EY Experienced Life Actuary - Financial Services 

Belgium, Flemish Brabant 

821357102

Key Responsibilities

Support insurance companies in a wide range of topics such as:
• Designing future-proof life insurance products, including the development of pricing strategies and methodologies
• Performing valuation of life insurance liabilities, using a wide range of actuarial software (e.g. Prophet, Moses/RAFM, etc.)
• Supporting risk management teams in conducting comprehensive risk assessments, and advising on risk matters such as risk-appetite, ORSA, or climate risk stress-testing
• Assisting insurance companies in further optimizing their IFRS17 processes and enhancing their reporting to provide valuable insights to investors and stakeholders
• Performing detailed ALM studies and generating comprehensive reports on market and liquidity risk
• Developing and optimising capital models in terms of process, methodology and tooling (Solvency II)
• Supporting the fulfilment of the role of the actuarial function for (life) insurance companies
• Providing support to our Transactions team on actuarial aspects during due-diligences on life portfolio’s
• Developing interactive dashboards for benchmarking or reporting purposes (using tools like PowerBI)

Skills and Attributes for Success

• A master degree in actuarial sciences
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience, working in a life actuarial-oriented position within an insurance company or a consultancy firm
• A solid knowledge in at least 2 of the following topics: life product development and pricing, life reserving techniques, risk management, Solvency II or IFRS17.
• An understanding of economic/market issues and the ability to interpret their impact on clients
• A strong team spirit, balanced by a healthy sense of autonomy
• Excellent communication skills, with fluency in Dutch and/or French and proficient level of business English
• A global mindset and the drive to work in international teams

• You will be part of a leading global professional services firm.
• You will be part of the EY family where everyone is willing to offer support and senior management is very accessible.
• You will join a dynamic and growing team with a great mix of young and experienced professionals focusing on financial services.
• You will get extensive trainings on technical matters, as well as soft skills and project management, and you will have access to new technologies and innovative equipment.
• We are proud of our flexible working arrangements, and we will support you to build a successful career and deliver excellent client service, without sacrificing your personal priorities.
• While our client-facing profession might require part-time working at client site and business traveling at times, we are committed to helping you achieve a lifestyle balance.