Actuary

  • San José
  • Raymond James Financial

Actuary - 2202063

Description Job Summary

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Perform valuation services for pension and post-retirement medical plans
  • Prepare plan design alternatives for pension and post-retirement medical plans
  • Prepare and present key findings to clients and other interested parties
  • Perform project tasks independently
  • Participate in the development of deliverable content that meets the needs of client
  • Anticipate client needs and formulate solutions to client issues
  • Prepare deliverables with accuracy and quality
  • Provide coaching and mentoring to junior staff
  • Manage personal and professional development; seek opportunities for professional growth and expansion of consulting skills and experiences

Qualifications Knowledge of

  • Advanced statistics, modeling and actuarial software experience (ProVal experience preferred)
  • Experience performing benefit calculations
  • Proficient in and ability to develop spreadsheets, databases and/or other statistical analysis tools

Skill in

  • Identifying patterns and trends in complex sets of data to determine the factors that have an impact on outcomes
  • Ability to use and develop spreadsheets, databases, and statistical analysis tools
  • Excellent researching ability with a focus on synthesizing information to reach a supportable conclusion from varying resources

Ability to

  • Explain complex technical matters to those without an actuarial background
  • Communicate clearly both in writing and verbally describing work and making conclusions and/or recommendations
  • Reconcile and validate complex demographic and economic data sets

Education/Previous Experience

  • Minimum 5 years of experience in relevant field, single employer and multiemployer pension plan actuary experience preferred
  • Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Economics, Statistics or other technical related field

Licenses/Certifications

  • FSA, ASA, and/or EA actuarial designation or similar
  • Member of the American Academy of Actuaries preferred

At Raymond James - we honor, value, respect the uniqueness, experiences, and backgrounds of all of our Associates. When associates bring their best authentic self, our organization, clients and communities thrive, it is part of our part of our people-first culture. The Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs.

Job Investment Management Primary Location US-CA-San Jose-San Jose Organization NWPS Schedule Full-time Shift Day Job Travel Yes, 10 % of the Time