We’re currently looking for a Life or Non-Life Actuarial Manager to join our Actuarial practice in Johannesburg or Cape Town. Our team consists of more than 100 actuarial professionals across 5 locations in Africa – Johannesburg, Cape Town, Mauritius, Nairobi, and Lagos.
Our actuarial consulting team offers a great opportunity to gain exposure across various technical actuarial areas and a range of insurers in the South African and international market. This accelerates your learning curve, challenges your thinking, and gives you the opportunity to gain depth in the application of your technical actuarial skills.
We value teaming, proactivity, as well as diversity and inclusion in our team. Our team thrives because of the growth mindset environment and collaborative team culture. You would get the opportunity to work with some of the most knowledgeable actuarial professionals in the industry and colleagues that are not only brilliant but also committed, dynamic, and creative.
Through the combination of actuarial audit and consulting experience, our team members gain exceptional technical knowledge, moulding them into industry leaders and front runners on trending actuarial topics.
Your key responsibilities
- Managing IFRS 17 and Solvency Assessment and Management actuarial audits for life or non-life insurers.
- Supporting the Head of Actuarial Function and managing HAF engagements for life or non-life insurers and reinsurers.
- Managing/supporting engagements covering Transformation, Climate Change, ERM frameworks, ORSA, Risk Appetite, or other topics.
- Managing/supporting value-adding projects covering IFRS17 implementation and other topics related to trends in the actuarial field.
- Further developing our team by coaching and mentoring junior colleagues.
- Continually learning and sharing your knowledge with the wider actuarial team.
Most of your work will be project-based for a once-off set period or on a recurring basis, enabling you to work with different team members and subject matter experts, gaining invaluable experience and technical knowledge.
Skills and attributes for success
- 3.5+ years’ experience in the Life or Non-Life Insurance industry.
- FASSA, preferably with specialization in life or non-life.
- Managerial experience would be advantageous.
- Strong self-management and structured work approach.
- Team player and proactive self-starter.
- Experience in financial reporting (SAM/Solvency II and IFRS) preferred.
- Consulting experience would be advantageous.
- Critical thinker with a solution-oriented approach.
- Curious mindset and eagerness to learn.
About EY
Our values define who we are:
- People who demonstrate integrity, respect, teaming, and inclusiveness.
- People with energy, enthusiasm, and the courage to lead.
- People who build relationships based on doing the right thing.
As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services, we hire and develop the most passionate people in their field to help build a better working world. This starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities, and creative freedom to make things better. So that whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.
Better Me. Better Us. Better Working World.
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