Cell Captive Actuarial Specialist

Old Mutual Alternative Risk Transfer Limited; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Old Mutual Alternative Risk Transfer Limited (OMART Life) in Johannesburg seeks an Actuarial Specialist to own the actuarial results for a dedicated cell captive portfolio, interact with stakeholders, and drive innovation in the life insurance space. The role involves IFRS valuations, regulatory solvency calculations, experience reporting, and board-ready insights.

You will work with actuaries, reinsurers, and compliance teams, applying Prophet or similar systems.

Qualifications

• Actuarial student progressing well with exams.
• 2–3 years of actuarial experience.
• Prophet and/or DCS experience beneficial.
• Strong technical and analytical abilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.

Responsibilities

• Own the actuarial results for the allocated portfolio.
• Perform data analysis for experience investigations and regulatory submissions.
• Prepare IFRS valuations, IFRS profit calculations and insights for reports.
• Carry out regulatory solvency calculations at cell captive and life license levels.
• Produce regular and ad-hoc financial and experience reports.

Skills

Strong technical skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Team collaboration

Initiative

Accountability

Innovation

Education

Actuarial student

Job description

Let's Write Africa's Story Together! Old Mutual is a firm believer in the African opportunity and our diverse talent reflects this.

Job Description

This role presents the opportunity to interact with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, get a full overview of running a life insurance company while driving innovation and transformation of the South African life insurance market. The role demands full ownership of the actuarial result of the portfolio allocated.

Key Result Areas

• Checking and manipulating volumes of data for use in experience investigations, actuarial valuations as well as regulatory submissions.
• Carrying out technical actuarial work, using pre-defined processes and complex systems with minimum guidance.
• This includes the preparation of IFRS Valuations, IFRS profit calculations and providing insight into results as well as drafting reports.
• Carrying out regulatory solvency calculations at a cell captive client and a life license level.
• Performing calculations for dividend declarations, board reports, product sign-offs and ad-hoc requests.
• Produce regular and ad-hoc experience/financial reports.
• Liaise with a wide range of stakeholders, including actuaries, reinsurers, legal advisors, compliance officers, marketing consultants, data administrators and clients with regard to various cell maintenance processes.
• This includes, but is not limited to, data requirements, financial reporting, and regulatory reporting and cell product strategies.
• Provide support to the OMART Life team with new cell and product launches.
• Support with ad-hoc OMART Life projects.

Requirements:

• Responsible for technical accuracy and implementation of work.
• Actuarial student making good progress with exams.
• 2-3 years' experience.
• Prophet and/or DCS experience
• Strong technical skills and attention to detail
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a team and across teams
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to plan and prioritise, make decisions and deliver on time
• Ability to work on multiple deliverables and manage expectations
• Motivated self-starter who takes accountability, shows initiative and innovates
• Enthusiasm to learn and grow
• High level of accountability
• Decision-making ability
• Good people skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access) undefined

The following will be an added advantage:

• Programming skills (Python, R, Visual Basic)
• Advanced Excel Skills
• Knowledge of IFRS and Regulatory Solvency Valuations

Old Mutual Alternative Risk Transfer Limited (OMART Life) is looking for a suitably qualified individual for a role as an Actuarial Specialist. This position within OMART Life offers you the opportunity to form part of the actuarial team of a diverse, growing business that enables innovation in Insurance through cell captive companies. OMART Life is a dynamic life insurance company and regularly interacts with various specialist areas within Old Mutual, both within and outside this business unit.

Skills Competencies

• Action Oriented
• Balances
• Stakeholders
• Builds Networks
• Business Insight
• Collaborates
• Communicates Effectively
• Cultivates Innovation
• Decision Quality
• Education

Closing Date 11 October 2026 , 23:59

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

The Old Mutual Story!

Old Mutual is a premium African financial services organisation that offers a broad spectrum of financial solutions to retail and corporate customers across key market segments in 14 countries. The lines of business include Life and Savings, Property and Casualty, Asset Management and Banking and Lending. We are rooted in our purpose of Championing Mutually Positive Futures Every Day and believe that a great customer experience is anchored in a great employee experience.