferred.

Qualifications

• Education/Experience

Education/Experience: Requires a Bachelor's degree and 7+ years of Actuarial and/or statistics experience and attainment of Associate level in the Society of Actuaries (ASA). Supervisory experience is preferred. Exposure to NSA is highly preferred.

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical thinking.
• Strong mathematical skill and statistical analysis abilities.
• Good judgment and problem-solving skills.
• Strong managerial skills.
• Strong leadership skills.

Benefits

Comprehensive health benefits (Medical/Dental/Vision)
Retirement Plans
Generous PTO
Incentive Plans
Wellness Programs
Paid Volunteer Time Off
Tuition Reimbursement

Why Horizon?

If you are passionate about making an impact, we’d love to hear from you!

Schedule

TBD

Pay

$125,000 - $170,625