Senior Retirement Actuarial Associate | Plan Design

WTW; New York (NY); On-site; USD 125,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

Willis Towers Watson is seeking a Lead Associate in New York within the Retirement Line of Business. You will help clients with mergers, plan design, and strategy, performing complex valuations, ALM studies, and risk assessments.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in actuarial fields and at least 3 years of actuarial experience, with ASA/EA progress and pension software skills. Strong analytical capabilities are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics or a related field.
• Three (3) years of experience as an Actuarial Analyst or a related role.
• Prior experience reviewing and checking valuation work and complex data analysis for large corporate U.S. defined benefit plans (e.g., 500+ participants).
• Prior experience contributing to the design, valuation and administration of retirement plans for Fortune 1000 companies, including Liabilities assessment and core valuations in compliance with Pension Protection Act, U.S. GAAP and IFRS.
• Prior experience reviewing and checking U.S. government retirement plan filings, including Forms 5500, Schedule SB and PBGC filings.
• Coding experience in pension valuation software.
• Exam progress toward designation as an Associate of the Society of Actuaries (ASA) or Enrolled Actuary (EA).

Responsibilities

• Lead Associate within Retirement Line of Business in New York, NY.
• Support on mergers and acquisitions, plan design and strategy, experience studies, ALM studies, forecasting, and retirement plan risk assessment.
• Assist consultants with execution of large complex project plans.
• Resolve data and plan issues and prepare client deliverables.
• Ensure data collection and analyses for valuations and government filings.
• Adhere to ERISA, FASB, IFRS, GASB, DOL, Pension Protection Act and related regulations.
• Review analytical work and explain results to senior team members and clients.
• Contribute to development of new tools and approaches.

Skills

Actuarial analysis

Data analysis

Valuation experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science/Mathematics/Statistics

Tools

Pension valuation software

Job description

Willis Towers Watson is seeking a Lead Associate in New York within the Retirement Line of Business. You will help clients with mergers, plan design, and strategy, performing complex valuations, ALM studies, and risk assessments.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in actuarial fields and at least 3 years of actuarial experience, with ASA/EA progress and pension software skills. Strong analytical capabilities are essential.