Actuarial Analyst

**WHO WE ARE?**

We’re Mercer - a global consulting leader in health, wealth and career. Mercer has more than 25,000 colleagues based in 43 countries. We help clients worldwide from small businesses to Fortune 1000 companies advance the health, wealth and performance of their most vital asset - their people.

**WHAT ARE THE INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES?**
- Wealth (Retirement) Consulting Business | Analytical Services
- Wealth (Investment) Consulting Business
- Health Consulting Business
- Pension Administration Services
- International Consulting Business (Montreal, US, Europe)

**WHAT WE VALUE?**
- Strong analytical skills and working knowledge of Excel and others MS-Office software programs
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
- Intellectual curiosity; seeking opportunities to develop new skills
- Ability to work in teams and be flexible to work under tight deadlines and changing client needs
- Superior organizational skills and strong attention to detail
- Bilingualism (English/French)

**WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME?**
- Be challenged to deliver impactful solutions for organizations of any size and varied industries and have a direct impact on their employees.
- Be part of our great training and development programs, including our actuarial education program
- Opportunity to work with the best tools, resources and some of the smartest people in the industry
- Be part of a work environment that promotes social connection and work-life flexibility

**PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS?**
- Completion of one (1) year towards a bachelor's degree in actuarial science, mathematics, statistics, finance, administration or a related field when internship begins

**JOIN US**

At Mercer, we believe that diversity and inclusion are vital components of our future and our goal is to leverage the unique skillsets that each person brings to the company. We provide our employees with a supportive, collaborative environment that leads to innovative ideas and the ability to make an impact. If you thrive on a challenge and enjoy connecting with people, we’re looking for you

**WHAT’S NEXT?**

**WHAT A TYPICAL DAY LOOKS LIKE IN WEALTH (RETIREMENT) CONSULTING BUSINESS | ANALYTICAL SERVICES?**
- Perform retirement and post-retirement benefits actuarial valuation including validation of data, analysis of the plan’s gains and losses, analysis of the plan’s asset performance, and preparation of the valuation report and related forms
- Production of year-end accounting disclosure and projection of expenses for plans under various financial reporting standards including IFRS, CPA and FAS
- Complete benefit calculations, review plan documents, produce employee benefit statements and prepare annual government forms
- Participation in the design and pricing of client’s employee pension plans and executive pension benefits, including cash flow modelling, demographic projections and evaluation of liabilities within an asset-liability framework
- Production of various experience studies to refine demographic and financial assumptions used in actuarial valuations
- Designing and implementing strategies to manage defined benefit pension plan volatility, including funding strategy, plan design and risk transfer solutions
- Work in an integrated team of professionals from different offices to resolve modern actuarial problems in the Canadian pension landscape, including union negotiations, risk transfer and public policy

**WHAT A TYPICAL DAY LOOKS LIKE IN WEALTH (INVESTMENT) CONSULTING BUSINESS?**
- Conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis utilizing Mercer proprietary tools
- Produce quarterly performance reports for our clients
- Critically analyze different investment markets, managers' investment styles, and portfolio characteristics, and evaluate their impact on investment performance each quarter
- Communicate with investment managers, record keepers and custodians to gather and/or clarify client-specific data for reporting
- Play an important role in investment manager searches, asset allocation studies, and other ad-hoc investment-related projects
- Support consultants in servicing existing clients and prospects
- Demonstrate ease and effectiveness when dealing with clients and colleagues at all levels
- Represent and promote the “face” of Mercer, both internally and externally

**WHAT A TYPICAL DAY LOOKS LIKE IN HEALTH CONSULTING BUSINESS?**
- Develop strategies and solutions related to the costs and funding of group insurance plans
- Participate in actuarial valuations of post-retirement benefits, including data validation, setting assumptions, analyzing plan gains and losses and preparing the valuation report
- Validate and compare premiums for group benefit plans under renewals, quotes or benchmarking exercises with other companies in the industry
- Produce quarterly experience monitoring reports for clients and analyze the impact of any recent changes
- Analyze financial statements of group insu