Finance & Client Technical Services Specialist at AON

Posting Description:

Finance & Client Services Team Leader

• Are you a Finance professional with a passion for Client Services? Aon Reinsurance Africa has an exciting opportunity for a Finance and Client Services Team Leader based at our offices in Sandton.
• The role of the finance and customer services team leader is to assist the Head of Finance with treasury and client technical services related to administration and queries and implementation of processes. This requires a thorough understanding of end-to-end processes from sales input to financial reporting (IFRS & US GAAP)
• This is a hybrid role with the flexibility to work both virtually and from our Head Office.

Aon is in the business of better decisions

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.

As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

What the day will look like

• Daily monitoring of cash book through follow up of uncleared and reconciliation items.
• Prepare management information reports extracted from GRiDS to help monitor performance of the business and individuals/ client technical services teams.
• Improve Fiduciary and Non-Fiduciary Cashflow - help with developing better business processes to recover funded/ outstanding cash.
• Ad hoc project work through needs analysis, problem solving and implementation.
• Financial planning and analysis tasks including budgeting, forecasting and actual reporting.
• Assist client technical services teams with query resolution.
• Balance sheet reconciliations on a monthly basis.
• Approve and release disbursements on GRiDS and online banking platform.
• Ensure proper controls over all financial processes.
• Handle various aspects of technical and general ledger, financial reporting and analysis functions.
• On-going development and improvement of processes.
• Month-end processing and reporting.
• Capturing all journal entries onto accounting system.
• Prepare reconciliations, review invoices for any discrepancies or inaccuracy.
• Keep track of inter-company account balances.
• Extract exchange rates and deal with various currency conversions.
• Book rates with banks and payment to clients in various currencies.
• Responsible for engaging in business development and/or contributing directly or indirectly to all business development efforts in Aon South Africa.

Skills and experience that will lead to success

Qualifications.

• Grade 12 (matric).
• A degree in accounting or financial management.

Knowledge.

• Knowledge of market practices and taxation requirements.
• Knowledge of insurance and reinsurance principles.
• Understanding of sales input into financial reporting.
• Working knowledge of foreign exchange.
• Knowledge of relevant systems, e.g. RBS, GRiDS, PeopleSoft.

Skills and Attributes.

• Well-developed analytical technical and problem-solving skills.
• Well-developed communication skills.
• Well-developed influencing and negotiation skills.
• Well-developed interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to work with and in teams.
• Computer literacy with advanced experience in MS Word and Excel.
• Well-developed business and financial skills and acumen.

Experience.

• Have a minimum of 3 years’ related experience. In financial management, preferably in the financial services environment.
• Experience with technical and financial accounting.
• Experience of invoicing as it relates to financial reporting.