Senior Actuary - Institutional FP&Aand Business Insights

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We're actively seeking a talented Senior Actuary, Financial Planning and Analysis to join our Institutional Division team in Newport Beach, CA or Omaha, NE.

• This role can be on-site or hybrid, where we believe in empowering our employees to get work done both in and out of the office.

As a Senior Actuary, you will play a key role in Pacific Life's growth and long-term success by driving insights to support business decisions driven by financial analysis of Plan and Actual. You will join a team of 5 on the Institutional FP&A and Business Insights team and will partner closely with divisional stakeholders and enterprise teams.

How you'll help move us forward:

• Update and execute Plan modeling for Institutional Products across various economic and business scenarios.

• Analyze results and key metrics for accuracy and reasonableness, anddig into models, data, and assumptions to discover fixes or explanations for unreasonable results.

• Identify efficiencies and modernization opportunities in existing processes and lead implementation efforts.

• Support the creation of financial reports and presentations for senior management and stakeholders. Drive storytelling of the materials and ensure communication is appropriate for the target audience.

• Partner and communicate effectively with internal team, business stakeholders, and enterprise teams.

• Provide timely and accurate analysis of Plan vs Actual results supporting quarterly reporting, planning and forecasting.

• Develop a strong understanding of Institutional product suite, including new product development, to identify income drivers and product risks.

• Prepare ad hoc financial analysis and reports to support management and stakeholder decision making.

The experience you bring:

• FSA designation in the Society of Actuaries.

• 6+ years of actuarial experience.

• Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science, Finance, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related field.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with high degrees of ambiguity and change.

• Advanced experience in Excel with VBA coding proficiency.

• Strong technical skills in a variety of actuarial platforms and/or the ability to quickly learn new technology platforms.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team as well as manage long-term projects.

• Detail-oriented with excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.

What makes you stand out:

• Strong team player with a growth mindset, focused on continuous improvement, sustainability, scalability, and empowering others to grow and succeed collectively.

• Experience in analytical, reporting, and modeling tools, including Hyperion Planning (EPBCS), OAC, Essbase/Smart View, Power BI, and Wdesk.

• Strong understanding of financial statements, financial planning, and analysis concepts.

• Experience working with large data sets (e.g., Alteryx, Snowflake) and data visualization software (e.g. Tableau).

• Prior experience with Annuity products (VA, RILA, FA, FIA, etc..) or Institutional products (Stable Value, PRT, HSA, FABN, DCLI).

• Experienced in multiple programming software (Python, Visual Basic).

• Solid experience with actuarial modeling software (Prophet, MoSes, Alfa).

You can be who you are.
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