Provide analytical support to operations, production, and reporting within a disciplined controls environment. Produce model inputs and perform business analysis to deliver key performance indicators and ensure efficient operations, including the creation of asset inventories, economic assumptions, and reinvestment strategies. Provide timely, quality resolution of inquiries and ad hoc requests.

Responsibilities:

  • Run business processes that directly impact Transamerica financials.

  • Support quarterly IFRS, Financial Plan/Capital Reforecast, Principles Based Reserves, and C3P1 models, as well as annual Medium Term Plan, and Cash Flow Testing models.

  • Support the annual setting of economic assumptions by working cohesively with members of Life, Health, Annuity, and Risk areas.

  • Engage in annual discussions regarding economic assumption changes and facilitate the creation of model files that reflect the updated assumptions.

  • Provide AXIS format asset inventory, economic assumption, and investment input files to support Asset and Liability Management analysis on a regular basis.

  • Collaborate with more senior analysts on the development of asset-related code updates in AXIS models, and execute asset-only user testing of the updates.

  • Assist customers in explanation of model results attribution and reconciliation.

  • Provide support and input required for change management documentation each quarter for assumption and/or system updates.

  • Resolve potential issues; escalate as appropriate.


Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in math, actuarial science, statistics, related science field, finance, or related business field

  • Academic or other exposure in one or more of the following areas:

  • Insurance liability, asset valuation, derivatives modeling, liquidity management, machine learning, artificial intelligence

  • Good understanding of investment and finance concepts, and be able to creatively apply in solving analytical problems in the business setting


Preferred Qualifications:

  • Ability to use code (Python, VBA) to help automate tasks and increase efficiency

  • Proficiency with Microsoft Excel

  • Experience using modeling systems, particularly AXIS

  • Experience working with asset liability management processes in insurance or banking

  • Understanding of actuarial and accounting


Working Conditions:

  • Hybrid office environment: Cedar Rapids, IA or Baltimore, MD

Compensation:

  • The Salary for this position generally ranges between $65,500 - $78,000 annually. Please note that the salary range is a good faith estimate for this position and actual starting pay is determined by several factors including qualifications, experience, geography, work location designation (in-office, hybrid, remote) and operational needs. Salary may vary above and below the stated amounts, as permitted by applicable law.

  • Additionally, this position is typically eligible for an Annual Bonus based on the Company Bonus Plan/Individual Performance and is at the Company’s discretion. 

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