What are the responsibilities and job description for the Actuarial Student position at Jackson?
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Job Purpose
Under direction, responsible for routine actuarial processes in product development, financial modeling, financial reporting, risk analysis, or data analysis assignments, as applicable. Performs activities related to the application of basic actuarial principles for insurance/finance.
Essential Responsibilities
Job Purpose
Under direction, responsible for routine actuarial processes in product development, financial modeling, financial reporting, risk analysis, or data analysis assignments, as applicable. Performs activities related to the application of basic actuarial principles for insurance/finance.
Essential Responsibilities
- Develops an understanding of Jackson’s insurance products.
- Learns the functionality of actuarial tools used for modeling cash flows, manipulating data, and/or analyzing data.
- Actively participates in small team meetings.
- Manages own time to meet defined deadlines.
- Communicates with peers and manager, orally and in writing, using such tools as email and Microsoft Teams.
- Follows guidance for implementing changes to the coding and structure of actuarial tools, as assigned.
- Completes processes for production of actuarial output, such as calculated reserves, cash flow projections, product pricing, experience data, etc.
- Follows procedures and execute controls for production processes.
- Studies material and sits for actuarial exams in accordance with the Education Program.
- Performs other duties and/or projects as assigned.
- Ability to apply advanced mathematical/statistical concepts to work product.
- General knowledge of insurance products.
- Knowledge of basic Microsoft applications, exposure to programming.
- Ability to follow defined processes for updating and running actuarial models or programs.
- Ability to effectively communicate with manager and team members verbally and in written form.
- Ability to work on multiple projects with shifting priorities and meet deadlines.
- Ability to apply creativity and deductive reasoning to solve problems.
- Ability to analyze and validate own work product.
- Bachelor's Degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science or related field of study required.
- Successful completion of one Society of Actuaries (SoA) exam required.
- Continuing efforts to pass SoA courses to obtain ASA designation required or FSA designation preferred.