Actuarial Analyst 

Manulife Business Processing Services (MBPS) is a global resourcing organization for Manulife Financial, a leading multinational financial services company headquartered in Canada, operating as John Hancock in the United States and as Manulife in the rest of the world.   

The MBPS Actuarial department provides actuarial services to Manulife business areas across Asia and North America, specializing in model validation, experience studies and valuation work.  In addition to providing exciting work in the actuarial field, our Actuarial Development Program also offers strong support and incentives for writing Society of Actuaries (SoA) exams, as well as the opportunity to rotate periodically into new roles to gain a broader knowledge and experience base. 

We are currently searching for talented and motivated individuals with prior actuarial experience, to help our team grow.  The desired qualifications and anticipated job responsibilities are listed below.  Interested candidates may submit their application by following the link to the Careers page at www.manulifeglobalservices.com. 

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, or Statistics 

• Strong knowledgeable in various actuarial concepts and their application to life insurance – probability, interest theory, life contingencies. 

• Demonstrated strong quantitative, analytical and problem solving skills.  

• Ability to communicate complex actuarial concepts clearly and concisely both orally and in writing to both technical and non-technical audiences. 

• Strong interpersonal skills; good team player.   

• Can perform tasks with minimal supervision and demonstrated ability to work well under pressure. 

• Demonstrated strong knowledge in database software and Microsoft Excel.  Knowledge of VBA macros and actuarial modeling software (e.g. GGY Axis) is preferred but not required. 

• Driven to attain designation in any recognized actuarial organization (e.g. SoA, ASP).  Has passed at least three (3) SoA preliminary exams. 

Responsibilities: 

Successful candidates will have responsibilities related to one or more of the following: 

• Develop and test actuarial models in GGY Axis or other software. 

• Maintain and run valuation models for monthly/quarterly reserve calculation and financial reporting.  

• Analyze reserve, capital and risk calculations and provide commentary on results to management.  

• Mentor junior team members and review their valuation work 

• Supports control walkthroughs ensuring appropriate focus is placed on key controls, collection and presentation of audit evidence is done in accordance to SOX guidelines. 

Actively participates on project teams to ensure tasks meet requirements and deadlines.