Closer to capital and risk strategy than a reserving cycle role—the deciding factor is enterprise solvency and stress-testing scope, not quarterly reporting.
Titled below the requirements. The supplied title says Actuarial Associate, while the ad describes a Senior Actuarial Assistant requiring 3+ years, four exams, and independent workstream ownership.
Senior Life actuarial risk and planning role in Topeka or Overland Park, Kansas. You’ll build and validate Prophet financial projection models for ORSA, CISSA, capital planning, ALM, and enterprise stress testing, while coordinating with Finance, Investments, Legal, and risk leadership.
Requirements
Must have
Minimum of four actuarial exams passed
Strongly preferred
Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Finance, Economics, or related quantitative field
Actively working toward the ASA designation
3+ years of actuarial experience
Experience in financial modeling, ALM, valuation, or related actuarial function
Strong hands-on Prophet experience including model execution, troubleshooting, testing, and validation
Ability to manage assigned modeling work with limited oversight and meet deadlines
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and technical communication skills
Nice to have
Experience with ORSA, CISSA, stress testing, capital planning, or enterprise risk management
Knowledge of life insurance and annuity products, including fixed and indexed annuities
Experience with asset-liability management, financial projections, valuation, or capital analysis
Programming experience with Python, SQL, VBA, or similar analytical tools
Exposure to multi-entity, reinsurance, captive, or offshore insurance structures (BMA/CIMA)
Skills & Domain
DomainFinancial projection modeling and asset-liability managementORSA, stress testing, and capital planningLife insurance and annuity products