Job Classification:
Actuarial - Actuarial
At Prudential, we believe talent is key to achieving our vision. When you join Prudential, you'll unlock a motivating and impactful career - all while growing your skills and advancing your profession at one of the world's leading financial services institutions!
Prudential's Business Support, Strategy, and Stress Testing group (part of Finance and Actuarial Community) is responsible for analyzing business and financial data to drive decision making and support key business initiatives for both Institutional (i.e. Pension Risk Transfer, International Reinsurance, Structured Settlement, Stable Value) and Individual (i.e. Variable Annuities, Fixed Annuities) Retirement Strategies. We're looking for driven, intellectually curious individuals with technical aptitude to quickly grasp business and actuarial concepts and be able to make contributions in a short timeframe.
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The Associate Actuary role will work closely with the International Reinsurance (IR) business to support key strategic initiatives, business deliverables and management reporting, spanning both finance and actuarial responsibilities. This role will partner with Actuarial, Finance, Treasurers, Risk, and Global Portfolio Management (GPM) in support of both BAU tasks and business initiatives.
The role will allow you to work as a strategic financial advisor to large, highly visible businesses. It will provide an opportunity to obtain strong knowledge and understanding of market dynamics including financial drivers of a growing business within Retirement. It is a great opportunity for exposure to leadership in Retirement FAC as well as business leaders within International Reinsurance.
The current employee work arrangement for this position is Hybrid and requires your on-site presence on a reoccurring basis as determined by your business. Your manager will provide additional details relative to the specific number of days you are expected to be on-site. Job Locations - Fort Wash, PA Newark, NJ
What you can expect:
- Take ownership of the validation and attribution of required reinsurance collateral amounts for IR's Longevity Risk Transfer and Funded Re businesses.
- Independently maintain and enhance the Python based code supporting the collateral validation and attribution processes.
- Lead the design, build, and testing of an enhanced process for reserve-style collateral validation for the rapidly growing IR LRT business.
- Complete annual reviews and updates of the Mortality Basis underlying the collateral calculations and help drive related business decisions.
- Collaborate with business partners and corporate functions e.g. P&A, Actuarial, Treasury and Controllers to support the forecast and actual reporting process, understand business drivers and pertinent trends, as well as support strategic business initiatives including new product launches.
- Oversee the FX hedge accounting program in collaboration with Actuarial and GPM.
- Support ad-hoc requests on IR Collateral and Finance as needed.
What you'll need:
- Bachelor's degree in actuarial, finance or other quantitative related fields are preferred.
- Technical skills with programming experience in Python or other languages are preferred.
- 4+ years of actuarial experience is preferred.
- Proven ability to be proactive, work independently and with a team.
- Strong problem solving, time management and organizational skills.
- Strong oral and written communication and interpersonal skills to navigate and resolve issues.
- We support the SOA actuarial exam progression with paid time off to study and exam costs.
Prudential welcomes all applicants, even if you don't meet every requirement. If your skills align with the role, we encourage you to apply.
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What we offer you:
- Market competitive base salaries, with a yearly bonus potential at every level
- Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO), and leave of absences, such as parental and military leave
- Retirement plans:
- 401(k) plan with company match (up to 4%)
- Company-funded pension plan
- Wellness Programs to help you achieve your wellbeing goals, including up to $1,600 a year for reimbursement of items purchased to support personal wellbeing needs
- Work/Life Resources to help support topics such as parenting, housing, senior care, finances, pets, legal matters, education, emotional and mental health, and career development.
- Tuition Assistance to help finance traditional college enrollment toward obtaining an approved degree, many accredited certificate programs, and industry designations.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Shares can be purchased at 85% of the lower of two prices (Beginning or End of the purchase period), after one year of service.
To find out more about our Total Reward package, see our Total Rewards Brochure. Some of the above benefits may not apply to part-time employees scheduled to work less than 20 hours per week.
Note: Prudential is required by state specific laws to include the salary range for this role when hiring a resident in applicable locations. The salary range for this role is from $115,800.00 to $172,300.00. Specific pricing for the role may vary within the above range based on many factors including geographic location, candidate experience, and skills. Roles may also be eligible for additional compensation and/or benefits. Eligibility to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance. In addition, employees are eligible for standard benefits package including paid time off, medical, dental and retirement.
Prudential Financial, Inc. of the United States is not affiliated with Prudential plc. which is headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Prudential is a multinational financial services leader with operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Leveraging its heritage of life insurance and asset management expertise, Prudential is focused on helping individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth. The company's well-known Rock symbol is an icon of strength, stability, expertise and innovation that has stood the test of time. Prudential's businesses offer a variety of products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds, asset management, and real estate services.
We recognize that our strength and success are directly linked to the quality and skills of our diverse associates. We are proud to be a place where talented people who want to make a difference can grow as professionals, leaders, and as individuals. Visit www.prudential.com to learn more about our values, our history and our brand.
Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, marital status, age, veteran status, domestic partner status , medical condition or any other characteristic protected by law.
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