Corporate Actuarial Analyst

SUMMARY:
Are you a Senior Actuarial Analyst looking for your next big opportunity? Join a dynamic corporate actuarial team supporting reserving and capital reporting for both life and non-life insurance portfolios across multiple territories. This is your chance to make an impact across regulatory reporting, capital modelling, reserving, and strategic actuarial input into key business functions.

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

What You’ll Do:

• Reserving Responsibilities:
  • Extract, transform, and prepare data for reserving software and reporting tools.
  • Run reserving models and compile quarterly reserve and profitability review reports.
  • Present insights at governance meetings chaired by senior finance leadership.
  • Support cross-functional teams, including reinsurance, finance, and investments.
• Capital Responsibilities:
  • Prepare quarterly/annual solo and group solvency and capital returns.
  • Assist with ORSA reporting, including stress testing, risk tolerance, and solvency projections.
  • Calculate solvency capital requirements and contribute to asset-liability management reviews.
  • Present findings and insights at senior-level capital forums.
• General & Strategic Actuarial Support:
  • Contribute to annual business planning with inflation forecasting and catastrophe modelling.
  • Assist with reinsurance programme renewals through analytical support.
  • Provide input aligned with IFRS 17 frameworks and actuarial methodologies.

• Finance, Claims, Underwriting, Product and Pricing Actuarial Teams, and Business Partners.

• Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Actuarial Science or a related field.
  • Significant progress towards an actuarial qualification (minimum 10 exams preferred).
• Experience & Skills:
  • 5+ years of actuarial experience in reserving and/or capital functions.
  • Proficiency in capital and reserving software (e.g., Psicle, ResQ, and Igloo).
  • Advanced Excel and SQL skills; experience with IFRS 17 is a strong advantage.
  • Able to work within tight deadlines in a high-performance reporting environment.

• Professional, organised, and highly detail-oriented.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Comfortable working cross-functionally and presenting insights to senior stakeholders.
• A collaborative team player who takes initiative.

• A fast-paced environment with exposure to strategic actuarial work.
• A role central to decision-making and financial sustainability.
• Opportunities for professional development and leadership exposure.