Location: Greater Toronto Area (Hybrid)
PBI Actuarial Consultants Ltd. is currently seeking an Actuarial Analyst to join our Greater Toronto Area (Burlington) team. We operate in a flexible hybrid (remote and in-office) working arrangement.
About us
PBI is an employee-owned Canadian firm, with offices in Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto.
PBI is a firm that specializes in providing pension, benefit and investment consulting services for private and public sector, multi-employer and jointly trusteed pension plans and benefit plans. For more information about PBI, please see our website: www.pbiactuarial.ca.
The GTA office offers opportunities beyond traditional actuarial pension consulting. Being the company’s youngest location, the Pension Actuarial Analyst will work closely with a small dynamic team to serve our growing client base. You will be exposed to unique actuarial work and have the opportunity to work directly with clients. Simultaneously, you will have the opportunity to support the firm in a variety of interesting projects ranging from research, innovation, marketing, and growth.
A unique work environment
PBI’s work philosophy is based on open-mindedness and the active involvement of all its associates.
In fact, our company encourages growth both in a personal and professional level inside a healthy, respectful learning environment. More specifically, our core values are cooperation, self-sufficiency for teams as well as individuals, dedication towards our clients and our Company, development of skills, confidentiality, efficiency, creativity, thoughtful decision-making, precision and synergy.
Tasks and responsibilities
To fulfill this role, the individual will:
- Prepare actuarial valuations for pension plans including gain and loss analysis
- Program and develop liabilities using actuarial principles including running test cases
- Value liabilities under various plan design scenarios and for special costings
- Program and develop asset liability modeling to assist pension plans in understanding future risks
- Collect and analyze plan experience data for input into assumptions
- Complete and/or review asset and data reconciliations
- Prepare and validate membership data to be used for actuarial valuations for pension/benefit plans
- Produce and/or review pension benefit calculations or any other documents pertaining to pension plan administration
- Prepare power-point decks for client presentations
- Communicate with clients and external providers on day-to-day benefit administration issues
- Draft reports and other various internal or client documents
- Interpret and apply pension plan texts, administrative policies and related legislation
- Provide assistance for any pension-related work or special projects
- Develop routine client correspondences
- Assist with market research for various benchmarking studies on multi-employer pension plans
- Be part of a dynamic team motivated to bring new ideas and solutions to clients and prospective clients
- Opportunities to work with other practice areas in investments and benefits
Qualifications
- University degree in actuarial science, statistics, mathematics or finance
- 2+ years of experience within the field
- Proficient in computer software such as Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Knowledge of actuarial programs (e.g. valuation and annuity factor)
- Demonstrates attention to detail and is well-organized
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Other Qualities
- Strong written and spoken communication skills
- Able to manage priorities and work on several simultaneous projects within strict deadlines
- Strongly dedicated to keeping clients satisfied
- Able to easily adapt in a new work environment
- Is a team player, yet is self-sufficient and shows initiative
- An independent worker who likes a quieter office environment
- Able to work within a smaller office
Terms and conditions of employment
- Permanent position
- 37.5-hour weekly schedule
- Salary will be based on experience and our internal policy in force (between $65,000 – $75,000)
- Enrolment in extended health benefits and company pension plan
- Eligible for enrolment in PBI’s actuarial exam program which covers exam and study material costs as well as providing study time support
- Starting Date: to be discussed
Those who would like to apply must send their resume and cover letter.