Actuarial Consultant - Financial Planning & Analysis (12-15 months Term) (Montreal, QC (Hybrid), CA)

Wawanesa Insurance; Quebec; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Canadian insurance company is seeking an Actuarial Consultant to join their Financial Planning & Analysis team. This role will support budgeting and forecasting activities by applying actuarial expertise along with development skills in R and Python to deliver insights that drive strategic decisions. The firm promotes a hybrid work environment and offers a competitive salary estimated between $90,000 and $100,000, alongside a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Annual bonus plan

Generous vacation time

Pension plan

Qualifications

• More than four years of actuarial experience an asset.
• Advanced oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to clearly document major projects and key processes.

Responsibilities

• Researches, extracts, and manipulates complex data.
• Supports the business and team with analyses and special projects.
• Identifies opportunities for automation of routine tasks.

Skills

Power BI

R

Python

SQL

Mathematics

Statistics

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, or Statistics

Tools

Excel

Job description

Job ID:

9588

Working Business Language

English: this role is considered a head‑office role and will be required to communicate with internal stakeholders across Canada where the primary business language utilized is English.

Salary

At Wawanesa, salary is only one component of a holistic, comprehensive and competitive offering that we provide to our employees. In addition to salary, full‑time and part‑time permanent employees are eligible for an annual bonus plan, leave of absence top‑up programs and are provided with generous vacation time, personal days, premium free benefits and a pension plan. The salary offered for this role is determined with consideration to various factors, including but not limited to your work location, local labour market conditions, external market salary data, internal pay equity and the knowledge, skills, experience and anticipated proficiency in the role. The salary offered is estimated to be within the following range: $90,000- $100,000. Candidates with salary expectations outside of the range are still encouraged to apply.

About Us

At Wawanesa, we’re proud to offer a hybrid work environment that offers flexibility to our employees in balancing in‑office (2 days per week OR 15 hours per week in a Wawanesa office) and remote work. You may work from any of the following locations: Winnipeg, MB; Wawanesa, MB; Vancouver, BC; Calgary, AB; Edmonton, AB; Lethbridge, AB; Toronto (North York), ON; Kitchener, ON; Ottawa, ON; Montreal, QC; Quebec City, QC, Moncton, NB; Dartmouth; NS. The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company ("Wawanesa Mutual"), founded in 1896, is one of Canada’s largest mutual insurers, with over $3.5 billion in annual revenue and assets of $10 billion (CAD). Wawanesa Mutual, with its National Headquarters in Winnipeg, is the parent company of Wawanesa Life, which provides life insurance products and services throughout Canada, and Western Financial Group, which distributes personal and business insurance across Canada. Wawanesa proudly serves more than 1.7 million members in Canada, and we are home to more than 3,600 employees distributed across the Canadian regions and communities where we operate. We give back to organizations that strengthen communities, donating more than $3.5 million annually to charitable organizations, including over $2 million annually in support of people on the front lines of climate change. To learn more visit wawanesa.com.

We are currently looking for dedicated, driven, and enthusiastic individuals who thrive in an environment that welcomes change and are looking for an opportunity for diverse experience and advancement on a growing team.

Job Overview

We are seeking an Actuarial Consultant to join our Financial Planning & Analysis team on a limited term. In this role, you will support budgeting and forecasting activities by enhancing our enterprise tools and reporting capabilities. This position offers the opportunity to apply actuarial expertise alongside development skills leveraging coding (R, Python) and data visualization (Power BI) to deliver insights that drive strategic decisions.

We are open to three levels: Senior Actuarial Analyst, Actuarial Consultant, or Senior Actuarial Consultant level.

Job Responsibilities

• Researches, extracts, and manipulates complex data from relevant sources, and assesses data quality.
• Supports the business and overall team by performing analyses/reviews and completing ad‑hoc requests/special projects in a timely manner with minimal support from peers and leaders.
• Evaluates procedures and processes, and recommend alternatives or improvements.
• Evaluates existing processes to find areas for increased efficiency.
• Identifies opportunities for automation of routine tasks and implementation of advanced techniques while ensuring ethical and responsible application of solutions.
• Develops new approaches to problem solving and assess impacts of solution options with minimal support from leaders.
• Identifies emerging industry trends and analyzes the impact they will have on Wawanesa.
• Encouraged to represent Wawanesa at external events that may include universities, actuarial clubs, industry organizations, and charitable causes.
• Commits to professional development and continuous experiential learning to build cross‑functional knowledge, technical skills, and mastery in competencies.
• Focuses learning activities on bringing new knowledge and skills to team in order to address any existing gaps.
• Provides regular project updates to stakeholders. Anticipates obstacles and raises them in advance.
• Leads projects from beginning to end. Includes implementation of final product. May include training and documentation of the project.
• Actively contributes to the mentorship, training and development of actuarial analysts.
• Provides feedback, instruction, and development guidance to help others excel in their current or future job responsibilities.
• Builds trust and credibility with peers.
• Develops strong working relationships across teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or other related discipline.
• More than four years of actuarial experience an asset.
• 7 CAS exams or ACAS designation an asset.
• Advanced oral and written communication skills, demonstrating the ability to convey business terminology and insights that are meaningful and well received.
• Ability to clearly document major projects and key processes.
• Effectively communicate analysis and results to senior leaders in written and/or oral form, and influence direct leader to accept recommendations.
• Discusses ideas in terms familiar to colleagues in different functional areas and teaches the necessary actuarial concepts when needed.
• Proficient with Power BI, R, Excel, SQL, R, Python and/or other related software/programming languages/actuarial software.
• Ability to easily adapt to new enterprise system environments.
• Ability to identify areas for improved efficiency and suggest solutions.
• Advanced knowledge of actuarial science, mathematics, probability, statistics, principles of finance and business, and strong ability to apply this knowledge to problems in insurance.
• Ability to develop efficient and viable solutions to problems and assess impacts of these solution options.
• Strong attention to detail when performing analysis with minimal technical errors.
• Ability to identify errors and areas of concern that may significantly impact analysis.
• Ability to balance materiality/efficiency and accuracy/detail.
• Ability to prioritize and complete multiple concurrent assignments, both individually and as a leader of a group, in a timely manner while proactively keeping leader informed of progress.
• Develops timelines for project plans.
• Ability to work efficiently and co‑operatively in a team environment.
• Keeps abreast of current industry and professional standards and applies them directly to requirements and decisions.

Diversity Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

At Wawanesa, we are committed to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) and believe that our strength lies in the diversity of our people – this is supported by having a representative workforce.

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, including racialized persons, women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, gender‑diverse and neurodiverse individuals, and anyone who can contribute to the further diversification of thought and ideas.

We aim to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all candidates. If you require accommodations during any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out in confidence to [e-mail].

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