Accurately control and process financial information and prepare financial reports and analysis to enable business processes.
Requirements
- Diploma in Financial Management or Accounting
- Degree in Financial Management or Accounting (preferred)
- At least 3-5 years experience in insurance accounting (with degree)
- At least 5 10 years experience in insurance accounting (without degree)
- Management of the accounting function for Guardrisk Life cell captive & contingency policy clients (by portfolio of clients allocated)
- Accurately, efficiently and timely capturing and reporting of transactions of their portfolio of client
- Review and /or prepare payments documents and obtain the necessary source documentation and authorisation to effect payments timely and with the determined service level agreement levels
- Review and approve the general ledger journal allocations based on levels of authority and policy.
- Review all documentation to ensure that the correct level of authority has authorised the document and raise any exceptions with the relevant stakeholder.
- Prepare and review financial transactions and reporting of each client within their portfolio of clients
- Prepare payment documentation relating to portfolio of clients
- Compile and prepare monthly and year end reconciliations of their portfolio of clients
- Identify and report respective accounting or reporting issues
- Investigate and resolve any outstanding queries in relation to accounting issues
- Portfolio support and management/servicing by working closely with the portfolio manager and other colleagues
- Identify and resolve problem sources or escalate to relevant level of authority
- Special Projects assigned with the group
- Meeting company and client accounting, payment and reporting deadlines
- Contribute to the enhancement of systems and processes issues in order to enhance financial management
- Continuously develop own expertise in terms of professional, industry and legislation knowledge
- Contribute to continuous innovation through the development, sharing and implementation of new ideas
- Identify and reconcile discrepancies and problems
- Build and maintain relationships with clients as well as internal and external stakeholders
- Participate and contribute to a culture which build rewarding relationships, facilitates feedback and provides exceptional client service within the organisation
- Prepare and provide necessary documentation to complete timely audit both for client and Guardrisk
- Contribute to the audit process and resolve any audit queries within the deadlines set
- Provide authoritative, expertise and advice to clients and stakeholders
- Build and maintain relationships with clients and internal and external stakeholders
- Deliver on service level agreements made with internal and external stakeholders and clients
- Make recommendations to improvement client service within area of responsibility
- Participate and contribute to a culture which build rewarding relationships, facilitates feedback and provides exceptional client service
- Develop and maintain productive and collaborative working relationships with peers and stakeholders
- Positively influence and participate in change initiatives
- Continuously develop own expertise in terms of professional, industry and legislation knowledge
- Contribute to continuous innovation through the development, sharing and implementation of new ideas
- Take ownership for driving career development
- Control and track the budget for the various portfolios
- Contribute to the budgeting process and provide the relevant reports and analysis to support the process
- Manage high risk and problematic financial issues in area of accountability and contribute to the development of policy
- Identify solutions to enhance cost effectiveness and increase operational efficiency
- Implement and manage financial risk methodologies, techniques and systems and use to monitor and report on financial activities
- Implement and provide feedback on the effectiveness of financial policy, practice and procedures preventing illegal, unethical or improper conduct
- Investigate reported wilful acts of non-compliance to organisation policy and practice and report on findings
