Job Description

A career in our Actuarial Life Services practice, within Actuarial Services, will provide you with the opportunity to contribute general insurance advice and consulting services to clients such as insurers, banks, regulators, and third party administrators. You’ll provide advice covering solvency, economic capital, risk management, mergers and acquisitions, company restructuring and risk control, financial modelling, underwriting, new legislation, and the efficiency of claims or reporting processes. Simply put, you might help analyse the impact that new regulation will have on an insurance company’s balance sheet or you could be revising businesses’ projections and making sure they have adequate reserves. Our team helps insurers address new financial reporting requirements by assessing the financial and business impacts of regulations, building implementation plans, and implementing relevant requirements, particularly across areas of financial reporting change. Important point to consider: COVID-19 Vaccination Policy: Putting the safety of our people and clients first as we look to a hybrid future: The health, well-being and safety of our colleagues, clients, and communities is our number one priority. Vaccinations have proven to reduce the risk of COVID-19. Effective Friday, October 1, 2021, PwC Canada requires all partners, staff, contractors and visitors to be fully-vaccinated when entering a PwC location, subject to applicable legal exemptions. At PwC, the future ways of work will be a hybrid of in-person and virtual, allowing choice and flexibility to explore new ways of working and collaborating. Read this press release for further details. What you’ll create and do As a Senior Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Supporting actuarial product teams in a broad range of actuarial consulting services and transformation initiatives
• Work closely with our senior actuaries on our appointed actuary services including actuarial liability valuation and financial condition testing, product development, mergers & acquisition, advisory services, and insurance accounting standards (IFRS 17)
• Support the team in re-performing the actuarial liabilities, analyze and review valuation methodologies and assumptions
• Analyzing client information in order to conclude whether the actuarial liabilities are fairly presented in the financial statements
• Collaborate with actuaries and other actuarial students on a variety of projects, including cross-functional projects with other departments within PwC
• Support relationship building with our clients
• Share findings and recommendations to non actuarial teams a clear and non-technical manner
• Support junior staff

What you’ll bring to this role

• An interest in upskilling for a digital world and technology trends, an openness to learning new tools and adapting how you work
• A demonstrated commitment to valuing differences and working alongside diverse people and perspectives
• Progressive experience in the P&C insurance industry including policy liability valuation, financial condition testing, IFRS 17, pricing, or predictive modelling
• Actively pursuing the Canadian Institute of Actuaries qualification of FCIA, or recent FCIA
• Exceptional commitment to providing excellent client service, by building and maintaining productive relationships with both internal and external clients
• Advanced analytical, problem solving and multitasking/project management skills
• Proficiency in reserving or statistical applications such as Arius, R, or @Risk
• Proven ability working with data analytic tools (Tableau, Alteryx, VBA) considered an asset
• Continuous improvement mind-set, challenges the status quo and seeks self improvement
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including experience presenting in a business context
• Prior experience within a consulting or advisory role (or capable to work in a consulting/audit environments and project-based work) considered an asset
• Bilingual proficiency in English and French

Why you’ll love working for PwC At PwC, we support you through a range of financial and non-financial rewards and benefits. Discover a life that works for you with our diverse, inclusive and flexible culture. To learn how you can grow and shine in your career at PwC, please visit: https://www.pwc.com/ca/whypwc See how you can create your future at PwC www.pwc.com/ca/en/careers/create-your-future.html Get to know us Check out our careers blog to hear what our people have to say and discover a place where you can bring your passions and whole self to work. https://www.pwc.com/ca/en/careers/blog.html Applying at PwC At PwC, we embrace new technology where you will learn to innovate and deliver differently. For Administrative, Specialist, Associate, Senior Associate, and Manager roles you may have the opportunity to participate in an on-demand video interview. To learn more about our innovative cloud-based online application interview process click here: https://www.pwc.com/ca/applytopwc
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