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Purpose of the role

As a new graduate in an actuarial role with Foresters Financial in the Toronto area you will be enrolled in our Actuarial Development Program to gain exposure across a wide range of actuarial disciplines while making an impact for our members and communities in which we serve.

Actuarial Development Program members at Foresters Financial have the opportunity to rotate every 2-3 years through a variety of roles that provide exposure to key actuarial disciplines such as business planning capital management financial modeling pricing management reporting risk valuation and insurance product analysis for both Canada and the U.S. Members of the program are given support and opportunities to develop their technical expertise and continue to enhance their leadership and communications skills to succeed as a leader in their field.

Foresters Financial takes professional and personal development seriously and provides an environment that supports actuarial students to achieve Actuarial Fellowship with the Society of Actuaries and Canadian Institute of Actuaries. Actuarial Students enrolled in the program can expect challenging roles with increasing levels of responsibility and compensation in conjunction with their work performance and successful progress through actuarial exams.

In addition to the highly competitive incentives of the Actuarial Development Program Foresters Financial offers a Total Rewards Program including an attractive base salary annual bonus incentives and a comprehensive pension plan and flexible benefits options.

Key responsibilities/accountabilities

• You will gain experience working with comprehensive financial modelling systems that utilize avariety of actuarial spreadsheet database and reporting software.
• Work closely with other teams such as Corporate Actuarial Business Planning CapitalManagement Pricing Risk Investments Finance and IT allowing you to gain valuable work exposure across functions.
• Apply your strong analytical and problem-solving skills to gain data insights and overcome obstacles

Key qualifications/competencies

• Completion of a university degree in Actuarial Science Math Finance or a related discipline.
• Currently writing Society of Actuaries exams with the intention of achieving the FSA & FCIA designations.
• Strong working knowledge of Excel is required; experience with AXIS Hyperion PowerBI and Microstrategy is an asset
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and technical skills.
• Self-motivated and able to work effectively as part of a team.

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Equal Opportunity Employment and Inclusion at Foresters Financial we are committed to sustaining an equal opportunity environment for all job applicants. We embrace Inclusion Diversity and Equity (IDE) as a core strategic objective for building strong innovative teams in which all our employees can show up wholly and authentically as themselves.

Foresters Financial strives to provide an accessible candidate experience for prospective employees with different abilities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodations during the recruitment process please email in advance of your appointment.

Thank you for choosing Foresters. Only those candidates who will be selected for further consideration will be contacted by our Talent Acquisition Team.