Actuarial jobs in South Africa

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SENIOR FINANCE ANALYST (INSURANCE) - N.SUBS, CPT

Are you a strategic financial business partner who can not just report numbers, but explain the story behind them - connecting KPIs to real business outcomes ? Then this is a rare opportunity to play a key role in shaping the growth of a high-impact Group Finance team at a Financial Services leader during a time of transformation, innovation, and growth.

BENEFITS:

Package: Highly competitive salary with benefits

Exposure: Play a key role in a growing, multi-country financial group with strategic projects spanning across the continent

Career Growth: Access to senior leadership, group-level visibility, and clear pathways for upward mobility in a high-impact finance function.

Collaborative Culture: Work in a values-driven environment that promotes innovation, accountability, and meaningful contribution.

Purpose & Progress: Be part of a business committed to transformation and sustainable success, where your work has real-world impact.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Take ownership of the internal planning and budgeting processes in partnership with the various segments, ensuring alignment with strategic growth objectives.
• Lead and coach a geographically dispersed team of Finance Business Partners, fostering a high-performance culture and strong collaboration across regions.
• Drive the development and refinement of financial planning tools, forecasting models, and standardised control frameworks to ensure consistency and efficiency across the group.
• Deliver clear, decision-ready insights and financial analysis to senior leaders, highlighting key trends, performance variances, and underlying business drivers.
• Oversee the timely preparation of monthly and quarterly financial reports and contribute to high-impact board and executive-level presentations alongside Senior Executives.
• Collaborate with cluster leadership to strengthen controlling functions and ensure robust performance tracking mechanisms are in place.
• Play a hands-on role in strategic planning cycles, including annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and multi-year financial outlooks.
• Promote continuous improvement by proactively identifying opportunities to streamline processes and enhance the role of finance as a strategic enabler within the organisation.

Requirements

• Honors Degree in Finance, Audit, Actuarial or MBA
• 4+ years in a similar role, 3+ years working in insurance
• Planning and Controlling experience advantageous
• Insurance financials knowledge
• Financial controlling software (SAP, HfM) skills
• Cost controlling knowledge
• Financial planning experience

Benefits

Package: Highly competitive salary with benefits

Exposure: Play a key role in a growing, multi-country financial group with strategic projects spanning across the continent

Career Growth: Access to senior leadership, group-level visibility, and clear pathways for upward mobility in a high-impact finance function.

Collaborative Culture: Work in a values-driven environment that promotes innovation, accountability, and meaningful contribution.

Purpose & Progress: Be part of a business committed to transformation and sustainable success, where your work has real-world impact.