Senior Healthcare Finance & Actuarial Analytics Lead

WTW; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and welfare benefits

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Willis Towers Watson is seeking a Healthcare Financial/Actuarial Senior Analyst to contribute to complex analyses and projects across employer health and group benefit programs, including medical, dental, life, disability, and voluntary benefits. You will interface with vendors and client teams, helping prepare deliverables and ensuring quality standards.

You will grow your health and benefits acumen, financial modeling, and project management skills by collaborating with leaders on cutting-edge

Qualifications

• 2+ years’ experience in professional services, ideally gained in a benefit consulting/brokerage firm or health underwriting / actuarial function of an insurance company.
• Basic knowledge of health and welfare products & services.
• Ability to learn big data analytic technics preferred.
• Knowledge of carrier claim reporting.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and produce quality deliverables on time and within budget.
• Strong client service orientation and ability to respond to all communications effectively and in a timely manner.
• Proven ability to identify and resolve issues.
• Proven ability to communicate in writing and verbally.
• Self-starter attitude and ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong analytical, creative and integrative skills.
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills, particularly in Excel and PowerPoint.
• State Life and Health license required within 90 days of joining.
• Relevant financial experience and/or university degree.
• Progress towards completion of health actuarial designation or CEBS designation (optional).

Responsibilities

• Is an active member on multiple employer client teams providing financial analyses, outputs and client deliverables across a region.
• Supports benefit plan analysis, design, cost avoidance, risk and funding strategies.
• Contributes to vendor financial reviews for clients.
• Provides quality reviews for technical & consulting accuracy on client projects, including developing pricing and employee contributions strategies, modelling plan design alternatives and calculating reserves.
• Delivers accurate and reliable claim reporting and financial modeling to client teams to support client decisions.
• Partners with Global Delivery Centers and Client Service teams to deliver superior project management.
• Learn to communicate complex financial/actuarial/analytic results to effectively drive client action.
• Build strong relationships internally and collaborate effectively on cross-functional teams.

Skills

Strong written and verbal communi-c at

Excel

PowerPoint

Analytical skills

Client service orientation

Team collaboration

Self-starter attitude

Project management

Education

University degree

Health actuarial designation in progress (CEBS)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Willis Towers Watson is seeking a Healthcare Financial/Actuarial Senior Analyst to contribute to complex analyses and projects across employer health and group benefit programs, including medical, dental, life, disability, and voluntary benefits. You will interface with vendors and client teams, helping prepare deliverables and ensuring quality standards.

You will grow your health and benefits acumen, financial modeling, and project management skills by collaborating with leaders on cutting-edge