Actuarial Analyst / Senior Actuarial Analyst, Asia VSSC

Manulife; Quezon; Hybrid; PHP 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services provider is seeking a talented actuary to join their Valuation Shared Services team in the Philippines. The role involves model development, quarterly control management, and support for regulatory projects. Ideal candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree and relevant actuarial experience, along with proficiency in various software. The position offers a hybrid work setup, allowing flexibility while achieving impactful results.

Benefits

Flexible work environment

Growth and development opportunities

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of actuarial work experience in Insurance or Financial Services.
• Meaningful progress towards Associate designation in a recognized actuarial organization.
• Strong ability to manage multiple tasks with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Develop, validate, and implement model changes into production models.
• Monitor and manage quarterly controls like reserve movement analysis.
• Support business units with various projects including regulatory requirements.

Skills

Actuarial concepts application

MS Office proficiency (Excel, VBA, Access)

GGY AXIS

SQL

Qlikview

Python or similar

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Finance

Job description

Overview

We are currently searching for a talented and driven individual to join our Asia Valuation Shared Services team within our MBPS Actuarial Function. Established in 2012, the team has become an actuarial center of excellence, with over 200 staff and growing, along with increasing range and ownership of deliverables, specializing in Valuation, Liability and Asset Modelling, Experience Analytics, Pricing, and more. MBPS Actuarial offers a wide range of global opportunities across multiple actuarial disciplines, a high performing culture, a market leading actuarial development program, a job rotation program, and a leadership team dedicated to your growth and success.

Position Responsibilities

• Develop, validate, and implement model changes, such as basis changes, new products, and other model enhancements into our production models following VSSC Model Change Management guidelines, ensuring models are up to accepted modeling principles
• Monitor and manage the successful execution of our quarterly controls such as reserve movement analysis, audit logs, inclusion controls, upstream report validation for the Source of Earnings, New Business Embedded Value and Local capital
• Support business units with various annual and ad-hoc projects such as Basis Changes & Regulatory Requirements/Changes and annual audit requirements
• Effectively communicate the status and results of the changes to country lead and local Business Units
• Identify and implement solutions to improve the VSSC tools, processes, and general framework

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Finance, or related field
• At least 3 years of actuarial work experience in Insurance or Financial Services
• Meaningful progress towards Associate designation in any recognized actuarial organization (SOA, ASP)
• Excellent proficiency in MS Office (Excel, VBA, Access), GGY AXIS, SQL, Qlikview, Python or similar programs
• Demonstrated experience in applying actuarial concepts to independently model and analyze actuarial financial metrics
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to gather, synthesize, organize, and report information, results, and recommendations to various levels across the organization
• Strong ability to establish priorities and manage multiple tasks with accuracy and attention to detail, for self and others
• Amenable to work UP Ayala Technohub (Quezon City)
• Amenable to work on a hybrid set-up (3x a week onsite)

When you join our team

• We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.
• We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.
• As part of our global team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see.

About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us, visit https://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Manulife/John Hancock, we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law.

It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact [e-mail].

Working Arrangement

Hybrid