Buck Consultants - Retirement Actuary, Sr. Associate

Buck Consultants - Retirement Actuary, Sr. Associate

Title: Buck Consultants - Retirement Actuary, Sr. Associate
Location: United States-Connecticut-Stamford
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Buck Consultants has the ways and means to help clients solve human resource challenges. Buck specializes in customized client solutions in retirement services, health and welfare programs, human resource management, compensation strategy, effective employee communications, and global consulting.


Job Title: Retirement Actuary, Sr. Associate


Summary:
Works on a variety of client service projects under the supervision of more experienced consultants and with appropriate client contact. These services include actuarial valuations, plan administration and special projects, all at the level appropriate to the individual's knowledge and experience.


Duties and Responsibilities:

* Handles the preparation of valuation data. Includes receiving and reviewing data from clients to insure internal and year-to-year consistency.
* Has telephone contact with clients on data and administrative matters.
* May be able to complete parts of a valuation.
* Assists in the preparation of letters and reports.
* Assists in the preparation of Schedule B's and government filings.
* Special projects or assignments as instructed by your supervisor/manager

Knowledge Skills and Abilities Required:
* Experience -Generally 1-3 years
* Exams -Completion of the EA1 exam or completion of at least one of the Society of Actuary exams (from among P, FM, M and C
* Cooperation and Teamwork- acts as part of a team, works well with others, and takes fair share of the workload.
* Initiative and a sense of responsibility- takes personal responsibility for the timeliness and quality of the work he or she performs. Welcomes new challenges, opportunities and responsibilities. Has a sense of urgency (as needed to meet client deadlines).
* Sense of curiosityand rapid learning-- has the ability to learn new things quickly - wants to understand the big picture and seeks help to understand it. Demonstrates sound learning and understanding in a reasonable period of time.
* Integrity- accepts responsibility for his or her work and interactions with others. Willing to stand up for what he or she believes, even if it is a minority opinion. Admits mistakes and works to correct them.
* Capabilities and Competencies- Can do the work required in a reasonable amount of time with high degree of accuracy, including benefit administration (retirement benefit calculations) and data manipulation (capable of using the available tools to create the necessary data for the project at hand). Basic oral and written communication skills. Given a project can, with some help and within the context of his or her base of knowledge, lay out a plan for achieving the objective in an efficient manner (i.e., individuals who have to be directed each step or all steps of a project generally don't meet this criteria).

Buck Consultants is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, religion/creed, national origin, gender, or sex, marital status, age, disability, use of a guide dog or service animal, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, or any other status protected by Federal or State law or local ordinance.
People with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation to apply or compete for employment with Buck may request such accommodations by calling 866-419-2226 or by sending an e-mail to accommodations@acs-inc.com.