Actuarial Specialist

Description and Requirements

Job Responsibilities:

• Support with monthly and quarterly valuation of FAS60 traditional products in the US market.
• Analyze monthly reserves roll-forward to discern reasonableness of change in reserves and present the gain/loss analysis.
• Support additional financial research, governance, controls, actuarial methods and standards used within assigned sub-region and insurance products.
• Analysis of all concerned reinsurance treaties and building a process for the same.
• Prepare communication for internal/external customers and document the control checks.
• Develop strong working relationships and strategic partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure a high degree of customer satisfaction.
• Support stakeholders on core deliverables throughout the course of the reporting year.
• Work with different teams to deliver solutions.
• Automating routine and mundane tasks through VBA/SQL/Python/Power BI.
• Taking ownership of work; clearly flagging any issues and goal delivery concerns to senior leadership team.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Education:

A bachelor's or master's university degree in Finance or a quantitative field.

Essential experience, skills and competencies:

• Meticulous in the validation, presentation and communication of results.
• Respectful of deadlines, discipline and process, yet flexible and pragmatic.
• Capable of working autonomously or with a team.
• Able to navigate through complex problems and structures to achieve results and deliver solutions.
• Experience of USGAAP and Statutory rules and regulations preferred.
• A thorough knowledge of actuarial reporting across a wide range of product types: Whole Life, Term Life.
• Excellent Excel skills. (VBA knowledge would be a plus.)

Experience:

• 2 - 4 years of actuarial experience, preferably knowledge of US markets.
• At least cleared 5 actuarial exams from IAI/IFoA/SOA.

Other Requirements (licenses, certifications, specialized training – if required):

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.

About MetLife:

Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies" and Fortune World’s 25 Best Workplaces™, MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world’s leading financial services companies, providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers.

With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our core values - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, and Think Ahead - we’re inspired to transform the next century in financial services.

At MetLife, it’s All Together Possible. Join us!