MetLife

Job Title:

Senior Analyst

 Department and Location 

Actuarial, GOSC - Noida, India

 Reports to (Name and Title):

Reporting to Unit Manager or Manager

 Direct Reports

0

 Indirect Reports

0

 Key working relationships

GAM; Country or Local stakeholders; Actuarial IT

 Metlife, Inc ("Metlife") has helped generations of people around the world protect their families and finances. We are one of the world’s leading financial services companies, providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits, and asset management to our individual and institutional customers.

 MetLife Global Operations Support Center (GOSC) at Noida is part of Global Technology & Operations. GOSC is the first MetLife managed global operations center outside North America. It provides MetLife a distinct strategic advantage through its world class infrastructure, operating practices and highly skilled workforce 

 Role value proposition:

 This is a role in Global Actuarial Modeling (GAM) for the EMEA Region. GAM is a part of Actuarial Resources which sits within Finance Management Group (FMG). GAM is responsible for delivering robust and scalable actuarial modeling solutions in accordance with enterprise & regional objectives.

 GAM plays a crucial role in generating accurate and timely numbers which become part of our overall financials. These financials are submitted to various external and internal stakeholders like the SEC in USA, Central Bank of Ireland, other regulators, senior management and MetLife’s board. Our financial results are key to measuring performance against targets and company strategy, as well as in shaping the strategy for future. GAM’s work generates key analyses helping business to review the performance from different angles and in taking necessary actions.

 This role is responsible for managing GAM priorities for the EMEA region. This involves:

 -          Collaborating with the EMEA Actuarial teams and IT partners to develop and run actuarial models 

 -          Defining input data requirements to support country specific reporting requirements.

 -          Working within the Global Actuarial Modeling team to produce and deliver actuarial results for regional MetLife customers.

 Principal responsibilities of the role:

 ·         Build models in line with MetLife’s Global Actuarial Modeling Prophet coding standards.

 ·         Perform testing activities to provide quality assurance to the customer.

 ·         Perform production activities to deliver actuarial results to satisfy various reporting exercises and various financial impact assessments.

 ·         Support GAM priorities to deliver on regulatory imperatives and basis

 Key performance indicators (KPIs) of position:

 * Error-free preparation of financial reports to required timescales and relevant actuarial standards
 * Execution of data validation and completeness checks 
 * Contributing towards building a culture of collaboration, engagement, and trust while supporting the professional development of team members
 * Ensuring open communication across teams in various functions and geographies.
 * Taking demonstrable ownership of work; clearly flagging any issues and goal delivery concerns to senior leadership team.

 Essential Experience, Skills and Competencies:

 * 6-12 months of actuarial experience
 * 3-4 actuarial exams
 * Ability to find solutions within agreed timescales
 * Excellent ability to communicate in English, (both written and verbal)
 * Good business acumen
 * Exposure to actuarial modelling software (preferably Prophet)

 Advantageous skills and experience:

 * Ability to program in various mainstream languages
 * Experience & knowledge of other modeling platforms, for example Python, MG ALFA, etc. or strong programming skills (mainly VB, VBA, C++)
 * Knowledge financial modelling