Actuarial Consultant, Financial Services, Transactions - Senior Manager

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Senior Manager – Financial Services – Insurance and Actuarial Advisory Services – Transactions – Advisory - NYC, Chicago, Charlotte, Miami, Boston, Philadelphia, Hartford

EY is a leader in serving the global financial services marketplace and the only professional services firm with a separate business unit dedicated to the financial services industry – the Financial Services Organization (FSO). Our focused model and bold ambition have put us at the center of the events that continue to reshape and redefine our industry, working side by side with a range of clients from our most venerable institutions to dynamic new entrants across Banking and Capital Markets, Wealth and Asset Management, Insurance, and Real Estate, Hospitality and Construction. Our purpose is to help build a financial services industry in which financial institutions are trusted and flourish, and the global economy is healthy, growing, and secure. If you have a passion for rallying together to solve complex challenges, then come join our dynamic FSO team!

 

The opportunity

Our actuarial advisers deliver creative and innovative thinking to high-profile Life Insurance companies worldwide, supporting them in making confident financial judgements in support of their business goals. Here, you’ll be an actuary right at the heart of that mission, leading engagement teams, working directly with clients, mentoring, and developing team members and building your personal brand as a leader in your field.

 

Your key responsibilities

 

It’s all about providing the knowledge our clients need to execute strategies and resolve complex issues. We’ll look to you to lead client engagement teams in the Transactions area of our practice, in a wide variety of projects including:

• Reinsurance strategy
• Offshore jurisdiction regulatory (including US, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, and other jurisdictions)
• Reinsurance entity structuring
• Transaction pricing support
• Transaction asset/liability strategy and optimization
• Cedent / reinsurer target operating model
• Cedent / reinsurer managed services
• Reinsurance administration
• Financial reporting (US, Bermuda, Cayman, and other jurisdictions)
• Mergers and Acquisitions

Skills and attributes for success

• Lead large scale client engagements. Consistently deliver quality client services. Drive high-quality work products within expected timeframes and on budget. Monitor progress, manage risk and ensure key stakeholders are kept informed about progress and expected outcomes. Manage expectations of client service delivery. Stay abreast of current business and industry trends relevant to the client's business.
• Effectively lead and motivate teams with diverse skills and backgrounds. Provide constructive on-the-job feedback/coaching to team members. Foster an innovative and inclusive team-oriented work environment. Play an active role in counselling and mentoring junior consultants within the organization.
• Generate new business opportunities. Understand EY and its service lines and actively assess/present ways to serve clients. Develop and maintain long-term client relationships and networks. Develop relationships with team members across all EY practices to serve client needs.
• Demonstrate deep actuarial technical capabilities and professional knowledge. Demonstrate ability to quickly assimilate new knowledge. Possess in depth business acumen. Remain current on new regulations concerning Insurance industry.
• Demonstrate an understanding of complex actuarial concepts, discuss complex issues with the e