Actuarial Analyst | Group Finance | Gauteng

Our client is on the hunt for an Actuarial Analyst  to join the Group Finance Division. This Corporate Actuarial concern is looking for an actuarial candidate to join one of its teams
responsible for the strategic development of the valuation process flow and Prophet development. The main responsibilities of this role will be to improve and automate the valuation process flow; with the short-term focus on IFRS17 implementation. The interaction and automation between actuarial valuation models (Prophet) and the reporting of financial results will be a key output. This role will include in-debt exposure to database software (specifically SQL Server) and SSAS Tabular Cubes.
Responsibilities and work outputs:
The role will be involved in the quarterly valuation process of financial results as well as longer term projects.
Quarterly valuation process responsibilities will include:
• Deployment and parameterization of valuation processes and databases
• Monitoring of processes and resolve any process issues during the valuation
• Assisting the individual product valuation teams with process queries
• Understanding, building and assisting with:
• Central calculations done in valuation processes
• Ad-hoc out of process calculations, reports and views
• Assisting the individual product valuation teams to interpret results in the reporting databases
Responsibilities under current projects include:
Onboarding the IFRS17 reporting standard (in additional to other smaller tasks):
• Expanding existing valuation solution for IFRS17 specific fields
• Building process to consolidate IFRS17 information for further calculations
• Automation of data flow between Prophet and SQL data basis
• Support individual product teams with Prophet development where additional resources are required
• Identify opportunities to automate and continuously improve the data and reporting processes.
• Take responsibility for the development/enhancement of processes within the reporting environment.
Competencies required
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
• Excellent proficiency in SQL coding and Excel
• Ability to work within a team at times and also independently
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Delivering results and meeting expectations
• Good verbal and written communication skills
Experience and Qualifications
• A graduate degree in Actuarial Science
• Progress with the A100 and A200 series (CT series) exams.
• Advanced experience in SQL and Excel is crucial
• Experience in Prophet Actuarial valuation software will be an advantage.
• Experience in an Actuarial valuation environment will be an advantage.
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