Actuarial Intern

This one-year internship role is required to support SCOR in the delivery of financial reporting for Australia and New Zealand business. An excellent opportunity for you to collaborate with senior actuaries, acquire knowledge on a variety of methods, systems and tools, and apply actuarial technical skills in a life reinsurance context.

Responsibilities

• Under the guidance of other team members, the individual can expect to be assigned to tasks and projects that are both challenging and contribute to their personal and professional development.
• Examples of tasks include:

• Prepare data for processing by valuation models, including retrieving, profiling, cleansing, reconciling, transforming and validating data sets.
• Analyse data by writing and running SQL or Python programs.
• Optimise business processes through review of existing processes, redesign and implementation using automation, standardisation, controls.

Qualifications

Required experience & competencies

- No prior actuarial work experience required. Knowledge of advanced mathematics and statistical concepts.

Skills and Personal Competences:

• Attention to detail.
• Effective verbal and written communication, time management and organization skills.
• Analytical and mathematical proficiency.
• Proficient use of Excel spreadsheets.
• Ability to use Python or SQL preferable.
• Strong problem solving and analytical thinking ability.
• Team player.
• Culturally flexible and sensitive.

Required Education

Completed or pursuing Bachelor’s degree in actuarial science, mathematics, statistics, economics, finance, or related field with a strong quantitative orientation.

About us

SCOR, the 4th largest reinsurer in the world, provides insurance companies with a diversified and innovative range of solutions and services to control and manage risk. Leveraging experience and expertise to deliver “The Art & Science of Risk”, SCOR provides cutting-edge financial solutions, analytics tools and services in all areas related to risk – from Life & Health and Property & Casualty insurance to Investments. Our specialized teams operate in over 160 countries, fostering long-term relationships with clients.

In order to provide our clients with a broad range of innovative reinsurance solutions, SCOR pursues an underwriting policy that is founded on profitability and supported by effective risk management strategy and a prudent investment policy. This approach allows us to offer clients an optimum level of security, to create value for shareholders, and to contribute to the welfare and resilience of society by helping to protect insureds against the risks they face.

At SCOR, we believe that employing people from different backgrounds and ensuring inclusivity is a major driving force for the success of the Group. We are committed to fostering a work environment in which all employees are treated fairly and respectfully, have equal access to opportunities and resources, and can contribute fully to SCOR’s success.