Senior Actuarial Analyst II

About the role

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, timeframes, and analytical approaches and priorities with a large degree of creativity and self-direction.

Responsibilities

• Focus primarily on reserving for various commercial, specialty and legacy lines of business.
• Leverages technology in new and innovative ways and effectively communicates issues and recognizes and proposes solutions to current/existing analyses and new opportunities.
• Continuously enhances actuarial processes to reflect changing demands.
• Execute actuarial analyses in a clear and well organized fashion aimed at the appropriate audience and adjusts workload where possible to meet deadlines without sacrificing work product quality.
• Support financial planning and product pricing by analyzing data and forecasting company exposures to enable risk management and facilitate profitable, long-term business strategy.
• Develops deep relationships within the department and develops meaningful relationships outside of the department through project interactions.
• Engages in recruitment activities and helps 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.
• Shares 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 and requirements.
• Takes personal accountability and responsibility for accomplishing particular tasks, while continuously willing to go beyond what is required to overcome obstacles, and learn from any mistake while receiving constructive feedback.
• Independently seeks out opportunities for further development and enrichment, actively pursuing actuarial credentials or maintaining continuing education requirements if already credentialed (if on the actuarial track).

Requirements

• 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
• Implement planning to prioritize, organize, measure own work
• Able to adapt and be flexible in a complex changing environment
• Clearly and confidently convey information to a wide audience
• Keep an open-mind, consider unique approaches and be open to change and considerable variety in the workplace
• 3-10 years in an Actuarial or Analytics department
• Working knowledge of statistical methods and specialized math including calculus and probability
• Working knowledge of computer systems and software such as SAS, R and Python
• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Working knowledge of basic to moderately complex actuarial techniques

Qualifications

• Preferred Experience: Use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
• Implement planning to prioritize, organize, measure own work
• Able to adapt and be flexible in a complex changing environment
• Clearly and confidently convey information to a wide audience
• Keep an open-mind, consider unique approaches and be open to change and considerable variety in the workplace
• 3-10 years in an Actuarial or Analytics department
• Preferred Experience: Use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
• Implement planning to prioritize, organize, measure own work
• Able to adapt and be flexible in a complex changing environment
• Clearly and confidently convey information to a wide audience
• Keep an open-mind, consider unique approaches and be open to change and considerable variety in the workplace
• 3-10 years in an Actuarial or Analytics department

Skills

• Actuarial Science
• Analytical Thinking
• Business Writing
• Communication
• Critical Thinking
• Customer Service
• Data Science
• Detail-Oriented
• Financial Modeling
• Financial Risk Management (FRM)
• Intentional collaboration
• Managing performance
• Process Improvements
• Risk Management
• Stakeholder Management

Benefits

QBE Benefits: We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to:

• Hybrid Working – a mix of working from home and in the office
• 22 weeks of paid leave for family growth, with 12 weeks available to all parents on a gender-equal basis
• Competitive 401(k) program with company match up to 8%
• Well-being program including holistic wellbeing coaching, gym membership, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
• Tuition Reimbursement for professional certifications, and continuing education
• Employee Network and Community – QBE actively supports six Employee Networks, and many ways to give back to your community

Pay

The salary range for this role is provided above. This is the national range for location(s) listed. The salary offer will be decided based on the role's complexity, its location, and the candidate’s professional background, including their education and experience. Beyond the base salary, regular full-time and part-time employees will also be eligible for QBE’s annual discretionary bonus plan based on business and individual performance.

Schedule

Work Arrangement: QBE requires employees to work in office 8-12 days a month