Actuarial Analyst - Discovery Life at Discovery Limited

Key Purpose

Analytics role

Valuations role

• Help shape and manage the data assets and analytics function in the Corporate and Employee Benefits valuations team. The team currently obtains data from various sources and platforms and work is required to streamline and maintain this and to develop analytics tools to provide management insights and to supplement reporting processes and dashboards. Data is used across the team for both reporting responsibilities and analytics. This role will manage data for both these work streams. The role will also be responsible for driving analytics projects to help guide our understanding of the business and the changing environment and to assist with key management decision making. Coding experience and keeping up with coding and analytics practices will be key to building the analytics function in this team. Key skills required for this role include analytics and coding experience and a passion for working with data and developing new insights. The immediate responsibilities will be to build and develop the data and analytics function from the ground up and this will evolve into managing this part of the team.
• There is a role open in the Discovery Corporate and Employee Benefits actuarial valuations and reporting team. The team is responsible for monthly actuarial reporting, quarterly regulatory reporting, and bi-annual actuarial valuations. The key purpose of this role is to assist with data preparation and experience calculations for reporting. The main reporting items that will be worked on include claims provisions and experience, premium movements, and analysis of business volumes. Day-to-day work may require collaboration with teams across the business with the aim of making processes more efficient and improving the product offering.
• A successful candidate is expected to be hard-working, inquisitive, strive for efficiencies, and is looking to create an impact in the business and help improve our processes and output so as to aid the business in its goals.

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

• Analytics role
• Valuations role
• Shaping and structuring the data assets of the Corporate and Employee Benefits actuarial valuations team.
• Managing all data extracts and reports and validation of this data.
• Developing actuarial analytics tools for regular high-level stats to supplement monthly reporting.
• Developing analytics tools to maximise use of our data and work on key projects to aid management decision making.
• Assist in building up a sustainable platform for the data and analytics role with intention to manage this function.
• Data clean-ups and preparation for reporting and experience analyses
• Calculation of key actuarial metrics for the various reporting items the team is responsible for
• Assisting the manager of the reporting team with reporting responsibilities
• Experience analyses
• Enhancing existing processes
• Maintaining and updating data controls and systems
• Working with other teams across the business to improve data and client experience metrics

Education and Experience

• Analytics role
• Valuations role
• Essential:
• Matric with mathematics
• Bachelor’s / Honours degree in Actuarial Science or Mathematical Statistics from an accredited institution
• At least 2 – 4 years’ work experience in an actuarial or data analytics role
• Strong actuarial exam progress
• SQL or other coding experience