Actuarial Analyst

Actuarial Analyst

Minimum Requirements:

• Matric with Higher Grade Mathematics
• Bachelor of Science degree in Actuarial Science, Statistics or Data Science, with an Honours degree being advantageous
• 1 to 3 years work experience
• Proficiency in MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and MS Outlook and SQL
• Experience in Actuarial Modelling, Problem Solving or Data Analysis
• Strong communication skills

Responsibilities:

• Develop actuarial or statistical models to aid in strategic business decision-making
• Short- and long-term behavioural and financial projections (including pricing and testing of new initiatives)
• Extracting and analysing large datasets to yield rich insights and communicating the results to a wide variety of stakeholders including the Company SA Executive Committee
• Identify and understand key business and data trends, assess the impact and identify possible courses of action to mitigate / capitalize on these opportunities
• Conduct ad-hoc investigations and analyses including quantifying the financial and business impact of strategic projects, oftentimes working with executive decision-makers to craft and execute key strategic projects
• Compilation of reports and presentations for the Company Exco, Company Board, Actuarial Committee, Company Board and Group Exco
• Develop and leverage key working relationships with various stakeholders across the business in order to support the aims of the organization
• Mentor, support and train junior analysts

Originally posted on Himalayas