Actuarial Analyst

SUMMARY:
Are you a skilled Actuarial Analyst ready to step into a high-impact role? A leading insurer is seeking a Senior Corporate Actuarial Analyst to join their dynamic team supporting both life and non-life insurance portfolios. This opportunity is perfect for an individual who thrives on strategic contribution across reserving, capital modelling, and regulatory reporting.

POSITION INFO:
Senior Corporate Actuarial Analyst – Capital & Reserving (Life & Non-Life)
📍 Location: Rosebank, Johannesburg (On-site)

Key Responsibilities:

• Reserving:
  • Extract, transform, and prepare data for reserving models and tools
  • Run reserving models and compile quarterly reserve and profitability review reports
  • Present results to senior stakeholders and governance forums
  • Collaborate with teams across reinsurance, finance, and investments
• Capital:
  • Support quarterly and annual solvency returns (solo and group)
  • Contribute to ORSA reporting, including stress testing and solvency projections
  • Perform solvency capital requirement calculations and asset-liability reviews
  • Present insights at capital governance meetings
• Strategic Actuarial Support:
  • Assist with annual business planning through inflation forecasting and catastrophe modelling
  • Support reinsurance programme renewals
  • Ensure that actuarial practices align with IFRS 17 and industry standards

• Finance, Claims, Underwriting, Product, and Actuarial Pricing teams.

• Education & Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Actuarial Science or a related field
  • Strong progress toward actuarial qualification (10+ exams preferred)
• Experience & Skills:
  • 5+ years in capital or reserving actuarial functions
  • Proficient in tools like Psicle, Igloo, and ResQ
  • Strong skills in Excel and SQL, and familiarity with IFRS 17
  • Able to deliver under pressure in a deadline-driven reporting environment

• ✔ Highly analytical with strong attention to detail
• ✔ Confident communicator and stakeholder presenter
• ✔ A proactive and collaborative team player
• ✔ Driven to grow within a high-performance actuarial function

1. Exposure to strategic actuarial work in a fast-paced environment
2. Involvement in core decision-making processes
3. Professional development and leadership visibility