London, England, United Kingdom
Cornelia is an aspiring actuary with hands-on experience across actuarial audit, financial reporting and impact modelling. She has a strong track record of solving complex challenges and an excellent attention to detail. In her current role as an Actuarial Analyst, she is focusing on implementing a RAS calculation tool to improve the efficiency of value-impact assessment. Cornelia earned a First-Class Honours degree in Actuarial Science and Risk Management from Queen’s University Belfast, awarded for the Queen’s Excellence Award and recognised as the Best-Performing Student in Actuarial Modelling. Her academic journey provided a strong grounding in statistical modelling and a perspective on how actuarial work can create future impact. Previously, at PwC Ireland, Cornelia supported the planning and fieldwork for seven actuarial audit engagements across a range of insurers. She conducted regulatory change analyses, performed detailed reviews of life actuarial assumptions, assessed reserving methodologies, and contributed to drafting Head of Actuarial Function (HoAF) reports. Cornelia also volunteered at Garuda Hacks as Sponsorship Director, where she led the partnership function to ensure smooth sponsor fulfilment. Beyond her professional role, Cornelia loves to explore and travel, learn new things, cook, and stay active through badminton and running. She is motivated by roles where data and judgement meet impact—bringing modelling, problem-solving and teamwork together to help organisations make better, future-focused decisions.
Assisted in the implementing a RAS calculation tool to improve the efficiency of value-impact assessment.
Garuda Hacks is a student-led initiative building a community of future technology leaders and cultivating a culture of student entrepreneurship in Indonesia. Garuda Hacks Hackathon, our flagship event, is Indonesia's largest hackathon event with 2350+ participants. We create a space for the world's greatest talent to build technology projects. Also, we partner with leaders and innovators in social impact, tech, government, and the venture capital space to inspire and provide opportunities for participants to launch their projects and careers. Find out more about us at https://garudahacks.com - Leading and growing the sponsorship team, negotiating sponsorship terms with 40+ stakeholders, resulted in 18 signed MoUs. - Achieved aggregate funding to run the event and assured fulfilment of agreements to the highest standards.
- Cooperated with the team with planning and executing marketing campaigns to promote the flagship event, Garuda Hacks 3.0, and responsible for all aspects of marketing and communication in social media, increasing Instagram followers by 20% in 3 months. - Analysed market opportunities and trends by conducting advanced market and competitive studies to identify target participants. - Conceptualised and produced contents and testimonials to improve credibility of organisation, constructed proposals to pitch to event partners; further developing creativity and persuasion skills.
- Conducted analysis of regulatory changes and detailed actuarial analysis across for various Irish and cross-border life and composite insurers, ensuring compliance with Solvency II and IFRS 17 regulations and providing insights into capital management strategies. - Performed discounting analysis and financial risk assessments for IFRS 17 client engagements, utilizing Ms Excel within the insurance framework for global insurers. - Reviewed reserving methodologies, assessed the reasonableness of assumptions, and evaluated governance and controls, contributing to enhanced audit quality and developing management information using Power BI and Excel. - Drafted 6 sections of the Head of Actuarial Function Reports; covering reinsurance arrangement, ORSA, Technical Provisions, and underwriting policies, developing expertise in regulatory and governance requirements. - Collaborated with cross-functional teams to support actuarial modeling and regulatory reporting, including Actual vs. Expected analysis and issuance of Life Actuarial Assumptions surveys to set the benchmark in the industry. - Active participation in the Sustainability and Climate Change Steering Group as the minute taker. Tech tools: Word, Excel, Alteryx