Senior Actuarial Analyst at Zamara Kenya

Roles and responsibilities

Achieving Zamara’s ambitious strategic priorities will be complex and challenging. Its continued success will be dependent on building and retaining a world-class team.

The successful candidate will manage and provide actuarial consultancy services to a small portfolio of clients under guidance from a Manager.

The role will report to a Manager.

In more detail, the areas of responsibility include:

Technical Expertise

• Responsible for managing a small portfolio of clients under the supervision of a senior resource across IFRS 17, reserving, pricing, capital management and strategic projects.
• Agree deadlines for projects and calculations with consultant and actuary and ensure the deadlines are met.
• Carry out data checks/analysis and prepare valuation and financial review reports for checking by actuarial consultant.
• Support and review work done by actuarial analysts.
• Adhere to compliance with set processes and standards in the Division.
• Ensure delivery of high-quality output whilst working on a wide range of concurrent assignments.

Client relations

• Accompany senior resource to client meetings and have greater involvement in terms of presentations and discussions.
• Initiate and support business development and client relations.

Billing and debt collection

• Assist accounts with billing and collection of all pursued but uncollected debts.

Professional development

• Develop expert knowledge of all the processes/procedures & systems used for individual calculations and valuations.
• Develop technical knowledge through formal and on the job training.
• Initiate a project and work on it to completion.
• Take ownership on research initiatives and participate in R&D projects.
• Contribute to the actuarial profession in Kenya.

Experience and personal qualities

The following experience is preferred:

• 3-5 year’s work experience in the insurance domain
• Proven experience in a similar environment together with strong capabilities and ability to communicate with impact
• Degree in Actuarial Science or related field.
• Good grasp of system application
• Strong knowledge of insurance/pensions industry
• MS Office with focus on Excel Skills.
• Comfortable with different actuarial valuations methods and techniques
• Basic programming skills
• Knowledge of FIS Prophet preferred

The following personal qualities are preferred:

• Analytical thinking
• Teamwork
• Excellent time management skills
• Supervisory and mentoring skills
• Innovative and proactive
• Strong business sense
• Responsible and accountable
• Client facing skills
• Excellent oral & written communication skills.
• Responsible & accountable.