Actuarial Associate

Ameriprise Financial has an exciting opportunity for a skilled Actuarial Associate to join our team! The individual will perform actuarial tasks with limited manager assistance or supervision. Provide technical analysis and support by developing, improving, operating and documenting annuity actuarial risk models. Prepare and execute annuity model runs to support highly visible analysis for management. Develop subject matter expertise in Annuity risk modeling processes and model change management processes. May provide leadership for actuarial intern(s).

Key Responsibilities

• Serve critical role in the annuity risk model development cycle by leading testing of model improvements to ensure accuracy of risk reporting results and enable new risk mitigation solutions
• Assist in assessing impacts of model change requests by developing expertise on market sensitivities, Stat/GAAP accounting, and modeling techniques
• Develop subject matter expert in Prophet annuity models (run settings, run structures, run execution and results retrieval)
• Participates in ad-hoc projects within a well-defined scope and responsibility and performs actuarial modeling and analysis.
• With limited supervision, perform tasks critical annuity to annuity risk model maintenance and BAU reporting processes with results visible to management.
• Supports the validation and development of business controls.
• Support the development and implementation of process improvements and automation routines
• Provide critical support to Model owners for ongoing model governance requirements.
• Professional development to maintain Actuarial credentials

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or equivalent (4 years)
• 3-5 years relevant experience
• All Introductory ASA exams plus 1 Actuarial/Advanced ASA Exam or Requirement.
• Validation by Educational Experience (VEE) coursework completion.
• Ability to work independently; self-starter.
• Strong technical skill set (e.g. actuarial modeling software, python, excel & other MS office applications)
• Strong analytical, quantitative and problem-solving skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors degree with focus on Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Finance, Data Science or related disciplines
• Experience with FIS Prophet Enterprise and/or Prophet Professional
• Understanding of annuity liabilities, fixed income/derivative assets and financial modeling concepts
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to build collaborative relationships across the organization

About Our Company
We’re a diversified financial services leader with more than $1 trillion in assets under management and administration. Our team of 20,000 people in more than 20 countries advise, manage and protect the assets and income of more than 2 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a long-standing leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses - Ameriprise Financial Services, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities. Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.

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