<img id="photoDetail" src="https://www.discovery.co.za/gallery/template-resources/banners/general/smartpeople-recruit.jpg" style="width:1250.0px;height:301.0px"> <h1 style="text-align:justify;margin:12.0pt 0.0in 6.0pt;font-size:20.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans Light', sans-serif;color:#004b8d;font-weight:normal">Actuarial Analyst – Data and Reporting</h1> <h1 style="text-align:justify;margin:12.0pt 0.0in 6.0pt;font-size:20.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans Light', sans-serif;color:#004b8d;font-weight:normal">About Discovery </h1> Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society. <h1 style="text-align:justify;margin:12.0pt 0.0in 6.0pt;font-size:20.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans Light', sans-serif;color:#004b8d;font-weight:normal">About Discovery Employee Benefits</h1> Discovery Corporate and Employee Benefits is the first and only employee benefits provider to shape employee behaviour, creating healthier and wealthier workforces. It is an exciting business to be in as we reimagine the way retirement savings and life insurance are brought to companies and employees. <h1 style="text-align:justify;margin:12.0pt 0.0in 6.0pt;font-size:20.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans Light', sans-serif;color:#004b8d;font-weight:normal">Key Purpose of the role </h1> Discovery Corporate & Employee Benefits consists of three major pillars namely, Group Risk, Umbrella Funds and Healthy Company, each focussed on delivering various aspects of the value proposition. The primary purpose of this role is to deliver high-quality, data-driven reporting and insights to support client servicing teams, brokers, and employers within Discovery Corporate & Employee Benefits. The role sits within the Product Systems and Analytics function, supporting data, reporting, and analytics requirements across Discovery Corporate & Employee Benefits. It focuses on improving the accuracy, consistency, and efficiency of reporting outputs by addressing current challenges related to manual processes, data quality issues, and inconsistent formatting, while building scalable and automated reporting solutions over time. The successful candidate will work closely with Key Account Managers, actuarial teams, and operational stakeholders to ensure that reporting supports both client needs and internal decision-making. <h1 style="text-align:justify;margin:12.0pt 0.0in 6.0pt;font-size:20.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans Light', sans-serif;color:#004b8d;font-weight:normal">Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to</h1> <h1 style="text-align:justify;margin:12.0pt 0.0in 6.0pt;font-size:20.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans Light', sans-serif;color:#004b8d;font-weight:normal">The successful applicant will be responsible for but not limited to the following job functions:</h1> <ul> <li style="list-style-type:none"> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:120%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Produce accurate and timely management reports, client reports, broker reports and employer reports. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:120%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Prepare recurring monthly, quarterly and annual reporting deliverables. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:120%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Support Key Account Managers by producing consistent reporting outputs for client reviews and business meetings. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:120%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Ensure reports meet agreed quality standards and formatting requirements. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:120%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Develop and maintain standard reporting templates and reporting processes. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:120%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Create consistent reporting solutions that can be used across multiple clients and business units. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:120%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Perform data validation, reconciliation and quality checks on insurance and employee benefits data. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:120%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Investigate data discrepancies, reporting exceptions and data quality issues. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:120%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Analyse insurance, member, employer and portfolio data to identify trends and business insights. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:120%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Monitor and report on key performance indicators (KPIs). </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:120%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Respond to ad hoc reporting and data analysis requests. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:120%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Automate manual reporting processes using Excel, SQL, Power BI, Python, VBA or similar tools. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:120%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Improve reporting efficiency through reporting automation and process improvement initiatives. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:120%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Work closely with Key Account Managers, actuarial teams, operational teams and systems teams to gather and deliver reporting requirements. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:120%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Contribute to the improvement of reporting and analytics capabilities across Discovery Corporate and Employee Benefits. </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h1 style="text-align:justify;margin:12.0pt 0.0in 6.0pt;font-size:20.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans Light', sans-serif;color:#004b8d;font-weight:normal"> </h1> Personal Attributes and Skills <ul> <li style="list-style-type:none"> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:120%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Living the Discovery values</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:120%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Data Analysis and Problem Solving </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:120%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Stakeholder Management </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:120%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Project Planning and Prioritisation </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:120%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Attention to Detail </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:120%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Written and Verbal Communication </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:120%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Process Improvement </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:120%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Collaboration and Teamwork </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:120%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Data Quality Management </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <div align="center"> <table class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:none" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr style="height:29.45pt"> <td style="width:480.6pt;border:solid #003769 1.0pt;padding:0.0in 5.4pt 0.0in 5.4pt" colspan="3"> <h1 style="margin:6.0pt 0.0in;text-align:center;font-size:20.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans Light', sans-serif;color:#004b8d;font-weight:normal" align="center">Role Specific Behaviours</h1> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:207.7pt"> <td style="width:155.45pt;border:solid #003769 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0.0in 5.4pt 0.0in 5.4pt"> ☐Ensures accountability ☒Action oriented ☐Manages ambiguity ☐Attracts top talent ☒Business insight ☐Collaborates ☐Communicate effectively ☒Manages complexity ☐Manages conflict ☐Courage ☐Customer focus ☐Decision quality ☐Develops talent </td> <td style="width:139.95pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #003769 1.0pt;border-right:solid #003769 1.0pt;padding:0.0in 5.4pt 0.0in 5.4pt"> ☐Values differences ☐Directs work ☐Drives engagement ☐Financial acumen ☐Global perspective ☐Cultivates innovation ☐Interpersonal savvy ☐Builds networks ☐Nimble learning ☐Organizational savvy ☐Persuades ☐Plans and aligns ☐Being resilient </td> <td style="width:185.2pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #003769 1.0pt;border-right:solid #003769 1.0pt;padding:0.0in 5.4pt 0.0in 5.4pt" valign="top"> ☐Resourcefulness ☐Drives results ☐Demonstrates self-awareness ☐Self-development ☐Situational adaptability ☐Balances stakeholders ☐Strategic mindset ☐Build effective teams. ☒Tech savvy ☐Instils trust ☐Drives vision and purpose ☒Optimizes work processes </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <h1 style="text-align:justify;margin:12.0pt 0.0in 6.0pt;font-size:20.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans Light', sans-serif;color:#004b8d;font-weight:normal">Education and Experience</h1> <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="width:100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr style="height:15.0pt"> <td style="width:481.9pt;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt" valign="top"> <ul> <li style="list-style-type:none"> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">National Senior Certificate (Matric)</li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Bachelor's Degree in Actuarial Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Data Science or Computer Science </li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Minimum 3 – 5 years experience within Life Insurance, Group Life Insurance, Employee Benefits, Retirement Funds or Financial Services</li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Minimum 3–5 years experience in data analysis, reporting or actuarial analysis</li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Minimum 3 years experience working with large datasets</li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Experience producing management reports, operational reports or client reports</li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Experience using Microsoft Excel at an advanced level</li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Experience using Python at an advanced level</li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Experience using R Programming at advanced level</li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Experience using SQL at advanced level</li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Experience using Visual Basic Applications (VBA) at intermediate level</li> <li style="line-height:normal;background-color:white;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;color:#6d6e71">Experience with software testing and user acceptance testing</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> EMPLOYMENT EQUITY The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

Actuarial Analyst - Data and Reporting (Sandton - 1 Discovery Place, GP, ZA, 2196) @ Discovery

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