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Senior Manager - Actuarial
Posted on Dec. 2, 2024
- Auckland City, New Zealand
- 0 - 0 USD (yearly)
- Full Time
The Senior Actuary Manager will play a pivotal role in leading the actuarial team within the Finance and Actuarial department, reporting directly to the CFO for one of our business units. This position involves overseeing the business unit’s actuarial valuations under both US GAAP and IFRS standards, as well as managing capital calculations in line with RBNZ ISS and Bermudian requirements. The successful candidate will ensure the team delivers comprehensive actuarial services, including pricing, bonus setting, and experience investigations, while maintaining robust relationships with key stakeholders such as the CFO and Appointed Actuary, and liaising with Resolution Life Australasia as needed.
Key responsibilities include directing the monthly and quarterly valuation and capital processes, conducting detailed reviews and analyses of results, and ensuring compliance with regulatory returns. The Senior Actuary Manager will oversee all actuarial team activities, engage with stakeholders to implement efficient methodologies, and contribute to broader financial and actuarial outcomes. Additionally, this role supports the integration of financial and actuarial systems, ensuring clear communication of complex matters to senior non-actuarial audiences and influencing decision-making at all levels.
The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in producing actuarial results on multiple bases, including IFRS-17 and US GAAP, and demonstrate a deep understanding of the NZ Interim Solvency Standard. They must excel in managing time and priorities in a fast-paced environment, adapting strategies as needed to achieve optimal outcomes. Strong leadership skills, the ability to drive organizational results through cross-functional expertise, and a thorough knowledge of best practices in financial management are essential for success in this role
Your Story
RLA has adopted agile ways of working, providing a flexible environment for individuals to make a significant contribution to our success through the application of their skill and experience. To thrive in this environment ideally a candidate has the following attributes:
- Communicates complex matters clearly and simply including to a senior non-actuarial audience/Leadership and influences at all levels
- Drives organisational outcomes through deep expertise or cross-functional leadership
- Excellent understanding of the interactions between actuarial and accounting principles / policies and their impact on valuation outcomes, analysis of results, systems and process design, data requirements and data flow, at a company level.
- Able to prioritise the team’s time to deliver to required deadlines.
- Ability to direct and manage a team and be flexible as priorities change, to deliver the best outcomes for our customers.
- Knowledge of best practice in financial management.
Ideal Experience
- Production of actuarial results on multiple bases (IFRS-17 / US GAAP), including end-to-end Actuarial processes.
- Excellent knowledge of the NZ Interim Solvency Standard
- Ability to work and manage your time in a fast-paced environment – changing focus and / or your strategy for delivery as required.
- Skilled in actuarial or finance system change
At Resolution Life, we have identified the following critical skills which are key to success in our culture:
- Customer Focused: Passionate drive to delight our customers and offer unique solutions that deliver on their expectations.
- Critical Thinking: Thoughtful process of analysing data and problem-solving data to reach a well-reasoned solution.
- Team Mentality: Partnering effectively to drive our culture and execute on our common goals.
- Business Acumen: Appreciation and understanding of the financial services industry in order to make sound business decisions.
- Learning Agility: Openness to new ways of thinking and acquiring new skills to retain a competitive advantage.
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