Actuarial Analyst
job description
**Introduction**
Momentum Health Solutions, an entity of Momentum Metropolitan Holdings delivers sustainable, integrated health solutions that meet the needs of clients in the different segments and maximise lifetime client value. We build and maintain a culture of innovation, and create value through unique insights of how to achieve specific outcomes by using a defined set of Health capabilities.
**Role Purpose**
The purpose of this position is to support the actuarial function, focusing on healthcare in the public sector. The team shares diverse responsibilities and works with a wide group of internal and external stakeholders across South Africa.
**Requirements**:
- Degree in Actuarial Science or similar
- 5 years relevant data analysis and actuarial modeling experience
- Proficiency in SQL and data structuring
**Duties &
Responsibilities**
Functions include but are not limited to:
- Understand and extract medical data and perform detailed data analyses.
- Set key assumptions, monitor and measure these assumptions over time
- Interact with multiple departments and understand complex data structures (including a good relationship with Business Intelligence).
- Ability to provide insights into claims and contributions of Schemes.
- Attend and present at meetings with internal and external clients.
- Automation, streamlining and optimisation of the modelling and reporting processes.
- Peer review and providing of ad-hoc support required by team members.
- Building and maintenance of technical models (reserving, projections, pricing, demographic etc.).
- Work closely with various teams (stakeholders) in preparing proposals on interventions.
- Production of standard and non-standard reports.
- Positively influence and participate in change initiatives
- Effectively manage time and ensure optimal productivity
- Contribute to continuous innovation through the development, sharing and implementation of new ideas
**Competencies**
- Ability to work independently and remotely.
- Strong technical aptitude.
- Problem identification and problem-solving.
- Attention to detail.
- An ability to cope with a changing environment and work with changing projects and responsibilities.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong conceptual thinking.
- Willingness to travel.