Assurance - Risk Modeling Services - P&C Technical - Senior Associate

PwC Acceleration Center India; Kolkata District; On-site; INR 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm in Kolkata is looking for an experienced actuarial service specialist to manage financial risks through statistical modelling and data analysis. The ideal candidate will have a background in finance or mathematics, pursue actuarial qualifications, and possess strong analytical skills. This role offers opportunities for professional growth and development while contributing to client success.

Qualifications

• Actively pursuing Membership of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.
• Minimum of 8 Actuarial Exams.
• 3 years of work experience required.

Responsibilities

• Analyse and manage financial risks through statistical modelling.
• Generate insights and recommendations for businesses.
• Build client relationships and understand needs.

Skills

Critical thinking

Data interpretation

Professional standards adherence

Education

Bachelor's in finance/Economics/Mathematics/Statistics

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Python

SQL

R

SAS

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

At PwC, our people in risk and compliance focus on maintaining regulatory compliance and managing risks for clients, providing advice, and solutions. They help organisations navigate complex regulatory landscapes and enhance their internal controls to mitigate risks effectively. In actuarial services at PwC, you will be responsible for analysing and managing financial risks for clients through statistical modelling and data analysis. Your work will generate valuable insights and recommendations to help businesses make informed decisions and mitigate potential risks.

Focused on relationships, you are building meaningful client connections, and learning how to manage and inspire others. Navigating increasingly complex situations, you are growing your personal brand, deepening technical expertise and awareness of your strengths. You are expected to anticipate the needs of your teams and clients, and to deliver quality. Embracing increased ambiguity, you are comfortable when the path forward isn’t clear, you ask questions, and you use these moments as opportunities to grow.

Skills

• Respond effectively to the diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
• Use a broad range of tools, methodologies and techniques to generate new ideas and solve problems.
• Use critical thinking to break down complex concepts.
• Understand the broader objectives of your project or role and how your work fits into the overall strategy.
• Develop a deeper understanding of the business context and how it is changing.
• Use reflection to develop self awareness, enhance strengths and address development areas.
• Interpret data to inform insights and recommendations.
• Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelors in finance/Economics/Mathematics/Statistics (B. Com, B.A(Economics) B.Sc. with Economics / Mathematics / Statistics Hons) with

Focus on actuarial methods and principals

• Actively pursuing Membership / Associateship of the Institute andFaculty of Actuaries / Institute of Actuaries of India (or equivalent) with a minimum of 8 Actuarial Exams
• Certification requirement may be waived if the candidate has moreexperience in the relevant field
• Work experience required- 3 years and above
• Advance knowledge on Microsoft Office especially Excel
• An additional knowledge of either of the following would be preferred:
• Data Analytics – Python, SQL, R, SAS
• Visualization Tools (Tableau, Power BI, Quick Sight)
• VBA programming
• Proficient written and verbal English communication skills
• Commitment to continuous training and to proactively learn new processes
• Team player – committed to providing high quality and maintainingtimeliness
• Demonstrated self-motivation and a desire to take responsibility for personalgrowth and development