Africa Talent By Deloitte- Irl- Actuarial Life Manager / Assistant Manager

Deloitte Africa; Gauteng; Hybrid; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm in South Africa is seeking a qualified actuary to manage and deliver diverse actuarial advisory projects. The successful candidate will work on pricing, reserving, and product development while maintaining strong client relationships. Candidates should have sound knowledge of the Life (re)insurance industry and experience in financial reporting. This position offers a competitive package of benefits and a hybrid work environment, allowing work from home some days.

Benefits

Competitive package of benefits

Hybrid work environment

Qualifications

• Minimum professional experience as a qualified actuary.
• Ability to apply knowledge of the Life (re)insurance industry in commercial situations.
• Experience with Solvency II, USGAAP, and IFRS17 reporting is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage diverse actuarial advisory projects.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships.
• Support practice management including recruitment and mentoring.

Skills

Qualified actuary

Knowledge of Life (re)insurance

Experience in financial reporting

Knowledge of SAS / SQL / Python

Team and project management

Relationship management

Education

Actuarial qualification

Tools

SAS

SQL

Python

Job description

Company Description

Africa Talent by Deloitte (Africa Talent) is a standalone division of Deloitte, owned by Deloitte Africa and Deloitte Netherlands, based in South Africa.

Our goal is to meet the growing demand for Talent in Africa and Europe; by recruiting and developing Talent throughout Sub Saharan Africa in order to service the diverse needs and to enable projects at our clients.

Talent employed will have the full experience of Deloitte, while getting both international and local exposure to a diverse set of clients, working remotely from Africa.

It will take advantage of the demographic reality of Africa as a future source of talent for both Africa and Europe and at its core, the goal is to create employment in Africa and invest in African talent.

The ethos of our organisation is characterised by vision, purpose beyond profit and an appetite to innovate and deliver creative, high impact solutions to client challenges.

Every day, your work will make an impact that matters, while you thrive in a dynamic culture of inclusion, collaboration, and high performance.

As the undisputed leader in professional services, Deloitte – Africa Talent - is where you will find unrivalled opportunities to succeed and realize your full potential.

What’s in it for you?

• The stability and trustworthiness of a purpose driven global brand, ready to build your own future and add to Africa's prosperity
• Being the driver of Africa Talent's day-to-day operations
• A competitive package of benefits
• A hybrid work environment with possibility to work at home some days

Job Description

As part of our team you will have the opportunity to work on a variety of engagements / projects both in traditional actuarial areas and in wider fields.

Your role will include

• Managing and delivering on wide range of core‑actuarial advisory projects such as pricing, reserving, product development, domestic actuarial regime peer reviews, risk management, financial reporting, regulatory reporting, process reviews, portfolio transfers etc. – this will include basis such as IFRS17, LDTI and Solvency II.
• Contributing multi‑disciplinary assignments across other fields such as Economic, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG), merger and acquisition projects, due diligence, audits and enterprise risk management etc. – this will involve collaboration with professionals across audit, finance, consulting and risk advisory.
• Contributing to actuarial teams undertaking actuarial reserving or review work in respect of the Head of Actuarial Function role.
• Maintaining strong client relationships by understanding their business needs and ensuring exceptional service delivery.
• Contributing to practice management, including recruitment, coaching, mentoring and appraisals.
• Play a significant role in driving the growth of the practice, by proactively networking internally and externally, participating in research activities and contributing to the preparation of new business proposals.
• Supporting Deloitte initiatives in crafting educational materials on emerging regulatory trends such as ESG, enhancing our market eminence.

Experience & Skills

• Qualified actuary with substantial professional experience
• Sound knowledge of the Life (re)insurance industry and the ability to apply that knowledge in commercial situations
• Experience of financial reporting, in particular Solvency II, USGAAP / LDTI and / or IFRS17 reporting would be advantageous
• Knowledge of SAS / SQL / Python or experience of credit risk modelling would be advantageous but not essential
• Proven experience of managing teams and / or projects
• Capability to maintain effective relationships with clients and colleagues

Additional Information

We are always interested in talking with professionals about their next career experience.

If you have a passion for learning from talented people and benefit from the support of a global organization and network, apply online now.

If you believe that you meet most of the criteria above, we encourage you to apply.

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Equal Opportunities

Deloitte is an equal opportunities employer and will ensure any reasonable accommodations are implemented as part of the recruitment and selection process.

We are committed to employment equity and building a diverse and inclusive workplace across the African continent.

We actively support the inclusion of people with disabilities and embrace neurodiversity in the workplace. We recognise and value the unique strengths that neurodivergent individuals bring, and we are committed to creating an environment where everyone can thrive.

If you require reasonable accommodations in relation to your disability and neurodiverse needs during the recruitment process, please let us know. We are happy to make adjustments to suit your individual needs.

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