Actuary managing financial reporting and in-force management for life and health business across Continental Europe. Join Swiss Re's diverse actuarial team in Zurich, focusing on robust reporting and operational efficiency.
Responsibilities
Provide quality reserve and income statement submissions for internal and external reporting (local and Swiss statutory, IFRS 17)
Applying actuarial judgement to challenging or subjective areas of the work done within the wider team, such as valuation assumption setting
Supporting the review and consolidation of results for the entire CE region – including ensuring the transparent onward communication of these results
Participating in management activities (i.e. recaptures and changes in treaty terms) from an actuarial perspective and taking a proactive approach to management of the in-force portfolio
Working closely with other functions (including Finance, Products and Client Markets) and be a key member of the market cross functional team
Communicating results to internal stakeholders
Coordinating workflow of and providing support to more junior team member as required.
Requirements
Qualified/part-qualified Actuary with good progress made towards Actuarial qualification (study package provided), preferably for more than 3 years of experience in L&H re/insurance
Understanding of the methods of calculating policy liabilities
A good understanding of IFRS17 reporting framework
Team work - able to build working relationships across technical disciplines, and work effectively across the L&H value chain (including non-actuaries)
Capable of managing own workload when faced with multiple priorities, but willing to seek guidance from line manager as and if required
Strong communication skills, including being capable of presenting results to/discussing results with internal interested parties and senior stakeholders.
Proficient in MS Excel. Knowledge of MS Power BI and/or database software would be considered an advantage.
Strong written and verbal communication skills in English are required.
Benefits
Additional rewards and benefits including an attractive performance-based annual bonus
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