Acturial Manager

Hire Resolve; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services firm is seeking an experienced Actuarial Manager to lead their actuarial team in Cape Town. The role involves overseeing pricing strategies, risk management, and financial projections. Ideal candidates will have strong modelling skills and at least 5 years of experience in a technical role. The company offers a full-time contract with negotiable salary and additional benefits.

Benefits

Salary: Negotiable

Company Social

Qualifications

• 5 years experience in a technical role.
• Strong modelling skills including experience in building pricing/predictive models.
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain effective pricing and risk management strategies.
• Support current pricing, segmentation and optimisation models.
• Participate in strategic projects where actuarial input is required.

Skills

Modelling skills

Statistical investigations

Report writing

Leadership skills

Data management skills

Education

Qualified / near-qualified actuary or equivalent qualification

Maths, Statistics

Tools

SAS

Emblem

SQL

Java

Job description

Overview

Hire Resolve’s are seeking an experienced and talented Actuarial Manager to join their team. The Actuarial Manager will be responsible for overseeing the actuarial department, leading a team of actuaries, and providing expert guidance on pricing, risk management, and financial projections.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain effective pricing and risk management strategies across various platforms to balance profitability and growth
• Support current pricing, segmentation and optimisation models
• Performance monitoring of financial, underwriting and distribution indicators
• Create and maintain business reports to direct thought processes that drives action
• Continuous process improvement and strategy evaluation
• Participate in strategic projects where actuarial input is required
• Interacting with underwriting, distribution and claims departments with the objective of constantly incorporating market trends into the product solution value chain
• Supporting the development of product solutions for various market segments and channels
• Developing and maintaining internal data assets to support predictive modelling initiatives

Qualifications

• Qualified / near-qualified actuary or equivalent qualification. Maths, Statistics
• Strong modelling skills including experience in performing statistical investigations and building pricing / predictive models
• 5 years experience in a technical role
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills
• Advanced computer literacy skills, SAS, Emblem, SQL, Java, etc.
• Leadership skills within own team and cross-functionally
• Strong data management skills

Benefits

• Salary : Negotiable
• Full Time
• Company Social