Assistant Actuarial Manager

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Job Description

Role Summary

The Projects team of the HK Corporate Actuarial is responsible for a wide range of assignments, including financial analyses on agency compensation and recruitment proposals, management of reinsurance and dividend framework to ensure regulatory compliance, and supporting analyses for future regulatory changes (e.g. HK RBC, Bermuda, IFRS17).

The role is responsible for providing support on the assigned projects, as well as leading small to medium sized projects if required.

Result Areas

• Supports the financial analyses of assigned projects. Some projects will require project management and coordination skills
• Participate in the review of new products, focusing on the dividend management and compliance to GL16
• Participate in the on-going monitoring of the reinsurance management framework and compliance to GL17

Experience & Qualifications

• Degree holder in Actuarial Science
• ASA or above
• Minimum of 3 years’ of relevant working experience in insurance industry.
• Solid actuarial knowledge and experience in valuation, financial reporting, pricing.

Knowledge/Skills

• Strong technical/modeling skills, knowledge or experience in Microsoft Access, VBA, AXIS an asset.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills, critical thinking.
• Attention to details.
• Good communication and project management skills.
• Always demonstrate initiatives and commitment, and able to work independently.
• Able to manage multiple and conflicting requests from various parties.
• Effective command of English, both spoken and written.

If you are ready to unleash your potential it’s time to start your career with Manulife/John Hancock.

About Manulife

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. With our global headquarters in Toronto, we operate as Manulife across our offices in Canada, Asia, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States. We provide financial advice, insurance, as well as wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. At the end of 2018, we had more than 34,000 employees, over 82,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving almost 28 million customers. As of September 30, 2019, we had over $1.2 trillion (US$881 billion) in assets under management and administration, and in the previous 12 months we made $29.8 billion in payments to our customers.

Our principal operations in Asia, Canada and the United States are where we have served customers for more than 100 years. We trade as 'MFC' on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges and under '945' in Hong Kong.

Manulife is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention and advancement and we administer all of our practices and programs based on qualification and performance and without discrimination on any protected ground.

It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will consult with applicants contacted to participate at any stage of the recruitment process who request any accommodation. Information received regarding the accommodation needs of applicants will be addressed confidentially.