Actuarial Analyst Pretoria, Gauteng R30 000 to R33 000 per month Cost To Company Permanent Mutual Assurance ONLY EMPLOYMENT EQUITY CANDIDATES MAY APPLY Closing date: 30th April 2017

Our nationwide client is a leading, dynamic and fast growing mutual assurance service provider that adds optimal value to its shareholders through sustainable growth driven by performance excellence.  Our client lives by integrity, innovation, agility, diversity and a spirit of Ubuntu and instils these values in all areas of the business.  The client is seeking to recruit a dynamic Actuarial Analyst in Pretoria, Gauteng.

ONLY EMPLOYMENT EQUITY CANDIDATES MAY APPLY

JOB OBJECTIVES

• Valuations (dedicated 4 months per year);
• Data preparation;
• Assumption setting, including involvement with mortality, morbidity, withdrawal and expense investigations;
• Development, setup and running of actuarial valuation models;
• Assisting with the consolidation of valuation results and submission of statutory returns required by the Financial Services Board;
• Product Development & Pricing (ongoing);
• Product specification, profit testing and sensitivity testing of new products or repricing of existing products;
• Involvement in the end-to-end roll-out of new products and product enhancements;
• Providing technical support and expertise that supports the distribution teams in securing new business deals;
• Maintaining awareness of competitor products and the operating environment and investigating and proposing innovative product solutions;
• Analytics & Business Intelligence (on-going);
• Assisting with the implementation of a range of actuarial and business intelligence metrics;
• Assisting management in analysing, supplying and translating information on key areas of business performance.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Appropriate tertiary qualification in Actuarial Science;
• Part-qualified Actuary with continued progress towards this qualification;
• 2+ years relevant experience in the financial services industry;
• Life insurance valuations or product development experience is preferred;
• Practical experience with Prophet and DCS, VBA, SQL and Qlikview experience will be an advantage;
• Valid driver’s licence.

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

• Actuarial modelling principles;
• Goal-orientated with an ability to perform work efficiently;
• Deadline-driven and the ability to work under pressure;
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills;
• Ability to work on team projects as well as taking ownership of individual projects;
• Relationship management with external parties.

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