AmTrust Financial Services

Senior Actuarial Analyst - Reserving Data & Process Modernization

AmTrust Financial Services$85K — $150K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Data Science, Computer Science, Finance, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field.
  • Near-ACAS/ACAS or equivalent reserving-focused credentialing with experience in a valuation department.
  • Advanced proficiency in Python or R, and SQL.
  • 4+ years of actuarial experience in optimizing or automating financial workflows.

Responsibilities

  • Automate reserving workflows by migrating manual processes into scalable solutions using programming languages.
  • Modernize reserving data pipelines in collaboration with the Financial Transformation team.
  • Enhance efficiency of quarterly and annual valuations to reduce cycle times and operational risks.
  • Serve as the technical liaison bridging actuarial and financial teams for data architecture alignment.
  • Design clear financial presentations to communicate complex data and automation outcomes to executives.
  • Ensure compliance with internal model governance, SOX controls, and audit standards for automated processes.

Benefits

  • Medical & Dental Plans
  • Life Insurance for eligible employees, spouses & children
  • Health Care Flexible Spending
  • Dependent Care
  • 401k Savings Plans
  • Paid Time Off
Full Job Description
Overview

The Senior Actuarial Analyst (Reserving Data & Process Modernization) leads initiative to integrate traditional actuarial reserving science, financial systems, and workflow automation. This position coordinates, designs, and implements technical solutions to modernize and automate actuarial reserving data pipelines, loss development models, and financial reporting processes. The ideal candidate will work with little supervision to perform complex process engineering, optimize legacy workflows (such as Excel/VBA) into modern languages, and oversee junior staff members on transformation projects. This position requires a deep understanding of reserving principles combined with advanced programming skills, enabling the candidate to communicate technical strategy effectively to both Actuarial and Financial Transformation senior leadership.

Responsibilities
  • Automate Reserving Workflows: Identify, redesign, and migrate manual, spreadsheet-based reserving processes and loss triangles into automated, scalable workflows using Python, R, SQL, or advanced tools.
  • Modernize Reserving Data Pipelines: Partner with the Financial Transformation team to build, optimize, and maintain robust actuarial data pipelines, ensuring clean, structured, and timely financial data for valuation.
  • Enhance Quarterly/Annual Valuation Efficiency: Improve reserving frameworks to significantly reduce quarterly closing cycle times and operational risk.
  • Bridge Actuarial and Financial Transformation Teams: Act as the primary technical liaison to align actuarial reserving data architecture with broader corporate finance systems and transformation initiatives.
  • Design Financial Presentations: Communicate complex reserving data architecture, data flows, and automation outcomes into clear, impactful visual presentations for finance and executive decision-makers.
  • Maintain Governance & Compliance: Ensure all automated data processes adhere to internal model governance policies, SOX controls, financial reporting standards, and external audit compliance requirements.
Qualifications
  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Data Science, Computer Science, Finance, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field.
  • Actuarial Progress: Near-ACAS/ACAS or equivalent reserving-focused credentialing, with strong experience working directly within a valuation department.
  • Programming Skills: Advanced proficiency in Python or R, and SQL. Experience with cloud financial databases and business intelligence tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) is highly desirable.
  • Experience: 4+ years of actuarial experience, with a proven track record of successfully optimizing or automating financial, valuation, or reserving workflows.

The expected salary range for this role is $85,000-$150,000/year.

 

Please note that the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon a wide range of factors considered in making the compensation decision, including, but not limited to, candidate skills, experience, education and training, the scope and responsibilities of the role, as well as market and business considerations.

AmTrust Financial Services offers a competitive compensation package and excellent career advancement opportunities. Our benefits include: Medical & Dental Plans, Life Insurance, including eligible spouses & children, Health Care Flexible Spending, Dependent Care, 401k Savings Plans, Paid Time Off.

 

About AmTrust Financial Services

AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. is a multinational property and casualty insurance company. The company provides coverage for small businesses, workers' compensation insurance, extended warranty coverage, specialty risk and extended warranty coverage, and other insurance products. AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in New York City. The company is publicly traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker symbol AFSI.
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8,000 employees
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Founded
1998

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