Manager, Actuarial Services

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JOB SCOPE:

The incumbent is responsible for assisting the Head of Business Analytics & Project in defining and implementing appropriate actuarial standards and work processes related to the provision of actuarial services to the Company.

Actuarial knowledge and skills are necessary in various aspects of insurance business e.g. product design and pricing analysis of the companys claims persistency and expense experience arrangement of reinsurance calculation of reserves capital and profit reporting under various regulatory bases.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Lead the team in monthly TEV New Business Reporting and Health Pillar Reporting including Health APE & NBP ensuring accurate and timely submission to Group and internal stakeholders. Promptly escalate any potential obstacles to the delivery of results to the relevant stakeholders.

2. Provide insight on key drivers to bridge NBP gap against target. Support finance quarterly dialogue and quarterly business plan reviews by highlighting past performance and risks & opportunities to meet Plan APE and NBP targets including health financial metrics.

3. Support the overall end-to-end delivery of APE and NBP targets for Business Planning. Assist the Head of Business Analytics & Project in driving the annual assumption and modelling review as part of Business Planning. Ensure appropriate checks are conducted on the financial impact analysis and the documentations prepared by the team are comprehensive for other teams reference.

4. Interpret and communicate financial results to the Management and other internal and external stakeholders. Ensure accurate and timely production of financial output for new products launched guided by internal governance on Prophet. Conduct reasonableness checks and provide explanations for any gaps observed against the Pricing model.

5. Drive the implementation of reporting process enhancements and initiatives. Continuously identify opportunities to improve existing workflows and processes.

6. Provide general actuarial advice and expertise to other departments including addressing policyholder agent and regulatory queries. Ensure the information provided is accurate sufficiently detailed easily understood by the intended audience and addresses the issues at hand.

7. Provide guidance training and general supervision to the team ensuring consistent career growth and opportunities for professional development.

8. Foster a collaborative team environment by working closely with colleagues across different departments to achieve common goals. Encourage open communication share knowledge and support each other in the day-to-day work.

JOB SPECIFICATION:

Qualifications:

• Degree in Actuarial Science/ Mathematics/ Statistics/ Physics or other physical sciences or numerate discipline with good progress in actuarial examinations

Experience:

• At least 6-7 years of relevant actuarial experience preferably with financial reporting experience

Knowledge:

• Strong leadership capabilities that can lead influence and motivate to create a high performing team
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Practical knowledge in Prophet (preferred) or other projection software
• Must be meticulous with the ability to work under pressure
• Must be self-motivated with the ability to work under minimum supervision

Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equality of opportunity of benefits for all who apply and who perform work for our organisation irrespective of sex race age ethnic origin educational social and cultural background marital status pregnancy and maternity religion or belief disability or part-time / fixed-term work or any other status protected by applicable law. We encourage the same standards from our recruitment and third-party suppliers taking into account the context of grade job and location. We also allow for reasonable adjustments to support people with individual physical or mental health requirements.