Senior Manager - Frm Actuarial

KPMG-SouthAfrica; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the consultancy field is seeking an Actuarial Manager to join their team in Johannesburg. This dynamic role requires a Qualified Actuary with strong quantitative and communication skills to oversee regulatory capital calculations and manage client engagements. The ideal candidate will have at least 8 years of relevant experience, coding skills in languages like SAS or Python, and a focus on business development. You will lead a team, ensure high-quality deliverables, and cultivate client relationships in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified Actuary with 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience in insurance or consultancy business is desirable.
• Ability to manage client engagements and teams effectively.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the development and validation of actuarial models.
• Manage client engagements and ensure quality outcomes.
• Provide technical knowledge and training to team members.

Skills

Quantitative skills

Coding skills

Analytical thinking

Business acumen

Communication skills

Team player

Education

Qualified Actuary

Tools

SAS

Python

R

Job description

Description of the role and purpose of the job :

Seeking a dynamic individual with highly quantitative skills within the actuarial team, advanced academics, and strong communication skills to manage engagements and take responsibility for deliverables.

Key responsibilities :

• Overseeing the development and validation of actuarial models for provisioning and (regulatory) capital calculation purposes.
• To take responsibility for managing client engagements or components of large scale engagements, as well as individually contributing quality work on the engagement.
• Provides technical knowledge, direction and training to people, coordinates engagement management and effectively utilises resources as appropriate.
• Manages engagements to consistently achieve specific revenue and profit objectives and deliver quality outcomes and consistently meet agreed deadlines.
• Day-to-day management of team on engagements, including coaching and providing constructive feedback.
• Increasing focus on business development, building on networks across the practice and people development activities, to manage and develop external client relationships through direct business development activity and internal people / resource management.

Take responsibility for the seamless delivery of internal projects / services, managing others and influencing key stakeholders.

Skills and attributes required for the role :

• Qualified Actuary
• Relevant experience within an insurer or consultancy business is desirable with at least 8 or more years of experience.
• Coding skills ( SAS, Python, R, etc.) would be an advantage.
• Experience in current hot actuarial topics such as IFRS 17, ESG, big data and wider advisory engagements desirable.
• Other competencies that would be desired :

o Critical Analytical Thinking

o Business Acumen

o Strong Communication Skills with ability to articulate quantitative concepts to both technical and non-technical individuals

o Must be resilient

o Must be a team player

o Ability to cope with and work under pressure

Minimum requirements to apply for the role (including qualifications and experience) :

• Relevant experience within an insurer or consultancy business is desirable with at least 8 or more years of experience.
• Qualified Actuary

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Actuarial Manager • Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa