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Alexforbes jobs and careers in South Africa
Alexforbes is South Africa's leading employee benefits consulting and administration company, providing retirement fund administration, group life and disability insurance, healthcare consulting, and financial wellness services to employer groups across both private and public sectors. The company was formed through the merger of Alexander Forbes and its various acquisition businesses, and is listed on the JSE with a significant presence in managing the retirement savings and risk benefits for millions of South African employees.
Sandton (Head Office) Cape Town Durban Pretoria
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What Alexforbes jobs research shows
Alexforbes is South Africa's leading employee benefits consulting and administration company, providing retirement fund administration, group life and disability insurance, healthcare consulting, and financial wellness services to employer groups across both private and public sectors. The company was formed through the merger of Alexander Forbes and its various acquisition businesses, and is listed on the JSE with a significant presence in managing the retirement savings and risk benefits for millions of South African employees.
Locations
Sandton (Head Office), Cape Town, Durban
Company size
3,500+
Role areas
Fund Administrator, Employee Benefits Consultant, Actuarial Analyst
Typical pay
R10,000–R100,000/month
Head office
Sandton (Head Office)
Founded
1935
What the work may be like
Alexforbes operates in the pension and employee benefits world — technically demanding, compliance-driven, and highly regulated. Retirement fund administration requires accuracy that directly affects millions of people's savings.
The Sandton head office is a professional financial services environment. Actuarial and investment consulting careers here build highly specialist skills that are genuinely difficult to replicate in generalist financial services roles.
Hiring and application process
com or popular South African employment platforms. The hiring process involves an initial CV screening, followed by skills assessments or psychometric tests tailored to financial advisory and administrative roles, panel interviews, and mandatory credit and criminal record checks aligned with the sector's regulatory standards.
This entire procedure from submission to final offer generally takes between four and eight weeks. A key preparation tip is to review Alexforbes's expertise in retirement fund administration and group insurance products to articulate relevant experience confidently.
Who may be a good fit
- Actuarial science, finance, and data graduates who want SA's leading specialist employee benefits career, and benefits administration professionals seeking a JSE-listed employer with comprehensive benefits and compliance-driven work
- SA's specialist market leader in employee benefits — Alexforbes expertise is respected across the pension, insurance and financial advisory sectors
- Actuarial and investment consulting tracks build highly specialist skills that command premium salaries and career flexibility
- Comprehensive own-employer benefits packages — appropriate for a company that administers others' benefits
What candidates should verify
- • Retirement fund administration is technically demanding and compliance-intensive — accuracy pressure is constant and errors affect real people's savings
- • Niche specialist sector — Alexforbes skills transfer well within financial services but require reorientation for candidates moving into other industries
- • Confirm salary, shift, location and campaign details in the live vacancy.
- • Use the employer's official application channel and never pay to apply.
Open roles at Alexforbes
Current listings sourced from public employer and job-board pages.
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What to expect
Career areas
Fund Administrator · Employee Benefits Consultant · Actuarial Analyst · Investment Consultant · Compliance Officer
Entry guidance
Matric for administrative roles; FAIS qualification for financial advisory; actuarial, finance, or related degree for professional roles; clear criminal and credit record
Hiring process
Prospective employees can submit applications for positions at Alexforbes through the company's dedicated careers section on alexforbes.com or popular South African employment platforms. The hiring process involves an initial CV screening, followed by skills assessments or psychometric tests tailored to financial advisory and administrative roles, panel interviews, and mandatory credit and criminal record checks aligned with the sector's regulatory standards. This entire procedure from submission to final offer generally takes between four and eight weeks. A key preparation tip is to review Alexforbes's expertise in retirement fund administration and group insurance products to articulate relevant experience confidently.
Training
Training is listed in public company information for some roles. Confirm the details for the vacancy you apply to.
- SA's leading employee benefits and retirement fund administrator
- JSE-listed with 3,500+ staff
- Actuarial and investment consulting career tracks
- Administration of millions of SA employees' retirement savings