Deloitte
Senior Actuary Expert (f/m) -
Who we're looking for
Our growing actuarial team is looking for new colleagues to its regional team.
Required professional background and skills:
• University degree in actuarial science, quantitative finance / mathematics, economics or related field (similar position for undergraduate students is also available)
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills
• Creativity and analytical thinking, ability to solve complex problems
• Technical experience in, and understanding of, the business, financial reporting and portfolio valuations
• Be an expert in the modelling and financial reporting of the business; combining detailed knowledge of the business and modelling - ensuring the delivery of technically accurate, robust and well explained results to another actuary but also to wider business management
• Team player and team leading role
• Ideal candidate has at least 3 years of experience
Additional skills which will be favourably considered:**
• Candidates will ideally have experience of one or more of IFRS 17 (as key advantage), Solvency II, accounting, reserving, life or non-life insurance pricing
• Data analysis, data mining, predictive models (R, SAS, SpSS,…).
• Programming skills (VBA, C++, R), Prophet, etc.
• Willingness to travel (post-COVID) during engagements across Europe (Germany, Austria, Poland, Czech Republic
• Excellent MS Office skills, particularly Excel
Your future role
• Senior actuary leading the team
• Working and leading the various projects for the insurance companies locally but also internationally
• Deeper understanding and daily use of actuarial software (Prophet, CROS, SQL, SPSS, R, VBA, Tableau, etc)
• Cooperating with other senior consultants from the insurance business (IT, Lega, Audit…)
What we offer
• A unique opportunity to develop your insurance business understanding with a focus on key actuarial processes and techniques via participation in local and international projects
• Continuous training and career development opportunities while learning from a wide range of top professionals
• Great career development opportunities
• A wide range of professional development opportunities
• Interesting and challenging work
• Excellent international working environment
• Basic salary: EUR 2 800 gross per month. Part of the total compensation is also a variable component. A higher salary may be agreed, depending on professional qualifications and experience.
About Deloitte
Deloitte is a variety of people, experience, industries and services we deliver in 150 countries of the world. It is an intellectual challenge, a good starting point for your career, and an excellent opportunity for continuous development and gaining valuable life experiences. What you only must do is to take the first step – press the apply button and send us your CV, go through all the stages of the recruitment process and sign a contract with us. Deloitte is simply your best choice.
About the team
• We develop mathematical models for life and non-life insurance (we have more than 200 and we are very good at this).
• We assess methodologies of actuarial calculations and the quality and accuracy of their performance (IFRS 17, Solvency II, MCEV, GAAP).
• We participate in insurance company transformation projects - IFRS17 as hot topic
• We assess product profitability, improve pricing and the correct offer setup.
• We analyse data, derive assumptions and create predictive models.
• We propose and implement business decisions based on the performed analyses.
Recruitment Journey
Please send your application via our website. Create a profile and attach a CV in Slovak and English and a cover letter or update your existing profile.
Zurich Insurance Company Ltd
Actuarial Model Developer - junior
Want to become a member of an energetic diverse young team working on a key actuarial project on a global scale? We offer you possibilities to learn from Zurich professionals across globe and shape your future career path. We are looking for a person willing to work hard to improve her/his own strengths and skills to help the team in achieving challenging goals. Relevant previous experience is always of an advantage, but don’t be afraid to apply even without it. We want to meet motivated and talented people like you!
Responsibilities:
- Developing, maintaining and enhancing Life actuarial models,
- IFRS17 methodology development and implementation into central Zurich Group calculation engine,
- Testing and validating of actuarial systems according to Zurich defined Standards
- Cooperation with Zurich entities in different countries and helping to solve any locally identified issues
- Assisting in definition of the future IFRS17 internal reporting requirements
- Running Life actuarial models to perform various types of analysis in order to improve quality of an actuarial reporting
- Support of actuarial process improvements through automation and simplifications
Your skills and experience will ideally include:
- Communication skills, fluent in English, Inquisitive,
- Creativity, open minded and proactive approach,
- Willingness to embrace actuarial career,
- University degree in actuarial science, Statistics, Mathematics or similar.
- Experience with programming in any software of an advantage
- Experience with actuarial software Prophet of an advantage
Minimal monthly salary offered is 1400€ plus other pay elements based on your experience.
Contact: nikola.bilkova@zurich.com
Actuarial Model Developer for Spain
Want to become a member of an energetic, diverse young team working on a key actuarial project on a global scale? We offer you possibilities to learn from Zurich professionals across the globe and shape your future career path. We are looking for a person willing to work hard to improve her/his own strengths and skills to help the team achieve challenging goals. Relevant previous experience is always advantageous, but don’t be afraid to apply even without it. We want to meet motivated and talented people like you!
Your responsibility will be to support our business unit in Spain in the following areas:
- Developing, maintaining and delivering Life actuarial models
- IFRS 17 model development and implementation of the reporting close process
- Automation and optimisation of reporting close processes
- Running Life actuarial models required for various reporting exercises
- Testing and validating Zurich’s Life Business Units administration systems
- Following the Zurich methodology standards, including documentation requirements and control framework
Your Skills and Experience should ideally involve:
- Communication skills, fluent in English
- Creativity, open-minded and proactive approach
- Willingness to cooperate closely within an international team
- Willingness to embrace an actuarial career
- University degree in actuarial science, finance, statistics, mathematics or similar
- Experience with programming in any software of an advantage
- Experience with actuarial software Prophet of an advantage
Minimal monthly salary offered is 1400€ plus other pay elements based on your experience.
