Actuary, Reporting Process and Controls - Toronto, Canada - Manulife

Manulife

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

We are a leading financial services provider committed to making decisions easier and lives better for our customers and colleagues around the world.

From our environmental initiatives to our community investments, we lead with values throughout our business.

To help us stand out, we help you step up, because when colleagues are healthy, respected and meaningfully challenged, we all thrive.

Discover how you can grow your career, make impact and drive real change with our Winning Team today.

Working Arrangement
Hybrid

The Company's Group Finance Actuarial (GFA) area supports Manulife Financial Chief Actuary to fulfill his mandate across our global organization post-IFRS17 implementation.

Within GFA, our team (System, Data and Reporting Applications team) has a mandate of integrating Actuarial System, Data, Modeling and Reporting functions for a seamless end-to-end reporting process, making Manulife the leading digitalized company in the industry.

The team provides leadership and oversight for building automated actuarial reporting processes and controls related to valuation, capital management, participating account management and reinsurance of in force blocks, making sure they are built consistently with IFRS17 standards and regulatory guidelines.

In this role, the incumbent will be collaborating with colleagues across different functions (BU valuation/pricing, Segment Modeling, Group Capital, GFA Policy, ALM, IF management, System/IT area, etc.) to enhance the efficiency of financial reporting requirements from different internal customers and ultimately to support the overall business strategic growth objectives.

This is a unique position to:
a) gain experience on a wide range of actuarial reporting processes and ad-hoc projects;
b) collaborating with experienced professionals at different levels with different background (finance, actuarial, data, IT and capital)

Key Responsibilities:

Design and implement technologybased solutions for complex projects related to automated data sourcing, calculation processing and financial statement interpretation on behalf of each business unit (e.g. new product / new reinsurance treaty launches, BC reporting prequarterend, earning forecast app., etc.)
Support Moody's Axis and Risk Integrity (RI) upgrades and test the implications to the automated endtoend valuation reporting processes.
Maintain and update Reserve Movement Analysis (RMA) driver files and RI driver files.
Provide expert support and resolve identified issues during both testing phases and urgent quarter end reporting periods.
Create procedural documentation and provide training to endusers and other key stakeholders.
Establish close and collaborative partnerships with other teams, sharing expertise and learnings throughout the development, testing and maintenance phases.

What motivates you?

You obsess about customers, listen, engage and act for their benefit.
You think big, with curiosity to discover ways to use your agile approach and enable business outcomes.
You thrive in teams and enjoy getting things done together.
You take ownership and build solutions, focusing on what matters.
You do what is right, work with integrity and speak up.
You share your humanity, helping us build a diverse and inclusive work environment for everyone.

What we are looking for

Qualified FSA/FCIA (or close to obtaining the designations)
Detailed oriented with strong problemsolving skills. Understanding of actuarial reporting, data discovery and analysis requirements.
Prior IFRS actuarial reporting experience and knowledge of insurance products is a plus (e.g. RMA analysis and source of earnings reporting on Life/Annuity products)
Demonstrated programming or scripting experience with apps (Python and Qlik)
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly and concisely when presenting technical issues, options, and recommendations to senior management
Strong collaboration skills with the ability to work with crossfunctional teams proven ability to build relationships and influence others.
Strong organization skill with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks based on the urgency of different internal customers.

What can we offer you?

A competitive salary and benefits packages.
A growth trajectory that extends upward and outward, encouraging you to follow your passions and learn new skills.
A focus on growing your career path with us.
Flexible work policies and strong worklife balance. Professional development and leadership opportunities.

Our commitment to you