Junior Underwriting Support Analyst

Overview
The AmTrust International Insurance Division (AIID) Business Analyst performs analysis, reporting, data modeling, cleaning and validating of data for the division with the purpose of understanding or making conclusions to facilitate effective underwriting and other business decisions.

Daily work includes partnering with the AIID team to refine underwriting and project requirements, data analytics and processes to support decision making, program performance and innovation. This work also includes analyzing information to illustrate the impact of a decision or its alternatives on organizational performance as measured by profitability and efficiency.

The analyst is detail oriented and intellectually curious, with strong analytical and project management skills. The analyst will have a core skill set in business intelligence and analysis (design and execution of Excel/ Power-pivot-based analyses that translate business insight needs into thoughtful analysis).

Responsibilities
Interpret data, analyze results using statistical techniques and develop on-going reports.
Identify, analyze, and interpret trends or patterns in complex data sets.
Develop recommendations regarding underwriting decisions.
Ability to Analyze, Build and Test in an agile dynamic environment.
Perform analysis of complex data to support customer requests and management reporting.
Plan, document, evaluate and track testing results to ensure proper operation and freedom from defects.
Documenting core work related processes.
Champion and manage initiatives that will improve the quality of our data and/or data processes.
Do preliminary analysis to determine sources of discrepancies between actual and expected results.
Communicate and interact with appropriate areas on changes and enhancements that may impact data, workflow, and functionality.
Provide support in testing/validating new changes.
Identify opportunities to improve data warehouse.
Qualifications
5+ years building customer reports in Excel.
2-5+ years performing complex data analysis.
Experience in Business Intelligence in Underwriting beneficial.
Experience with Microsoft SQL Server, preferred.
An open mindset, comfortable with embracing and coping with change.
 

What We Offer
AmTrust Financial Services offers a competitive compensation package and excellent career advancement opportunities. Our benefits include: Medical & Dental Plans, Life Insurance, including eligible spouses & children, Health Care Flexible Spending, Dependent Care, 401k Savings Plans, Paid Time Off.

AmTrust strives to create a diverse and inclusive culture where thoughts and ideas of all employees are appreciated and respected. This concept encompasses but is not limited to human differences with regard to race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, culture, religion or disabilities.

AmTrust values excellence and recognizes that by embracing the diverse backgrounds, skills, and perspectives of its workforce, it will sustain a competitive advantage and remain an employer of choice. Diversity is a business imperative, enabling us to attract, retain and develop the best talent available. We see diversity as more than just policies and practices. It is an integral part of who we are as a company, how we operate and how we see our future.