Job Description

Affinity health vacancies – Actuarial Analyst

Actuarial Analyst – Affinity Health Vacancies

Join a forward-thinking life insurer committed to innovation and financial responsibility. The Actuarial Analyst will support the Actuarial Valuations team, contributing to financial reporting, reserving, capital monitoring, and providing strategic insights. This role is ideal for a technically strong candidate who enjoys working with data, actuarial models, and business-critical decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

Valuations and Reporting

• Assist in calculating technical provisions and preparing internal valuation reports
• Contribute to documenting actuarial assumptions and methodologies
• Support experience investigations, assumption setting, and reserve movement analysis
• Assist with regulatory submissions and statutory returns (e.g., QRT, ORSA)

Actuarial Data Management

• Maintain and enhance the actuarial data warehouse
• Ensure data quality, integrity, and consistency across actuarial datasets
• Work with large datasets to identify trends and anomalies
• Create and monitor data validation metrics to maintain accuracy
• Build and maintain ETL processes from core business systems

Modelling and Analysis

• Support actuarial modelling for forecasts, stress tests, and scenario analyses
• Assist in updating models used for reserving and forecasting
• Provide analytical support for product reviews, business planning, and management reporting
• Analyse financial impact of business decisions, product changes, or external events

Communication and Collaboration

• Present results clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Prepare reports and presentations for senior management and committees
• Collaborate with finance, auditors, risk, and business operations to align data and reporting

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science or related field (SAQA-accredited)
• Progress toward actuarial qualification (ASSA or equivalent)

Experience & Skills

• Minimum 2 years’ actuarial experience in a life insurance environment (financial reporting, valuations)
• Exposure to SAM, IFRS 17, or other regulatory frameworks preferred
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency in Excel, SQL, and actuarial modelling in R or Python
• Highly organised with attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines

This role offers an opportunity to grow your actuarial expertise while contributing to key business decisions and strategic insights.

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