Actuarial Assistant - Recent Graduates (2020 - 2021) at John Hancock in Boston, Massachusetts

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Are you looking for unlimited opportunities to develop and succeed? With work that challenges and makes a difference, within a flexible and supportive environment, we can help our customers achieve their dreams and aspirations.

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Manulife/John Hancock Actuarial Development Program 2021

Are you an analytical thinker?

Do you want to use your technical skills to solve complex business problems?

Would you like to work in a dynamic environment that will challenge and inspire you?

John Hancock/Manulife's Actuarial Development Program is an important source of future business and technical leaders for the company. We are actively seeking bright, eager candidates who are immediately seeking to join John Hancock/Manulife's Actuarial Development Program inour Boston office.

Actuarial Development Program members have the opportunity to rotate every second year through a variety of roles that provide exposure to key actuarial disciplines such as pricing, valuation, financial modeling, marketing, risk management, asset liability management and corporate actuarial oversight. Members of the program are given support and opportunities to develop technical expertise, business integrity, a wide breadth of knowledge and superior communication and leadership skills.

John Hancock/Manulife's Senior Executives are highly supportive and directly involved in the Actuarial Development Program. The proven success of the program stems from the high priority John Hancock/Manulife places on creating an environment dedicated to helping program members achieve their actuarial fellowship with the Society of Actuaries. This is accomplished through financial assistance for actuarial courses, study materials, textbooks and seminars as well as competitive study time that is supported by managers. Actuarial Development Program members can expect roles with increasing levels of responsibility and compensation in conjunction with their work performance and successful progress through actuarial exams. Candidates will apply their strong analytical and problem solving skills to manage financial models and produce results, will use their ability as innovators to overcome obstacles, and will aspire to understand the full implications of their work.

In addition to the highly competitive incentives of the Actuarial Development Program, John Hancock/Manulife offers a Total Rewards Program including a competitive base salary, annual bonus incentives, a share purchase plan, a comprehensive pension plan and flexible benefits options. John Hancock/Manulife is committed to creating an environment that encourages individuals to develop their skills and rewards employees for their achievements.

Qualifications:

Consider yourself an ideal candidate if you are a person with strong analytical, quantitative and problem solving skills; are eager to learn; have excellent verbal and written communication skills; and can work independently in a challenging and fast paced environment. We are looking for candidates who have the following:

• Completed degree in Actuarial Science, Math, Finance or a related discipline, with 0-4 years of actuarial work experience
  
  


• Desire to set and exceed challenging goals with high energy and a drive for superior results.
  
  


• Excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively influence others as well as present issues, options and recommendations to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  
  


• Teamwork and leadership qualities are essential to inspire and motivate others to achieve results.
  
  


• Excellent working knowledge of Excel is required; experience with AXIS or other actuarial software is an asset.
  
  


• Preference will be given to candidates who possess relevant actuarial or similar work experience, have successfully completed at least 1 SOA exam, and who demonstrate a strong commitment to attaining their FSA and/or FCIA designations in a timely manner.
  
  


• Actuarial internship experience considered an asset.
  
  

Students graduating in 2022 and beyond will not be considered for this posting.

If you are ready to unleash your potential, it's time to start your career with Manulife/John Hancock.

About Manulife

About Manulife Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we operate as Manulife across our offices in Canada, Asia, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States. We provide financial advice, insurance, and our global wealth and asset management segment, Manulife Investment Management, serves individuals, institutions and retirement plan members worldwide. At the end of 2020, we had more than 37,000 employees, over 118,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving over 30 million customers. As of March 31, 2021, we had CAD$1.3 trillion (US$1.0 trillion) in assets under management and administration, and in the previous 12 months we made $31.3 billion in payments to our customers. Our principal operations are in Asia, Canada and the United States where we have served customers for more than 155 years. We trade as 'MFC' on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges and under '945' in Hong Kong.

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Manulife /John Hancock , we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention,advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour , ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law.

It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process . All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies .To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact recruitment@manulife.com .

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