Valuation Specialist (Insurance) at Capitec Bank

About the role

The purpose of this role is to enhance the financial performance of Capitec Insurance through:

• Perform periodic (monthly, quarterly, bi-annual and annual) actuarial valuation duties using Prophet and other actuarial models. Assist in the compiling of the input tables and assumptions used for valuations.
• Participating in periodic (monthly, quarterly, bi-annual and annual) insurance contract liability and profit calculations on an IFRS 17 (International Financial Reporting Standards) basis.
• Participate in the calculation of solvency requirements as specified in the Financial Soundness Standard for Insurers (previously SAM).
• Assist in the completion of the quantitative reporting templates for statutory reporting of solvency.
• Assistance in developing and maintaining the processes and controls used for actuarial valuation and financial reporting activities.
• Participating in the forecasted IFRS 17 profit calculations for the annual budget and monthly re-forecasting.

Our ideal candidate

• Academically qualified actuary or Newly qualified actuary: All exams completed.
• 3+ years’ actuarial experience in the life insurance industry including valuation, reporting and or capital management.
• Honours Degree in Actuarial Science
• Experience with working in a team with multiple deliverables.
• Experience with Prophet or other actuarial modelling software.
• Experience with IFRS17.
• Experience with working with data visualisation technologies (Power BI, etc.)