Senior Actuarial Associate

Senior Actuarial Associate

Americo: We’re in this for life!

The roots of the Americo family of companies date back more than 100 years.  Americo is a Life Insurance, Medicare Supplement Insurance, and Annuity company providing innovative products to our customers.  At Americo, it’s the people who make things work, so we hope you join us!

What you’ll love about working at Americo:

• We offer a comprehensive paid training program that will make you feel prepared and excited about your role.  
• We place true value in work/life balance. We offer generous Paid Time Off and 11 Company Paid Holidays to all associates.
• Health and Well-Being: We are proud to offer subsidies to support your health and fitness goals by providing gym membership subsidies 
• Prepare for your Future: Americo offers a 401(k) with a company match
• Opportunities to Give Back! We support several local organizations like Ronald McDonald House, Hope Lodge, American Red Cross, Harvester’s, and many more.
• Company Culture and Team-building: Americo participates in Kansas City Corporate Challenge, hosts company-sponsored events, and bring ice cream and coffee trucks on-site to show our appreciation
• Continued education and development: We offer multiple ways to continue education and career development with leadership programs, networking events, LOMA courses, tuition reimbursement, etc.
• Flexible work schedule: Associates will train in office (up to 3 months) and then have the opportunity to work a hybrid schedule (3 days in office and 2 days remotely) if they meet certain job expectations
• As an associate, you will receive complimentary paid parking near our Americo offices
• We are conveniently located in Downtown Kansas City, within walking distance to top attractions and restaurants

JOB SUMMARY:

Americo is currently hiring for a Senior Actuarial Associate. Ideal candidate would be a near ASA through FSA with actuarial modeling experience. This role can expand depending on the level of the candidate.  This position will be a leader in Prophet modeling and is tasked with maintaining, validating, updating and supporting actuarial models used for principles-based reserves, GAAP LDTI, ERM, ALM, cash flow testing, and budgeting.  This person will collaborate with the Prophet team in implementation and coordination of consistent Prophet framework across models while contributing to model governance guidelines.  This person will also need to provide actuarial and technical support to both the Actuarial Valuation and Pricing departments.  

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain and support Prophet 360 Actuarial Software
• Provide accurate projections for budgeting, cash flow, and ALM analysis
• Special projects as directed by Senior Management
• Analyze and enhance current systems, as needed

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of Prophet Actuarial Software and related systems
• Knowledge of database applications (SQL or similar)
• Knowledge of life insurance industry and practices
• Knowledge of actuarial guidelines and Code of Professional Conduct
• Knowledge of applicable laws and regulations
• Knowledge of products and administration system
• Ability to solve problems/analyze/reconcile results.
• Ability to work with Microsoft Excel, Word and Access.
• Communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects and implement changes
• People skills
• Project management and follow-up skills

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS:

• Four-year college education.
• Other (Please specify): ASA or FSA