Contact: nikola.bilkova@zurich.com
Life Actuarial Developer - Senior
Want to become a member of an energetic diverse young team working on a key life actuarial project on a global scale? We offer you possibilities to work in an international environment and deepen your knowledge further, particularly in IFRS 17. We are looking for a person willing to take on responsibility for challenging methodological and development tasks in various actuarial or model development areas. Previous experience with life actuarial models and products is a must and understanding of IFRS17 Standard is of an advantage. Are you ready to take step forward in your career, we are happy to support you on your way!
Your main responsibilities will involve:
- Cooperation on IFRS17 methodology development and practical implementation
- Participation in global industry discussions on any outstanding IFRS17 open methodology topics
- Analysis of practical issues faced while implementing IFRS17 Standard across different Zurich operated entities
- Actuarial process review and analysis
- Cooperation on development of IFRS17 KPIs and various analysis to help in business steering
- Financial performance optimization
Your skills and experience will ideally include:
- Excellent communication skills in English,
- Ability to analyse and lead development of complex life actuarial topics
- Creativity, open minded and proactive approach, inquisitive
- University degree in actuarial science, Statistics, Mathematics or similar.
- Experience with actuarial software Prophet, RiskAgility or MG-Alfa is an advantage
- Experience with programming welcomed (e.g. Python)
- Strong understanding of life insurance products and their reporting under various frameworks (IFRS 4, MCEV, Solvency II)
- Previous experience in life actuarial (5+ years) is expected (pricing, valuation, risk management)
Minimal monthly salary offered is 3000€ plus other pay elements based on your experience.
Contact: nikola.bilkova@zurich.com
Life Actuarial IFRS 17 Methodology Lead 80-100%, temporary until end of December 2022 in Corporate Center in Switzerland
Are you interested in defining and refining methodology for the implementation of IFRS 17 for Life insurance and assess its implication on Group results? As a Methodology lead you will work closely with global IFRS 17 project team as well as various Finance functions, including FAR, PPM, IT, IR and others to effectively implement IFRS 17 and embed it into business as usual. You will be supporting the local and group technical implementation of the new accounting Standards, support the local businesses in understanding it, providing guidance and training, and reviewing the implementation and the financial impact assessment. The role requires appropriate understanding of the actuarial IFRS 17 methodology to provide support on specific technical implementation with guidance, training and support for the Business Units across the Group. This is a project role for 2 years with the potential for a more permanent role at the end of the project, subject to business approval.
What you will do
- Taking ownership of the Life Actuarial IFRS 17 methodology
- Communicate, align and syndicate methodology with relevant input providers and stakeholders
- Roll out methodologies to Life Actuarial and broader Finance community through constant training
- Communicate and socialize methodological changes across Group Actuarial and at business unit level
- Closely collaborate with other Finance functions on the implication of the methodology choices on the solutions design and their financial impacts
- Support the operationalization of IFRS17 methodologies from a process, system and data perspective
- Actively contribute to providing insight into the main drivers of profit under IFRS 17
What you bring
- Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Mathematics/Statistics, Actuarial, Computer Science, Economics or similar
- 5 or more years of experience in financial industry, preferably in life economic valuation models and IFRS reserving
- Fully qualified actuary (per local society) or actively pursuing qualification
- Strong analytical skills and solution orientation
- Open to change, ability to focus on priorities, timely and effective work execution
- Communication, negotiation and persuasion skills in a business environment
- Ability to work independently, under pressure and conscious of deadlines
- Good project management skills, result-oriented work in a project environment
- Showing enthusiasm and having positive attitude
- Experience with actuarial systems (e.g. Prophet, Moses) will be an advantage
- Very good English skills, German will be an advantage
Contact: dusan.hutka@zurich.com
Gemini poisťovacie služby, a.s.
Pokiaľ
- Vás nebaví nikdy nekončiace reportovanie pre materskú spoločnosť,
- máte skúsenosti s reportingom alebo oceňovaním produktov životného poistenia,
- hľadáte zmysluplnú a rôznorodú prácu na pozícii aktuára,
- chcete byť pri zrode online poisťovne a byť súčasťou prima teamu,
ste možno správny kandidát na pozíciu aktuára v novovznikajúcej životnej poisťovni. Akcionárom spoločnosti je silný finančný partner, ktorý rozširuje svoje portfólio o poisťovaciu spoločnosť.
Platové podmienky: 2 000+ EUR/mesiac
Kontakt: pavel.gaspar@partnersgroup.sk
Tools4F, s.r.o.
Pojistný matematik pro IFRS 17
Tools4F je:
- Respektovaná aktuárská konzultantská společnost, působící na trzích střední a východní Evropy;
- Naše motto: „Pomáháme tím, co nás baví a dává smysl“;
- Tým, kde hlavním pravidlem je respekt ke kolegům a klientům;
Předpoklady:
- Zájem dělat svou práci na co nejvyšší úrovni, stále se zdokonalovat, stát se uznávaným expertem;
- Alespoň základní znalost Standardu IFRS 17 a chuť učit se více (reálná zkušenost výhodou);
- Minimálně základní znalost pojistné matematiky (reálná praxe výhodou);
Nabízíme:
- Různorodé projekty na IFRS 17 a možnost individuálního zaměření dle vlastní preference;
- Možnost podílet se na interním vývoji konkrétních nástrojů;
- Nevyžadujeme pevnou dobu práce ani místo – organizujete sami sebe. Jediným úkolem je splnit předem dohodnutý cíl – kdy a kde je na Vás;
- Plnou podporu širokého týmu expertů na IFRS 17 a ostatní profesní oblasti;
- Zdarma účast na profesním vzdělávání Tools4F;
- Jasně definovanou a velmi zajímavou odměnu za práci;
Kontakt: Martin Janeček; janecek@tools4f.com, + 420 604 294 866
