Job ID: 9972
Employment Type: Existing Role
Working Business Language: English. This role is considered a head-office role and will be required to communicate with internal stakeholders across Canada where the primary business language utilized is English.
Salary: At Wawanesa, salary is only one component of a holistic, comprehensive and competitive offering that we provide to our employees. In addition to salary, full-time and part-time permanent employees are eligible for an annual bonus plan, leave of absence top-up programs and provided with generous vacation time, personal days, premium free benefits and pension plan.
The salary offered for this role is determined with consideration to various factors, including but not limited to: your work location, local labour market conditions, external market salary data, internal pay equity and the knowledge, skills, experience and anticipated proficiency in the role. The salary offered is estimated to be within the following range: $85,000 - $125,000. Candidates with salary expectations outside of the range are still encouraged to apply.
About Us
At Wawanesa, we offer a hybrid work environment that offers flexibility to our employees in balancing in-office (2 days per week OR 15 hours per week in a Wawanesa office) and remote work. You may work from any of the following locations: Winnipeg, MB; Wawanesa, MB; Vancouver, BC; Calgary, AB; Edmonton, AB; Lethbridge, AB; Toronto (North York), ON; Kitchener, ON; Ottawa, ON; Montreal, QC; Quebec City, QC, Moncton, NB; Dartmouth; NS.
The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company (“Wawanesa Mutual”), founded in 1896, is one of Canada’s largest mutual insurers, with over $3.5 billion in annual revenue and assets of $10 billion (CAD). Wawanesa Mutual, with its National Headquarters in Winnipeg, is the parent company of Wawanesa Life, which provides life insurance products and services throughout Canada, and Western Financial Group, which distributes personal and business insurance across Canada. Wawanesa proudly serves more than 1.7 million members in Canada, and we are home to more than 3,300 employees distributed across the Canadian regions and communities where we operate. We give back to organizations that strengthen communities, donating more than $3.5 million annually to charitable organizations, including over $2 million annually in support of people on the front lines of climate change. We are also proud to be recognized as one of Manitoba’s Top Employers. To learn more visit wawanesa.com.
We are currently looking for dedicated, driven, and enthusiastic individuals who thrive in an environment that welcomes change and are looking for an opportunity for diverse experience and advancement on a growing team.
Wawanesa is growing and is currently looking for Life Actuaries across the following levels: Actuarial Analyst, Senior Actuarial Analyst, Senior Actuarial Associate.
Working with a high degree of autonomy, the successful candidate will contribute both to the actuarial department as well as other internal company departments while applying their experience, analytical skills and knowledge from the actuarial exam system to conduct and present analysis relating to the relevant actuarial function. Senior Actuarial Analysts and Senior Actuarial Associates will have the opportunity to mentor Actuarial Analyst colleagues.
The responsibilities and qualifications listed below are for a Actuarial Associate or Senior Actuarial Associate. There are varying expectations of independence, problem solving, communication, attention to detail, and mentorship across the different levels.
- Researches, extracts, and manipulates complex data from relevant sources, and assesses data quality.
- Supports the business and overall team by performing analyses/reviews and completing ad-hoc requests/special projects in a timely manner with some support from peers and leaders
- Evaluates procedures and processes, and suggests potential alternatives or improvements.
- Suggests new approaches to problem solving and assesses impacts of solution options with some support from leaders.
- Maintains knowledge of current industry news and trends, and considers their impact on Wawanesa.
- Commits to professional development and continuous experiential learning to build cross-functional knowledge, technical skills, and mastery in competencies.
- Provides regular project updates to stakeholders and builds trust with teams around the actuarial function. Knows when to ask for the expertise of others.
- Actively contributes to the mentorship, training and development of actuarial analysts.
- Reviews analysis of peers and provides thoughtful feedback on reasonableness, completeness and accuracy.
- Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or other related discipline.
- Hold either ASA, ACIA, FSA, FCIA designations.
- Strong oral and written communication skills, demonstrating the ability to convey complex terminology and concepts into simple terms for stakeholders.
- Ability to produce easy-to-consume documentation and to effectively present work to a wide audience.
- Intermediate knowledge of Excel, SQL, R, Python, PowerBI and/or other related software/programming languages/actuarial software and ability to adapt to new enterprise system environments.
- Solid foundation of actuarial science, mathematics, probability, statistics, principles of finance and business knowledge, and ability to apply this knowledge to problems in insurance.
- Strong attention to detail when performing analysis with minimal technical errors and ability to identify errors and potential areas of concern.
- Understanding of need to balance materiality/efficiency and accuracy/detail.
- Ability to handle multiple concurrent assignments in a timely manner, proactively keeping leader informed of progress
- Ability to work efficiently and co-operatively in a team environment. Ability to respectfully challenge the status quo.
- Builds knowledge of current industry and professional standards as they directly relate to individual responsibilities.
Diversity Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
At Wawanesa, we are committed to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) and believe that our strength lies in the diversity of our people – this is supported by having a representative workforce.
We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, including racialized persons, women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, gender-diverse and neurodiverse individuals, and anyone who can contribute to the further diversification of thought and ideas.
We aim to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all candidates. If you require accommodations during any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out in confidence to
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Please note that the recruitment process for this position may involve the use of AI tools to screen, assess, or select applicants. All final decisions are taken or reviewed by human recruiters and human hiring leaders in compliance with all applicable legislation.
