Senior Actuarial Manager: Strategic Valuation & Leadership

FEM; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration package

Career development opportunities

Disability friendly employer

Job summary

FEM is seeking a Senior Actuarial Manager to lead and expand the in-house actuarial function from our Johannesburg Head Office. You will deliver high-quality actuarial outputs, drive performance and provide decision-support to senior stakeholders.

You will oversee valuations, modelling, SAM and IFRS 17 reporting, and regulatory engagements, while building talent, data integrity and continuous process improvement across the actuarial lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Fellow of a recognised actuarial institute and 5–8 years' insurance experience.
• Strong experience in valuations, modelling, SAM and IFRS 17 reporting.
• Proven leadership and stakeholder management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the in-house actuarial function.
• Oversee valuations, reporting and modelling processes.
• Support business planning, risk management and regulatory engagement.
• Drive process improvements and accuracy of actuarial data.

Skills

Actuarial valuations

Actuarial modelling

IFRS 17 reporting

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

SQL

Python

SAS

VBA

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor's in Actuarial Science

Fellow of a recognised actuarial institute (FASSA or equivalent)

Tools

Actuarial software

SQL

Python

SAS

Excel

Tableau/Power BI

Job description

FEM is seeking a Senior Actuarial Manager to lead and expand the in-house actuarial function from our Johannesburg Head Office. You will deliver high-quality actuarial outputs, drive performance and provide decision-support to senior stakeholders.

You will oversee valuations, modelling, SAM and IFRS 17 reporting, and regulatory engagements, while building talent, data integrity and continuous process improvement across the actuarial lifecycle.