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Job summary
KPMG in Malaysia’s Actuarial Services practice supports life and general insurance audit and advisory engagements, delivering insights across reporting, valuation, capital and modelling. You will work with audit, finance, and risk teams in a collaborative, growth‑focused environment, with opportunities across technical and advisory exposure.
Roles span Associate to Senior Manager, with responsibilities in data, modelling, and stakeholder engagement, contributing to continuous improvement and
Qualifications
- Degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or related discipline.
- 0–3 years of experience in actuarial or insurance related roles.
- Progress in actuarial exams is preferred.
- Strong foundation in Excel and data analysis.
- Exposure to actuarial and analytics tools (e.g. Prophet, RAFM, ResQ, Python, R, SQL, Alteryx) is an advantage.
- Strong analytical mindset, attention to detail, and teamwork skills.
Responsibilities
- Support actuarial audit engagements for life and general insurers.
- Perform data validation, reconciliation, and reasonableness checks.
- Review assumptions, methodologies, and results; perform movement analysis.
- Prepare or review audit working papers and supporting documentation.
- Support the identification, documentation, and resolution of audit findings.
- Collaborate with audit teams to ensure timely and well documented deliverables.
- Deal with IFRS 17 reporting and analysis, valuation/EV/VNB, reserves and capital frameworks, modelling and QA.
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Job description
KPMG in Malaysia’s Actuarial Services practice plays a vital role in supporting life and general insurance audit and advisory engagements. Leveraging deep industry expertise, global actuarial methodologies, and advanced modelling tools, our team delivers high‑quality insights across financial reporting, valuation, capital, and modelling.
KPMG in Malaysia’s Actuarial Services practice plays a vital role in supporting life and general insurance audit and advisory engagements. Leveraging deep industry expertise, global actuarial methodologies, and advanced modelling tools, our team delivers high‑quality insights across financial reporting, valuation, capital, and modelling.
Our actuarial professionals work closely with audit, finance, and risk teams to support complex insurance engagements and evolving regulatory requirements. Joining our actuarial practice means being part of a collaborative, technically strong team that helps clients navigate change and Make the Difference in an increasingly complex insurance landscape.
This is an opportunity to grow your actuarial career within a leading global professional services firm, across a broad spectrum of insurance engagements.
- Exposure to both Life and General Insurance engagements
- Hands on involvement in actuarial audit with exposure to broader advisory work
- Work with real client data, actuarial models, and financial results
- Develop strong technical, analytical, and business understanding of the insurance industry
- Clear career progression across multiple actuarial levels
- A collaborative environment focused on quality, integrity, and continuous learning
Your responsibilities will vary depending on your level of experience, with opportunities across the following areas:
- Support actuarial components of external audit engagements for life and general insurers
- Perform data validation, reconciliation, and reasonableness checks
- Review assumptions, methodologies, and results; perform movement analysis
- Prepare or review audit working papers and supporting documentation
- Support the identification, documentation, and resolution of audit findings
- Collaborate closely with audit teams to ensure timely and well documented deliverables
- Depending on your role level, you may support or lead work in:
- IFRS 17 reporting and analysis
- Valuation / Embedded Value / VNB (Life Insurance)
- Reserving (GI) and Capital / Solvency (RBC)
- Actuarial modelling and quantitative analysis
- Independent review and challenge of actuarial models and calculations
- Support or lead actuarial and audit related work using actuarial, data, and modelling tools
- Assist in data preparation, transformation, and analysis
- Apply structured and analytical thinking to complex actuarial issues
- Ensure outputs meet quality, documentation, and regulatory expectations
- Lead actuarial audit support engagements and manage delivery timelines
- Act as a key point of contact for clients and internal stakeholders
- Review work, ensure quality, and mentor junior team members
- Engage with senior stakeholders on actuarial findings, risks, and insights
- Support practice growth and business development initiatives
- Delivering high quality actuarial analysis and audit support
- Applying strong analytical judgment to actuarial assumptions, models, and results
- Demonstrating curiosity and professionalism when working with complex insurance data
- Collaborating effectively across actuarial, audit, finance, and risk teams
- Taking ownership of your work and contributing to continuous improvement
- For senior roles, leading teams, engaging clients, and driving engagement success
- Living KPMG’s values — Integrity, Excellence, Courage, Togetherness, and Accountability
We welcome actuarial professionals across different career stages who are passionate about insurance, analytics, and high-quality professional work.
- Degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or related discipline
- 0–3 years of experience in actuarial or insurance related roles
- Progress in actuarial exams is preferred
- Strong foundation in Excel and data analysis
- Exposure to actuarial and analytics tools (e.g. Prophet, RAFM, ResQ, Python, R, SQL, Alteryx) is an advantage
- Strong analytical mindset, attention to detail, and teamwork skills
- Degree in Actuarial Science or related discipline
- 3–6 years of experience in life insurance actuarial work
- Exposure to valuation, IFRS 17, EV, or capital frameworks preferred
- Familiarity with actuarial tools (Excel, Prophet, RAFM, etc.)
- Prior audit or audit support experience is an advantage
- Strong analytical, communication, and collaboration skills
- Degree in Actuarial Science or related discipline
- 7–12+ years of relevant experience in life insurance (consulting or industry)
- Strong expertise in actuarial valuation, financial reporting, IFRS 17, EV, and/or capital (RBC)
- Proven experience with actuarial modelling toolsAbility to manage teams, engagements, and senior stakeholders effectively
- Strong leadership, communication, and delivery skills under tight timelines
We want you to feel empowered and informed throughout the process:
- A Friendly Pre‑Screening Call
Our recruitment team will reach out for an initial chat — nothing intimidating, just a conversation to get to know you better.
- Interview Stage
If shortlisted, you’ll be invited for an interview in one of the following formats:
- Virtual interview
- On‑campus sessions in your university
- Interview at the KPMG In Malaysia Office
Make it Count, Make the Difference.
Candidates must be resident in Malaysia, or have the right to work in Malaysia.
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