Manager - Financial Services - Insurance and Actuarial Advisory Services

EY; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 147,000 - 269,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Total Rewards package

Career development opportunities

Job summary

EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services seeking an actuarial Manager to lead engagement teams, work directly with clients, mentor staff and build a personal leadership brand.

You will apply deep technical actuarial knowledge to product strategy, model development, mergers and acquisitions, capital optimization and regulatory reporting, while delivering high-impact client solutions and driving business transformation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science or related quantitative field.
• Fellowship in the Society of Actuaries preferred; US life/health knowledge required.
• Experience with GAAP, financial reporting and tax considerations.
• Demonstrated experience across multiple core actuarial disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Lead engagement teams and manage projects for clients.
• Provide actuarial strategies for product strategy and innovation.
• Develop and optimize actuarial models and transformations.
• Support M&A, reinsurance and capital optimization initiatives.
• Improve profitability and financial/regulatory reporting.
• Contribute to enterprise strategy and client management.
• Engage in actuarial audit, regulatory advisory and transformation.
• Utilize actuarial modeling software for project delivery.
• Travel to meet client needs as required.

Skills

Actuarial degree

5+ years experience

SOA Fellowship

US life/health products

GAAP & tax reporting

Actuarial modeling

Actuarial software

Strong communication

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science

Fellowship in Society of Actuaries

Tools

Moodys GGY AXIS

FIS Prophet

Milliman ALFA/Integrate

Aon PathWise

Slope

PolySystems

Job description

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence.

We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help to build a better working world.

EY is a leader in serving the global financial services marketplace and the only professional services firm with a separate business unit dedicated to the financial services industry – the Financial Services Organization (FSO). Our focused model and bold ambition have put us at the center of events that continue to reshape and redefine our industry, working side by side with a range of clients from our most venerable institutions to dynamic new entrants across Banking and Capital Markets, Wealth and Asset Management, Insurance, and Real Estate, Hospitality and Construction. Our purpose is to help build a financial services industry in which financial institutions are trusted and flourish, and the global economy is healthy, growing, and secure. If you have a passion for rallying together to solve complex challenges, then come join our dynamic FSO team!

The opportunity

Our actuarial advisers combine technical depth, business judgment and creative thinking to help clients address complex challenges and pursue growth. As a Manager, you will be right at the heart of that mission, leading engagement teams, working directly with clients, mentoring and developing team members and building your personal brand as a leader in your field.

Your Key Responsibilities

It’s all about providing the knowledge our clients need to execute strategies and resolve complex issues. We’ll look to you to play significant roles in client engagement teams in our practice, in a wide variety of projects including:

• Product strategy and innovation


• Model development and optimization


• Actuarial transformation


• Mergers and Acquisitions


• Reinsurance and capital optimization


• Profitability improvement


• Financial and regulatory reporting


• Assurance


• Enterprise strategy

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics or other related major


• Approximately 5+ years of relevant experience, including at least 2 years of people and/or project management


• Fellowship in the Society of Actuaries


• A bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Finance, Economics, or another related quantitative major


• Solid knowledge of U.S. Life, Health, and Annuity products, including prominent features, product dynamics, and key actuarial considerations


• Experience with general accounting, U.S. statutory, GAAP, and tax reporting frameworks, and emerging regulatory developments (such as VM-22, Bermuda EBS, LDTI, IFRS 17)


• Demonstrated experience across two or more core life actuarial disciplines (e.g., actuarial transformation and modeling, reinsurance and strategy, capital solutions, profitability management, financial reporting, actuarial audit, regulatory advisory, or business transformation)


• Experienced with at least one prominent actuarial modeling software platform, including but not limited to: Moodys GGY AXIS, FIS Prophet, Milliman ALFA/Integrate, Aon Benfield PathWise, Slope, PolySystems, among others.


• Strong writing, presentation, conceptual, analytical, project management, and interpersonal skills


• Excellent problem-solving and client-service skills


• A proven ability to manage time while working on multiple, often shifting, projects, and the confidence to work both collaboratively and independently under pressure


• Willingness and ability to travel to meet client needs

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Experience across actuarial model development activities, including solution design, translation of business requirements, model staging, data preparation and automation, assumption management, and model change / testing lifecycle


• Experience with reinsurance concepts, capital solutions, and profitability management considerations


• Experience with actuarial audit approaches, and quality review processes


• Experience contributing to business transformation initiatives, including operating model, process, or technology enablement


• Experience with open-source coding paradigms such as Python, R, Julia, others, and familiarity with emerging technologies (e.g., AI/GenAI) applied to actuarial work


• Consulting delivery experience, including scoping engagements, managing budgets, and communicating with executive-level stakeholders


• Experience leading and overseeing actuarial engagements across one or more core disciplines, including planning, execution, quality review, and client management


• Experience with long‑term care or other health and protection products, including modeling, reserving, assumption development, financial reporting, or audit and assurance.

What We Look For

We are looking for adaptable, collaborative actuarial leaders who combine genuine expertise with versatility and sound judgment. You are a strong communicator, self‑motivated, comfortable with ambiguity, and energized by solving unfamiliar problems and helping clients and colleagues navigate change. You do not need to be an expert in every discipline; what matters is the depth to lead with credibility, the humility to draw on others, and the agility to keep learning.

What Working At EY Offers

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options. Under our flexible vacation policy, you’ll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. You’ll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well‑being.

Plus, we offer:

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.


• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.


• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.


• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

About EY

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we hire and develop the most passionate people in their field to help build a better working world. This starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. So that whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

EY, an equal employment opportunity employer (Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Disabled), values the diversity of our workforce and the knowledge of our people.

What We Offer You

At EY, we’ll develop you with future‑focused skills and equip you with world‑class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more.

• We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $146,500 to $268,600. The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $175,700 to $305,200. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options.


• Join us in our team‑led and leader‑enabled hybrid model. Our expectation is for most people in external, client serving roles to work together in person 40‑60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year.


• Under our flexible vacation policy, you’ll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. You’ll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well‑being.

EY accepts applications for this position on an on‑going basis.

EY focuses on high‑ethical standards and integrity among its employees and expects all candidates to demonstrate these qualities.

EY | Building a better working world

EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society and the planet, while building trust in capital markets.

Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow.

EY teams work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions. Fueled by sector insights, a globally connected, multi‑disciplinary network and diverse ecosystem partners, EY teams can provide services in more than 150 countries and territories.

EY provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, genetic information, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other legally protected basis, including arrest and conviction records, in accordance with applicable law.

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