SUMMARY:
Are you ready to take your actuarial career into the fast-paced and purpose-driven world of healthcare financing? This is an exciting opportunity to join one of South Africa’s leading health-specialised actuarial teams, where your analytical expertise will directly influence medical scheme sustainability and healthcare affordability. If you thrive in dynamic environments, enjoy working with large data sets, and want exposure to real-world managed care and pricing decisions, this role is for you.
POSITION INFO:
Key Roles & Responsibilities: Assist the Managed Care Actuary in monitoring and managing claims risks across medical scheme clients Evaluate the impact of managed care interventions and report on performance trends Extract, manipulate, and interrogate large datasets to provide meaningful insights Present analytical findings clearly and translate results into strategic client advice Engage healthcare providers on behalf of, or in collaboration with, clients Build and maintain strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders Provide input on benefit design, pricing, and reserving for client medical schemes Skills & Experience: Strong analytical and problem-solving ability Advanced Excel capability; experience with macros advantageous Strong data manipulation and interpretation skills SAS and\/or SQL experience highly advantageous Excellent communication and presentation skills High attention to detail with a strong focus on accuracy Ability to work proactively in a dynamic, fast-changing environment Strong teamwork and stakeholder engagement capability Qualification: Degree with majors in Actuarial Science, Mathematical Statistics, or Mathematics Healthcare or medical scheme experience will be advantageous Competency Requirements: Enjoys working in dynamic environments rather than traditional actuarial settings Comfortable analysing complex problems using large volumes of data Demonstrates curiosity and does not take results at face value Client-centric mindset with the ability to influence and advise Strong personal effectiveness, adaptability, and commitment Connect with us on and Register your CV to create a profile and to view all our Financial recruitment vacancies. Let us assist you with your career. For further Finance jobs, Accountant jobs, Financial Manager vacancies and Management Accountant vacancies. If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful. Your profile will be kept on our database and we will connect with you with any other suitable roles or positions.