Consultant, Actuarial – Retirement Solutions Financial Reporting - REMOTE
Nationwide
- Location
- Ohio - Columbus, Three Nationwide Plaza
- Work model
- Remote
- Level
- Mid
Skills
About this role
As a team member in Finance at Nationwide, a Fortune 100 company with nearly $70 billion in annual sales, the opportunities are endless! Let Nationwide help create your career journey! At Nationwide®, “on your side” goes beyond just words. Our customers are at the center of everything we do and we’re looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care. Are you an experienced actuary who enjoys complex annuity valuation, financial reporting, and solving thorny modeling problems? Join our Retirement Solutions Financial Reporting team and help shape how we measure and manage results across a diverse block of retirement products.
Key Responsibilities
Support quarterly GAAP and statutory valuation, financial reporting, and forecasting for Retirement Solutions products (e.g., fixed and indexed annuities, stable value, protected retirement/in plan guarantee products). Maintain and enhance GGY AXIS models and related tools ensuring methods remain robust, efficient, and well-controlled. Partner with Pricing, Controllership, and Valuation to support transactions (e.g., reinsurance, block transfers) and strategic projects that improve capital efficiency and reduce earnings volatility. Collaborate with peers and leaders to identify and implement process and model improvements that enhance transparency, consistency, and speed-to-decision. What We’re Looking For Must-have skills Strong background in retirement product or annuity valuation (GAAP and/or statutory), with experience supporting quarterly closes and/or forecasting. Hands-on experience with at least one major actuarial modeling platform (e.g., GGY AXIS, MG-ALFA) and comfort working with complex projection models. Solid data and tooling skills (e.g., SQL, Excel/VBA) with the ability to trace results from model output through to the ledger and financial statements. Proven ability to communicate complex actuarial concepts to non-actuarial partners (finance, controllership, business leadership). Demonstrated ownership mindset, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities around key reporting deadlines. ASA Required; FSA or progress towards FSA highly preferred.
Preferred skills
Experience with LDTI and/or recent reserve methodology changes for annuity business. Prior exposure to reinsurance structures and their impact on valuation and earnings. Progress toward FSA with relevant life/annuity exams; ASA required-FSA is a plus. Why Join Us Work on high-impact projects that directly influence how Nationwide manages its Retirement Solutions portfolio. Gain broad visibility by collaborating with Pricing, Controllership, and senior finance leaders on topics like reserve methodology, LDTI, and reinsurance. Join a culture that values technical excellence, thoughtful innovation, and work-life balance, with opportunities to grow into broader leadership or technical expert paths. #LI-remote #LI-SM1 Job Description Summary Our Nationwide Financial (NF) Actuarial team members have opportunities to use state-of-the-art tools and are encouraged to innovate and learn to master actuarial methodologies. If this sounds like a place you could thrive, then we want to know more about you! As an Actuarial Consultant, you’ll need to be adept at actuarial functions and know NF products to perform sophisticated, quantitative actuarial analyses. In addition, we’ll count on you to provide expertise, including consultation and recommendations, on actuarial models and issues. This position may have the opportunity to be a part of the NF Actuarial Rotation Program, which will give you the potential opportunity to work on various actuarial, analytics, and risk management teams to learn and develop across different actuarial functions. Should you choose to participate in the program, you will participate in two to three rotations of one year each. Full program details will be provided to you upon your start date.
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