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Job Location drjobs

Cape Town - South Africa

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Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Our client a market leader in the insurance sector is seeking a Head: Quantitative Financial Reporting to oversee the endtoend IFRS 17. This is a pivotal leadership role combining actuarial expertise financial reporting and crossfunctional collaboration with finance balance sheet management audit and external stakeholders.

This role requires a highly analytical and experienced actuarial leader to drive IFRS 17 delivery ensure regulatory compliance and support strategic financial decisionmaking across the group.


IFRS 17 Reporting and Governance

  • Lead the development delivery and enhancement of IFRS 17 reporting processes systems and standards

  • Drive the quarterly biannual and annual reporting cycles for Guardrisk Life and its international counterpart

  • Ensure accurate modeling disclosure and compliance in financial statements

  • Liaise with external auditors for signoff and regulatory alignment

  • Oversee actuarial data integration and system inputs across Prophet Aptitude and SQL

Strategic and CrossFunctional Collaboration

  • Provide insights on IFRS 17 impact across financial planning new business and acquisition initiatives

  • Lead submissions to audit and actuarial committees at Guardrisk and Momentum Group levels

  • Collaborate with Finance Data and Balance Sheet Management teams to improve workflows and reduce manual processing

  • Contribute to the group s policy development risk governance and compliance

Leadership and Team Development

  • Manage a small team of senior actuarial analysts

  • Drive talent development performance management and knowledge transfer

  • Cultivate a highperformance team culture focused on innovation accountability and excellence

  • Lead hiring efforts and foster diversity equity and inclusion in the workplace

Process Improvement and Automation

  • Enhance IFRS 17 automation and process efficiency using systemdriven solutions

  • Monitor and improve reporting tools and controls

  • Identify areas for risk mitigation and continuous improvement

  • Support strategic investments in tools and actuarial systems

Stakeholder Engagement

  • Communicate complex actuarial and financial information to executive leadership regulators and clients

  • Build and maintain trusted relationships across Guardrisk and Momentum stakeholder networks

  • Guide clientfacing teams on IFRS 17 implications and reporting transparency


Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor s degree in Actuarial Science

  • Fellow of the Actuarial Society of South Africa (FASSA)

Minimum Experience

  • 5 to 10 years in life insurance reporting

  • 3 years of people management experience

  • Proven IFRS 17 implementation and reporting expertise

  • Strong actuarial modeling experience (Prophet Aptitude SQL)

  • Familiarity with regulatory and group consolidation reporting

Core Competencies

  • Leadership and strategic thinking

  • Strong analytical modeling and communication skills

  • Ability to navigate ambiguity and complexity in financial frameworks

  • Resilience and adaptability in a fastpaced environment

  • Stakeholder influence and collaboration



Benefits

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor s degree in Actuarial Science

  • Fellow of the Actuarial Society of South Africa (FASSA)

Minimum Experience

  • 5 to 10 years in life insurance reporting

  • 3 years of people management experience

  • Proven IFRS 17 implementation and reporting expertise

  • Strong actuarial modeling experience (Prophet Aptitude SQL)

  • Familiarity with regulatory and group consolidation reporting

Core Competencies

  • Leadership and strategic thinking

  • Strong analytical modeling and communication skills

  • Ability to navigate ambiguity and complexity in financial frameworks

  • Resilience and adaptability in a fastpaced environment

  • Stakeholder influence and collaboration



IFRS 17 Financial Reporting Modelling

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