Accountant II (WITH CA) at Santam Insurance

What will you do?

Santam Re has a position available for a financial support officer who will be based in Cape Town

The successful candidate will be required to perform a Support Function to the Reinsurance Finance Team. This will encompass the administration, management and measurement of certain reinsurance technical accounting tasks.

What will make you successful in this role?

• Facilitating and administrating the successful reconciliation and management of outstanding debt.
• Management and authorizing of claim related technical accounting transactions
• Measurement and reporting of key performance indicators relating to claims and client management
• Optimizing processes.
• Implement and maintain accurate financial information
• Relationship building
• Assisting with queries and providing back-up support where required

Qualifications And Experience

• Accounting/Management degree
• Process implementation
• Minimum 5 years of working experience in a reinsurance environment would be an advantage
• Accounting Knowledge would be an advantage

Skills

• Attention to detail.
• Must have analytical ability and be able to analyse data in order to solve problems and provide appropriate solutions.
• Strong client service orientation.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Delivery/results orientated
• Dead-line driven.
• Excellent communication skills – all levels.
• Must be Computer Literate (MSExcel & MS Word).
• Planning and organizing
• Learning and researching
• Applying expertise and technology
• Analytical skills, results-oriented approach
• Problem-solving skills
• Self-Confidence & Assertiveness
• Pro-active & achievement orientation
• Communication/interpersonal skills
• Adhering to principles and values
• Working well in diverse environment

Competencies

• Collaborates
• Cultivates innovation
• Drives results
• Customer focus
• Flexible and adaptable
• Financial reporting
• Financial queries and recommendations
• Processing of financial information
• Review and checking of accuracy of financial information