Actuary Associate | PGIM Ireland

This role is based in Letterkenny (Hybrid 2-3 days onsite)

Come join us in our state of the art office in Letterkenny as we are expanding. We are hiring an Actuary Associate focusing on Retirement Valuation and Onboarding to join our Actuary Team.

Actuary Associate' support GAAP and STAT valuation and reporting cycles by analysing in-force data changes, explaining financial impacts, supporting annual assumption updates, and maintaining strong controls to ensure reserve accuracy. The role also supports ongoing deal onboarding and major change initiatives, including valuation system conversions and administration system migrations.

The initial focus is on UK and Netherlands Longevity Reinsurance Transfer (LRT) products, with scope expected to expand over time to U.S. products and additional regions.

What you will do

• Support valuation and reporting close cycles by analysing in-force movements, identifying key drivers, executing reconciliations and control documentation, and partnering with the reporting team to resolve ad hoc questions and issues
• Own ongoing deal onboarding by reconciling data, setting up assumptions, performing onboarding analysis to understand modeling differences and financial impacts, and summarizing findings for stakeholders (initially UK/NL LRT)
• Support annual assumption updates, including ad hoc runs to assess and explain financial impacts (analysis, review materials, and implementation)
• Produce sensitivities and ad hoc analyses to support accounting basis framework changes (e.g., Principle-Based Reserving (PBR)), Asset Adequacy Testing (AAT), and related initiatives
• Support valuation system conversions and administration system migrations by participating in UAT and parallel runs, investigating variances, reconciling results, and supporting transition planning and readiness
• Propose and implement new solutions, including exploring new technologies and automation, to streamline workflows, improve efficiency, strengthen controls, and enhance documentation

• Actuarial exams in progress
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail in a controlled reporting environment
• Strong ownership and accountability; delivers on commitments, flags risks early, and follows through to resolution
• Collaborative and easy to work with; partners effectively across teams and functions
• Comfortable working in a cycle-driven environment with peak periods and multiple concurrent priorities

• Strong Excel skills; VBA and SQL experience preferred; Python experience a plus
• Experience supporting valuation and reporting cycles (reserves, in-force movements, assumption maintenance, controls)
• Familiarity with LRT products (UK/NL experience a plus)
• Experience supporting system conversions or migrations (UAT, parallel runs, reconciliations)
• Experience improving documentation, controls, and repeatable processes

• Health Insurance: PGIM Ireland partner with Laya and BUPA to provide health insurance schemes that cover eligible employees day to day medical and hospital expenses.
• Annual Leave of 23 days at full pay.
• Pension Scheme: Members of the scheme can contribute up to 8% of salary per annum and PGIM Ireland matches contributions up to 8% of salary. Members can also make voluntary contributions to the scheme.
• Annual Bonus Programme & Shop LK Vouchers / CleverCards (subject to eligibility): Along with an annual bonus employees are rewarded with Shop LK Vouchers/ CleverCards which are paid tax free.
• Life Assurance: fully paid by PGIM Ireland, employees are covered from their start date and beneficiaries are provided with a lump sum of four times an employee's salary.
• Education Assistance: PGIM Ireland have an Education Assistance Programme that reimburses eligible employees for furthering their education.