Senior Actuarial Assistant, Actuarial Development Program

Jobtailor; Maine; On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Maine is seeking an actuarial analyst to prepare and analyze data for experience studies, valuation, and pricing projects. You will support pricing and underwriting tools, answer technical questions, and develop reserve factors while collaborating with multiple teams.

The role emphasizes gaining actuarial credentials, leadership, and continuous process improvement within a supportive finance environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Credit for at least four actuarial exams.
• 1–2+ years of hands-on experience in business analysis, pricing, valuation, ALM or corporate experience.
• Strong problem solving ability and developing project management skills.
• Hands-on experience with current technology: Excel, a programming language, and mainframe or database tools.
• Solid written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated leadership ability.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and analyze intermediate to complex data for actuarial studies and pricing projects.
• Support development of pricing and underwriting tools; answer technical questions.
• Develop reserve factors, analyze reserves and monitor reserve changes.
• Develop experience analysis reviews and support valuation system maintenance.
• Assist with financial reports, tax returns and state filings as needed.
• Contribute to product development and repricing initiatives.
• Collaborate with product, underwriting, compliance, risk management and investments on initiatives.
• Prepare intermediate to complex reports.
• Pursue actuarial credentials and Society of Actuaries membership.
• Suggest process improvements and share information to improve efficiency.

Skills

Problem solving

Leadership

Communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Actuarial exams (4+)

Tools

Excel

Programming language

Mainframe systems

Database utilities

Job description

Responsibilities

• Prepare and analyze intermediate to complex data for use in actuarial experience studies, valuation, or pricing projects
• Provide significant support for development of pricing and underwriting tools and provide increasing support for helping others understand underwriting case specific issues by answering technical question
• Develop reserve factors, analyze reserves and monitor reserve changes
• Develop experience analysis reviews
• Support maintenance of valuation system
• Support preparation of financial reports, tax returns and state filings as needed
• Contribute to product development and repricing initiatives
• Begin working with product, underwriting, compliance, risk management, investments and other areas on specific initiatives; communicate project status within functional area
• Prepare intermediate to complex reports
• Demonstrate commitment to career development and growing financial acumen by pursuing actuarial credentials and membership in the Society of Actuaries
• Continuous assessment of established training and work processes to identify areas for effectiveness and efficiency improvements.
• Contributes to operating effectiveness through information sharing, suggested process improvements and effective implementation of change
• Communicate trends and issues identified and proactively recommend resolutions to management
• Work on and/or lead special projects that require actuarial research and analysis which may involve partnering with other business areas both in and out of finance.
• Maintain and continue to build on a specialized working knowledge of the company operations, systems and in the actuarial discipline
• May serve as informal leader/mentor to more junior level peers as well as training interns
• May perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree required
• Credit for at least four actuarial exams
• 1-2+ years of hands‑on experience and in-depth knowledge of business analysis, pricing, valuation, ALM or corporate experience
• Strong problem solving ability and developing project management skills
• Hands on experience with current technology (excel, one programming language, plus mainframe systems or database utility)
• Solid written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated leadership ability