Head Of Corporate Actuarial (life Insurance)

Absa Group

Sandton, South Africa
Ifrs 17 actuarial liabilities
Sam regulations and capital
Embedded value methodology
The Head of Corporate Actuarial is responsible for leading and overseeing all actuarial valuation, financial reporting, capital, and regulatory actuarial activities for the Life Insurance business

Job Summary

  • The Head of Corporate Actuarial is responsible for leading and overseeing all actuarial valuation, financial reporting, capital, and regulatory actuarial activities for the Life Insurance business.
  • The role ensures high quality IFRS, SAM, and Embedded Value (EV) results, robust actuarial insights to management, and strong governance over models, assumptions, data, and methodologies.
  • Lead and mentor a team of 25 – 30 actuaries, modellers, and data specialists, building a culture of technical excellence, accountability, continuous improvement and career development.

Matching Summary

The Head of Corporate Actuarial is responsible for leading and overseeing all actuarial valuation, financial reporting, capital, and regulatory actuarial activities for the Life Insurance business.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • IFRS 17 actuarial liabilities
  • SAM regulations and capital
  • Embedded Value methodology
  • Valuation Model Development
  • actuarial transformation roadmap
  • People Leadership and Mentoring

Nice-to-have

  • strategic decision making support
  • commercial decision making
  • technical excellence culture
  • continuous improvement focus
  • collaboration across teams

Key Requirements

  • Fellow of the Actuarial Society of South Africa (FASSA)
  • 12+ years actuarial experience in Life Insurance
  • Demonstrated leadership in valuations, IFRS 17, SAM and EV reporting
  • Experience managing modelling teams and actuarial transformation
  • Proven record of working closely with CFOs and senior executives
  • Bachelors Degree and Professional Qualifications: Actuarial Science

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