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financial actuary

 
 
noun [C] FINANCE, INSURANCE

Definition

someone whose job is to calculate the financial risks involved in possible future investments, business activities, pensions, etc. for a company or insurance company: Financial actuaries use their skills in statistics, probability, and modeling to conduct financial analysis and manage financial risks.
(Definition of financial actuary noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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