Senior Actuarial Supervisor

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Job Description

Role overview & purpose

Group Actuarial has an exciting opportunity within the Reporting team that offers exposure to a wide range of businesses within the Old Mutual Limited Group.

The role forms part of a multi-disciplinary team that delivers high-quality results and commentary for Board and market disclosures, change initiatives (automation, template redesign, enhancements to HFM and DataTech - reporting and calculation systems) and ensures robust governance (L1/L2 reviews). 

There is wide stakeholder engagement necessary, and the role interacts across Segments and Group Actuarial teams and the Group Enablement Function.  

Key Result Areas

• Business support – Provide technical actuarial support to the business on the IFRS17 DataTech solution. 

• Process efficiency and automation – Drive DataTech improvements by collaborating with DataTech development team and the various Actuarial Infrastructure, Methodology and Segment teams.

• Ensure processes are efficient, robust, fit for purpose and operated within an adequate and effective control environment within the Group Actuarial Reporting team.

• Financial Reporting – Assist with review and consolidation of various segment submission related to IFRS profits and Value measures for OML.  

• Ad-hoc/Project work – Support the delivery of project initiatives across the business.   

Skills, Qualifications & Experience required

• Actuary or Actuarial Student with significant progress with exams, with at least 6  year’s relevant life insurance reporting experience. 

• Strong technical understanding of IFRS 17 Standard

• Experience in the use of reporting and actuarial modelling systems, data design and coding.  (DataTech experience will be beneficial)

• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and ability to collaborate effectively across various teams within the business.

• Strong affinity to process improvement and automation

Skills

Action Planning, Adaptive Thinking, Agile Project Management, Data Compilation, Data Controls, Executing Plans, Financial Acumen, Identifying Customer Needs, Information Management, Insurance Product Management, Insurance Sales, Legal Practices, Negotiation, Policies & Procedures, Risk Management, Workflow Management

Competencies

Balances StakeholdersBuilds Effective TeamsBuilds NetworksBusiness InsightCommunicates EffectivelyDevelops TalentDirects WorkDrives Results

Education

Bachelor of Science (BSc): Actuarial Science (Required)

Closing Date

27 March 2026 , 23:59

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

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