Entry Level Actuarial Jobs (NOW HIRING)

When you join the team at Unum, you become part of an organization committed to helping you thrive.

Here, we work to provide the employee benefits and service solutions that enable employees at our client companies to thrive throughout life's moments. And this starts with ensuring that every one of our team members enjoys opportunities to succeed both professionally and personally. To enable this, we provide:

• Award-winning culture

• Inclusion and diversity as a priority

• Performance Based Incentive Plans

• Competitive benefits package that includes: Health, Vision, Dental, Short & Long-Term Disability

• Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer!)

• Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution

• Mental health support

• Career advancement opportunities

• Student loan repayment options

• Tuition reimbursement

• Flexible work environments

And that's just the beginning...

With 10,000 employees helping more than 39 million people worldwide, every role at Unum is meaningful and impacts the lives of our customers. Whether you're directly supporting a growing family, or developing online tools to help navigate a difficult loss, customers are counting on the combined talents of our entire team. Help us help others, and join Team Unum today!

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Demonstrate commitment to career development and growing financial acumen by pursuing actuarial credentials and membership in the Society of Actuaries
• Prepare and analyze intermediate level data for use in actuarial experience studies, valuation or pricing projects
• Assist in maintenance of pricing and underwriting tools and provide support for helping others understand underwriting case specific issues by answering technical question
• Develop reserve factors
• Develop experience analysis reviews
• Assist in maintaining valuation system
• Assist in preparation of financial reports, tax returns and state filings as needed
• Learn current pricing models and risk management practices
• Contribute to product development and re-pricing initiatives
• Communicate research results to manager both in written format and orally
• Prepare routine reports
• Continuous assessment of established training and work processes to identify areas for effectiveness and efficiency improvements. Contributes to operating effectiveness through information sharing, suggested process improvements and effective implementation of change
• Communicate trends and issues identified and proactively recommend resolutions to management
• Work on special projects that require actuarial research and analysis which may involve partnering with other business areas both in and out of finance.
• Continuously build a specialized working knowledge of the company operations, systems and in the actuarial discipline
• May perform other duties as assigned

Job Specifications

• Bachelor degree required; GPA 3.2 or above
• 0-1+ years of experience in an actuarial based role or equivalent relevant experience
• Extensive coursework in statistics, math, economics, finance or actuarial science
• Credit for at least one actuarial exam; limited relevant work experience preferred
• Desire and ability to pass actuarial exams
• Strong math aptitude and problem solving ability
• Computer programming aptitude and knowledge (minimum of 6 months hands on statistical programming e.g. SAS, MatLab, Minitab or heavy Excel)
• Solid written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated leadership ability

Unum and Colonial Life are part of Unum Group, a Fortune 500 company and leading provider of employee benefits to companies worldwide. Headquartered in Chattanooga, TN, with international offices in Ireland, Poland and the UK, Unum also has significant operations in Portland, ME, and Baton Rouge, LA - plus over 35 US field offices. Colonial Life is headquartered in Columbia, SC, with over 40 field offices nationwide.

Unum is an equal opportunity employer, considering all qualified applicants and employees for hiring, placement, and advancement, without regard to a person's race, color, religion, national origin, age, genetic information, military status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or protected veteran status.

The base salary range for applicants for this position is listed below. Unless actual salary is indicated above in the job description, actual pay will be based on skill, geographical location and experience.

Additionally, Unum offers a portfolio of benefits and rewards that are competitive and comprehensive including healthcare benefits (health, vision, dental), insurance benefits (short & long-term disability), performance-based incentive plans, paid time off, and a 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match up to 5% and an additional 4.5% contribution whether you contribute to the plan or not. All benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of individual Plans.

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