Senior Manager - Life Actuarial

Overview
At KPMG in Canada, our people bring their unique perspectives to Canada's most important challenges. Here, you can build momentum that reaches beyond our business, develop skills for the future, and take ownership of your career with support at every stage. Join a firm where your career can make a difference.

The Senior Manager will lead and support a variety of engagements for clients in Canada, the US and the Caribbean, and help drive the growth and profitability of the Life and Pensions Actuarial practice. This role involves high visibility in the market and with clients.

The successful candidate is expected to look for opportunities to assist our life and composite insurance clients with their actuarial and business challenges which may involve close collaboration with other KPMG service lines. They should be familiar with Canadian life insurance financial reporting and capital management. They would also have a strong background in AXIS modeling and join our North American AXIS Team, KPMG's AXIS center of excellence.

What you will do
Lead or assist in business development and delivery of professional services related to:

• insurance regulatory change, such as IFRS 17 accounting change;
• AXIS model development, review and remediation including end-to-end conversions from legacy actuarial systems
• finance transformation for insurance companies;
• actuarial specialist support to the audits of insurance companies
• actuarial regulatory mandates such as Appointed Actuary, Independent Actuary and Peer Review work.

At times, business needs arise and employees are asked and agree to work beyond their normal work day or work week to fulfill the accountabilities required for their job. Likewise, people need time to devote to personal matters, and our approach to flexibility provides for this.

What you bring to the role

• University degree with ASA/ACIA or FSA/FCIA designation.
• 8+ years of experience in a life actuarial role
• Knowledge of the Canadian life insurance accounting and regulatory environment, including IFRS17
• Experience using Moody's AXIS
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Detail-oriented with exceptional organizational and time management
• Highly motivated team player, entrepreneurial, with a positive attitude
• Fluency in French and English
• Familiarity within a consulting environment is also an asset.

If you are looking for a challenging position in an exciting and dynamic environment, we offer you a unique team within KPMG, a highly engaging culture and a growing team of exceptional professionals.

This position requires written and oral fluency in English because it involves interpretation and application of English standards, guidance, laws and regulations, servicing of English-speaking clients located across Canada and collaboration with English Speaking colleagues located outside of Quebec.

Providing you with the support you need to be at your best
Our Values, The KPMG Way
Integrity, we do what is right | Excellence, we never stop learning and improving | Courage, we think and act boldly | Together, we respect each other and draw strength from our differences | For Better, we do what matters

KPMG in Canada is a proud equal opportunities employer and we are committed to creating a respectful, inclusive and barrier-free workplace that allows all of our people to reach their full potential. A diverse workforce is key to our success and we believe in bringing your whole self to work. We welcome all qualified candidates to apply and hope you will choose KPMG in Canada as your employer of choice.

Adjustments and accommodations throughout the recruitment process
At KPMG, we are committed to fostering an inclusive recruitment process where all candidates can be themselves and excel. We aim to provide a positive experience and are prepared to offer adjustments or accommodations to help you perform at your best. Adjustments (informal requests), such as extra preparation time or the option for micro breaks during interviews, and accommodations (formal requests), such as accessible communication supports or technology aids, are tailored to individual needs and role requirements. You will have an opportunity to request an adjustment or accommodation at any point throughout the recruitment process. If you require support, please contact KPMG's Employee Relations Service team by calling 1-888-466-4778.

AI Usage
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We believe technology should empower human judgment, not replace it. It's one of the many ways we're delivering on our vision of being a technology-first, people-driven firm.