Actuarial Specialist at Santam Insurance

We are looking for talented actuarial professional, with a specific focus on non-life reserving and capital. The successful candidate will be involved in first-line actuarial work including regulatory and financial reporting. Working closely with the senior management team, the successful candidate will be key in the development and maintenance of actuarial models. The scope includes performing actuarial calculations across multiple insurance and reinsurance entities in South Africa, Ireland and Mauritius. The successful candidate would also gain significant exposure to life insurance actuarial calculations, deal-making and structuring arrangements.

WHAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL IN THE ROLE?

Duties will include, but not limited to:

• First-line / corporate actuarial deliverables.
• Regulatory and financial reporting, including reserving and capital calculations.
•  Production of management information, including reporting on risk appetite measures.
• Ad-hoc analyses – actuarial investigations as required from time to time.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 2 years non-life reserving and/or capital experience.
• University degree in actuarial science.
• Actuarial student or qualified actuary.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

•  Ability to function independently and under pressure.
• Deadline driven.
• High attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to interact effectively       with all levels of stake holders and maintain confidentiality.
• Proactive/ability to use own initiative/innovative.
• Effective time management skills.
• Teamwork.