Para-Actuary I

About the Role

The Para-Actuary I is a supporting role within the actuarial team, working alongside actuaries. This position primarily handles organizational tasks, project management, and communications within the actuarial department and with other areas. A deep understanding of the actuarial valuation team will be critical to success. This role does not require or support the actuarial exam process.

Worker Designation: Hybrid. Expected to report to an Aflac office in Columbus, GA for at least 60% of the work week. The remaining portion of the work week will be remote within the continental US.

Key Responsibilities

• Communicates with other areas about deliverables and ongoing tasks or projects.
• Gathers information from various systems and departments per actuarial request.
• Researches, compiles, and categorizes data and prepares related reports.
• Performs tasks to support monthly and quarterly financial reporting.
• Assists with the preparation of Statutory annual statements and other year-end reporting.
• Assists with internal and external audits.
• Assists in developing, editing, and proofreading actuarial memorandums and other actuarial materials/communications.
• Maintains effective and accurate records and databases that provide a quick reference for information on department activity, documentation, and correspondence.
• Performs other duties as required.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills to effectively interact with all levels of the organization.
• Intermediate knowledge and skills in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and SQL.
• Excellent attention to detail to ensure accuracy.
• Ability to meet deadlines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in mathematics, business administration, statistics, computer science, finance, accounting, or a related field.
• Basic knowledge of accounting principles preferred.
• Travel: Equal or less than 10%.

Skills & Competencies

• Technical Knowledge & Skill - Basic: Performs data analysis, synthesizes it into something meaningful, and develops materials and presentation of findings. Understands data limitations and considers influence of business processes, market segmentation strategies, and industry factors on analysis.
• Project Management - Basic: Effectively leads projects, including those with cross-functional accountabilities. Highly responsive to dynamic business needs while partnering with other functional or operational areas. Identifies and initiates projects suggested by business needs or strategies and reprioritizes work/seeks resources as necessary.
• Communication - Basic: Understands, listens, and explains business issues and potential solutions in a way that results in informed decision making. Proactively and routinely seeks out business partners to provide timely summary of practice area results. Possesses clear examples of delivering business concepts and messaging, along with presentation skills, to a wide variety of audiences.
• Business Knowledge & Acumen - Basic: Aligns actuarial analysis and findings with the broader goals of the organization. Understands all of Aflac's products and business functions. Views problems from the overall business framework, rather than only a technical framework, and links technical actuarial analysis to the bottom line.
• Delivers Results - Basic: Develops projects, plans, and priorities consistent with business initiatives and goals. Consistently achieves results, personally and through others, that contribute business value. Develops actions that lead to stated business goals based on actuarial or financial findings.
• Develops Self & Others - Basic: Steps outside actuarial competencies and develops broader business acumen, going beyond the technical aspect of a problem. Creates valued business partnerships based on consulting advice provided; seeks out opportunities to mentor others. Participates in new and challenging work experiences outside of one's own functional area.
• Influencing - Basic: Interprets business and technical information in a way that influences key decision makers/stakeholders. Drives discussions on meaningful business issues and potential solutions with external partners. Demonstrates the ability to build agreement through composure, commitment, cooperation, and enthusiasm for recommendations, even with difficult messages.
• Makes Effective Decisions - Basic: Provides timely analysis to reach a recommendation, even with incomplete data; not averse to approximating an answer. Includes others in decision making as warranted to obtain good input and ensure buy-in. Evaluates options by considering implications and consequences, making decisions outside the bounds of "the way it's always been done."
• Values Driven: Interacts with others in a way that gives them confidence in one's intentions. Listens with respect and objectivity even when others' opinions conflict with one's own. Adheres to standards of professional conduct.

Total Rewards

• Salary Range: $50,000 - $65,000
• Benefits include: Medical, dental, and vision coverage, prescription drug coverage, health care flexible spending, dependent care flexible spending, Aflac supplemental policies (Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity offered at no costs to employee), 401(k) plans, annual bonuses, and an opportunity to purchase company stock.
• Paid Time Off: 11 paid holidays, up to 20 days PTO.
• State-mandated sick leave and other leaves of absence may be applicable.