Actuarial Analyst

Recruiter:

Network Recruitment

Job Ref:

NFP016164/KM

Date posted:

Thursday, October 30, 2025

Location:

Cape Town, South Africa

SUMMARY:
Unlock Value, Shape Strategy, and Drive Investment. Imagine using your actuarial expertise to uncover hidden value in multi-million-rand portfolios, spanning industries, borders, and high-stakes opportunities. This role takes you beyond spreadsheets and into the heart of strategic investing, where your insights directly influence business growth and decision-making.

POSITION INFO:
As an Actuarial Analyst, you’ll play a pivotal role, designing pricing models, valuing complex portfolios, and generating insights that guide the boardroom strategy. This is the perfect opportunity for someone analytical, commercially minded, and eager to see their work make a measurable impact.

Key Responsibilities:

Perform valuations and pricing analyses for non-performing debt portfolios.
Develop and refine financial models using DCF, machine learning, Markov-chain models, and runoff triangles.
Conduct sensitivity analyses and build proxy portfolios to evaluate risk and return.
Design valuation scorecards and automate pricing processes.
Analyze large datasets to identify KPIs that inform investment strategy.
Partner with investment executives to deliver actionable, data-driven recommendations.

Qualifications and Experience:

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Actuarial Science, Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or a related field.
Experience: 3+ years in financial modelling, valuations, or credit risk analytics.
Technical Skills: Proficiency in SQL, Python, R, and advanced Excel.
Competencies: Independent, analytical thinker with a strong commercial mindset and attention to detail.

If you’re ready to merge analytics with impact, apply now!

For more exciting Actuarial and Analytics vacancies, please visit:
I also specialize in recruiting in the following:

Actuarial: Life, Short-Term, Health, Pensions, Quantitative
Data & Analytics: Data Scientists, Data Analysts (Python, R, SQL, Machine Learning)
Risk: Credit, Market, Model, and Operational Risk Analysts
Pricing: Insurance and Financial Product Specialists
AI & Machine Learning: ML Ops, NLP, Predictive Modelling Data Scientists
Quantitative: Experts across Banking, Insurance, and FinTech

If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider the vacancy application unsuccessful. Your profile will be kept on our database for any other suitable roles / positions.

For more information, contact:
Kholo Mongalo
Recruitment Researcher in Actuarial & Analytics
Connect with me on LinkedIn!

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