Actuarial Analyst at Hollard Insurance

Job Advert Summary    

This role will involve supporting the various functions within Hollard Insure’s valuations team. This role will include but is not limited to providing quarterly valuation results. This includes monitoring the actual experience versus the expected experience, improving process efficiencies, and reporting results.

• Collection, conversion and validity checks on data
• Compiling of movement reconciliations
• Calculation of different provisions  
• Consolidation of results and the calculation of various performance metrics
• Manage ad hoc tasks and duties to enable and improve own deliverables and tasks as well as to manage stakeholder expectations
• Ensure that all actuarial processes are performed as efficiently as possible and are compliant with the current risk control and actuarial governance procedures.

Required Knowledge and Experience    

• Good understanding of key actuarial concepts and valuation principles
• Understanding of the financial reporting/systems and reporting requirements applicable to non-life insurance companies.
• Good MS Excel skills (including VBA) are a basic requirement
• SQL experience will be an advantage
• Strong technical, analytical and communication skills
• Ability to take ownership of their tasks
• Ability to work independently and accurately
• Strong detail orientation coupled with the ability to work with vision in mind
• Ability to understand the urgency or importance of various tasks, with the ability to prioritise these
• Ability to work well within a team environment
• Ability to learn, explore and apply learnings fast

Educational Requirements    

• Actuarial degree or honours degree
• Good progress / near-completion of CT exams with commitment to completion of all exams within a defined period
• 2+ years’ work experience, ideally in the non-life insurance industry or non-life valuations