Actuarial Student - January 2025

Job Description

Actuarial / Co-op Student / Telecommuting / Vancouver / Toronto / 8-month term / Starting January 2025

There’s a place for you at iA! 

Do you want to reach your potential at a company that’s constantly evolving? Like working on a team and playing with numbers? 

At iA Financial Group, you’ll have all the tools you need to achieve your goals through an internship that lives up to your expectations! 

iA Dealer Services and iA Special Markets are currently looking for motivated and detail-oriented Actuarial Co-op Students to join their close-knit team for the Summer and Fall terms (8 months). In Dealer Services, you would be supporting the Corporate Actuarial and/or Pricing & Data Analytics team(s) by providing technical support while at the same time getting exposure to diverse projects. In Special Markets, your main duty would be to handle the financial reporting task (month-end/quarter-end). 

Here’s how you can develop your skills with us: 

1. Involvement in month-end/quarter-end valuation: 

• Starting reserves runs 
• Updating spreadsheets for drivers of earnings (DOE) and gains and losses analyses 
• Actuarial analyses as required 

 
2. Special projects: 

• Profitability studies to determine trends as required 
• Other projects as needed 

 
3. Support of actuarial functions: 

• Design and complete surveys as required 
• Assisting with the production of various reports by assembling the required information 
• Assisting actuarial analysts/advisors in a support role as required 
• Data requests from various members of the Actuarial team as required 

 
You’re the person we’re looking for if:  

• You are currently in the process of obtaining an undergraduate degree in actuarial science; 
• You are comfortable manipulating large data sets (including SQL) and you are highly proficient with numbers; 
• You are skilled in working with Excel, Access, Python and R software (GLMs, tidyverse) and you have previous office experience; 
• You can follow established procedures and work in a fast-paced environment; 
• You have an exceptional attention to detail; 
• You have exceptional verbal and written communication skills; 
• Asset: you know IFRS 17 and/or AXIS; 
• You are available full time for 8 months, starting September 2024.

The typical hiring range for this position is 27,50$ to 30,50$ CAD per hour; The base salary offered may vary depending one the knowledge, skills, years of experience and internal equity related to the position. At iA, we are committed to providing a fair, equitable and market-based compensation structure. Our market data is updated anually to reflect the most current market conditions.

For us to analyze your application, please send us up-to-date versions of the following: Resume, academic transcript and cover letter. 

Internship at iA → develop yourself exponentially! 

Location(s)Vancouver, British Columbia

Other Possible Location(s)Toronto, Ontario
Company

iA Financial Group

Posting End Date2024-09-27

Company Overview

iA Financial Group is the strength of a company with a human side, with its over 8,000 employees. Together, we have earned the trust of our more than four million clients and 25,000 advisors who have chosen us for their insurance, savings, and wealth management.

With over $200 billion in assets and half a billion invested in technological innovation, we’re a key player in the financial services industry in Canada and the United States. The secret to our success? Investing in you, one person at a time. Because, for over 125 years, we have believed that it’s by supporting our employees and surrounding ourselves with the most reputable leaders in the industry, we will continue to innovate.

At iA, we’re invested in you.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At iA Financial Group, we support and celebrate diversity. We strive to provide a workplace that is recognized as inclusive for all, regardless of ethnic origin, nationality, language, religious beliefs, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, family situation, or physical or mental disability.

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