VACANCY | ACTUARIAL ANALYST | WATERFALL, JOHANESSBURG, GAUTENG | PERMANENT
PSG's commitment to transform and embrace diversity is what drives us to achieve a diverse workplace with employment equity as a key goal to create an inclusive workforce. In achieving our employment equity goals, we give preference to applicants from designated groups, and we encourage people with disability to apply.
Responsibilities:
- Preform calculations required under SAM, SARB reporting, and internal management reporting
- Perform calculations and scenario testing for the ORSA cycle
- Provide technical support for new business investigations and provide technical support for pricing reviews
- Tracking of companywide offshore investment capacity
- Develop functional and technical specification documentation
- Develop data requirements and reporting templates to support regulatory reporting
- Analysis around best estimates financial assumptions for business use
- Develop customized specifications for data extracts depending on business needs
- Analysis of business metrics to provide business insights
- Continuously identify and implement incremental improvements to current processes, independent of larger project deliverables
Minimum Requirements:
- A relevant tertiary qualification is essential –a bachelor’s degree (Actuarial science / Finance / Risk Management / Mathematics)
- 2-3 years of experience as an Actuarial or Risk analyst
- If following the Actuarial track, steady progression with Actuarial exams
- Registration as a student member with ASSA
- Basic SQL and programming skills required
- Must have Financial Services experience
- Work experience in a stockbroking/security environment beneficial
- Investment Management or LISP platform experience beneficial
- Must have creative skills in providing possible solutions to business requirements
Skills and competencies:
- Strong mathematical skills
- Financial Product and Systems knowledge
- Analytical thinker with problem-solving skills
- Attention to detail
- Ability to engage effectively with stakeholders
- Process and Solutions orientated
- Communication skills (verbal and written)
- Teamwork/ Cooperation
- Resilience
- Must be able to work under pressure
- Goal and deadline-driven
- Systems thinking / Ability to see the big picture
How to apply:
Candidates interested must apply on the PSG Careers website https://www.psg.co.za OR browse vacancies https://bit.ly/3bD2iAK by no later than 27 September 2024. By submitting your application, you are giving PSG Financial Services implicit consent to the storage and processing of your personal information. If you are not contacted within 2 weeks of your application, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.
