Manager: Actuarial at Old Mutual South Africa

Detailed Description

• Financial &Risk Reporting: Effectively manage the team to ensure that valuation, capital and other risk reporting are produced with appropriate supporting analysis and commentary.
• IFRS 17 implementation: Manage the segment’s involvement in the IFRS 17 project and the transition of reporting into BAU.
• Business Partnering: Extract insights for business consideration and collaborate effectively with both business and specialized areas across all levels.

Product development, product reviews and pricing

• Business Planning / Forecasting: Produce information for forecasting and ongoing monitoring of the financial impacts of the business strategy.
• Reporting Capability: Ensure processes and models are efficient, robust and fit for purpose. Drive synergies and standardization and ensure the control environment is adequate and effective.
• Projects: Support the delivery of relevant projects objectives as and when these arise.

Job Requirements

• Qualified Actuary, with a minimum of 8 years actuarial experience or equivalent
• Management track record is an advantage
• Financial reporting and/or valuation experience
• Product development experience will be an advantage

The Following Would Also Be Advantageous

• Experience in process improvement and optimisation
• Local life insurance knowledge
• Knowledge of the Old Mutual environment andsystems

Key behavioral skills and attributes required to fulfill this role:

• Self-motivated and energetic individuals who enjoy the challenge of tackling complex issues
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, i ncluding the ability to influence stakeholders outside his/her immediate area
• Organisation and Planning
• Ability to work on a wide range of deliverables at once, drive projects to completion
• Strong sense of ownership, requiring minimal guidance
• Ability to gather a wide range of information, filter and then use in making sound and balanced decisions
• Strong business acumen