Actuarial Specialist CPT

Recruiter:

Network Recruitment

Job Ref:

NFP016315/Chane

Date posted:

Sunday, November 9, 2025

Location:

Cape Town, South Africa

SUMMARY:
If you’re an actuary who’s itching for something bigger than crunching numbers in the same old silo, this one’s worth your time. Think: real impact, real visibility, and a chance to help build something from the ground up, not just slot into an existing machine.
Our client is a fast-growing professional services firm shaking things up in the actuarial space. They’re building a brand-new actuarial offering, and they want someone sharp to join the founding team. So if you’re looking for a role where you’ll actually see the value of your work, where your ideas matter, and where you’ll get exposure across blue-chip portfolios, this is your lane.

POSITION INFO:
Key Responsibilities

Deliver actuarial audit support across insurance, retirement funds, and medical schemes
Review and draft reports for technical provisions, IAS 19 and IFRS 17 liabilities
Support IFRS 17 engagements, including transition, modelling, audits, and policy impact analysis
Contribute to actuarial modelling and valuation work (liabilities, reinsurance, due diligence, capital optimization, dashboards)
Assist clients in enhancing actuarial and risk management processes, including model reviews

Job Experience and Skills Required

Nearly qualified or qualified actuary
Experience within an audit support or consultancy environment
Exposure across insurance (life & non-life), retirement funds, and/or medical schemes
Knowledge of IFRS 17, SAM, reserving, ORSA and reinsurance will be a strong advantage
Experience working under relevant audit standards (ISA 540, IAS 19, IFRS 13, QIS 3)
Strong report writing and business communication skills
Confident engaging senior stakeholders
Solid understanding of modelling tools - Prophet, SQL, Python, SAS, Power BI or MATLAB (advantageous, not essential)
Able to manage multiple moving parts and still deliver accurately
Proactive, curious, organized, and comfortable taking the lead where needed

Apply now!

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Actuarial
Product Development
Pricing
Valuations
Credit Risk
Market Risk

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:
Chanél Lubbe
Specialist Recruitment Consultant in Actuarial & Analytics

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