Senior Actuarial Analyst

Title: Senior Actuarial Analyst
Location: Sydney CBD
Type: Permanent

Please note: Due to Australia's strict COVID related international boarder closures, only candidates based in Australia will be considered for shortlisting.

Primary purpose of the role:

• Provide support and analysis for the Actuarial Team to enable this Insurance organisation to operate in a sustainable financially sound manner.

Key accountabilities:

• Apply actuarial and analytical skills to corporate analytical assignments to provide an effective service to the business.
• Undertake analysis under the guidance of senior actuarial staff that improves the understanding of the organisation's performance.
• Provide support to projects that involve analysis of data and trends.
• Communicate complex actuarial and analytical modelling and the results of analysis to the actuarial team.
• Monitor, evaluate and report on the performance of the entities within the organisation.
• Manage workload and deliver outcomes in accordance with timeframes specified.
• Critically review processes and procedures suggesting opportunities for improvement where possible.
• Develop and maintain knowledge of the relevant legislation, processes and actuarial requirements for the entities under the organisation.

Role dimensions:

• Responsible for making day to day decisions about work priorities, ensuring own timeframes are met.
• Responsible for the quality and validity of the advice and services provided and for the delivery of assigned tasks within timeframes.
• Considers the implications of issues and provides considered, well researched and relevant options to stakeholders.
• Determines appropriate method/approach to use in completion of tasks, ensuring compliance with actuarial frameworks and standards.
• Refers to the Actuary decisions that require operational change; are likely to escalate or create substantial or contentious issues; require a higher administrative or financial delegation, or level.
• Provide a client-focused approach to service delivery.
• Manage the flow of information, seek clarification and ensure that requests for analysis are clearly specified.

Technical experience:

• Experience using SAS, SQL,
• Advanced Excel is mandatory
• Prior experience in Data mining
• Advantageous able to bring a wide range of experience working with an actuarial team and undertaking actuarial analysis, preferably in the insurance (GI) or financial services industries.

Essential requirements

• Tertiary qualifications at degree level in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics or other relevant field
• Min 2-5 Years prior experience as an acturial analyst

APPLY via the link provided, alternatively contact Scott Aitken at Oceans Group