Reserving Actuary
PartnerRe
- Dublin
- €87,564 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Contribute to the delivery and onboarding of a new Reserving Platform
- Specification of requirements & design of key components including the annual reserve studies and quarter-close process
- Manage the testing of Reserving Platform components, inputs and outputs
- Work closely with development team of external vendor to ensure PartnerRe requirements are met
- Develop enhancements to Reserving management reporting as part of solution onboarding
- Support parallel runs of the new Reserving Platform to enable the planned go-live of the platform
- Participate in workshops related to the delivery of the Reserving Platform
- Communicate regular updates on project progress, risks and issues
- Develop the expertise to act as a super-user for the Reserving Platform
- Support the training of wider members of the Actuarial & Risk function
- Contribute to strategic initiatives across the Actuarial & Risk function
- Good business judgement: an ability to solve complex issues with pragmatic solutions
- Self-starter with high motivation, team-orientation and adaptability
- An innovative thinker; who will identify opportunities to anticipate and respond to change
- Comfortable operating in a changing work environment
- Good listening skills and an ability to gain buy-in from stakeholders with diverse interests
- A high level of self-awareness and integrity and a trust for others
- Project management skills would be an advantage
- Nearly or newly qualified actuary with an internationally recognized actuarial society.
- Experience of working on the development a new reserving platform would be an advantage
- A minimum of 4 years experience with a leading non-life re/insurer. This individual may also have gained part of that experience at an actuarial consulting firm.
- Knowledge of Reinsurance/Insurance business would be an advantage.
- High motivation, team-orientation and adaptability
- Experience with Microsoft Office Products (Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint).
- Programming experience required (Examples: Python, VBA, SAS, R, Python, Power BI).
- Effective communication skills and proficiency in English
- Effective project management skills
- Strong problem solving and critical thinking skill
- Ability to learn and navigate existing systems and processes to accomplish stated business objectives effectively and efficiently