Financial Accountant at Telesure Investment Holdings (TIH)

Introduction

• Telesure Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd (TIH), is the holding company of some of South Africa’s leading financial long and short term insurance providers. Our portfolio includes South Africa’s most loved and recognisable brands such as 1st for Women, Auto & General, Budget, Dial Direct, Virseker and 1Life. Employee Benefits Administration via our Hippo Advisory Services, which includes health insurance, provident fund and group life administration. Hippo is South Africa's first comparison website and compares insurance, other personal finance products, travel, health, money, travel, cars from a range of South African brands. We’re pioneers with a hunger for the best, bringing customer-focused innovation and service excellence to the financial services industry. We’re an undivided team of diverse thinkers and doers who believe in leading through technology and pushing beyond limits.

Specification

• Prepare, examine and analyze accounting records, financial statements and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.

Financial Management and control

• Prepare monthly and annual financial statements for management and auditing purposes.
• Ensure effective daily cash management of the company.
• Record asset transactions in respect of additions, disposals and transfers on a daily basis to ensure that transactions are allocated accurately in terms of amounts, VAT, description and account.

Financial Accounting Skills

• Use full understanding of accruals accounting and the impact of entries on profit and loss account, the balance sheet and the cash flow statement. Compile complete, accurate and timely accounting records on a monthly basis. Prepare month end file with reconciliations and documentation to support the trial balance.

Financial Policies, Guidelines, and Protocols

• Assist with the delivery of financial policies, guidelines, and protocols to ensure the company complies with regulations and good financial practice.

Operational Compliance

• Develop knowledge and understanding of the organization's policies and procedures and of relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct to ensure own work adheres to those standards. Obtain authorization from a supervisor or manager for any exceptions from mandatory procedure.
• Data Collection & Analysis
• Draw conclusions and assess impact from analysis and interpretation of financial data. Interpret the impact of unusual figures identified by analytical review.

Document Preparation

• Prepare monthly and annual financial statements for management and auditing purposes.
• Prepare and submit monthly, quarterly and annual statutory returns.
• Reporting
• Extract and combine data to generate standard reports.

Customer Management

• Establish and maintain professional relationships with internal and external
• Auditors and business partners on a daily basis. Provide accurate information and respond and resolve enquiries to a satisfactory outcome.

Data Management

• Generate monthly depreciation journal on the financial system. Record financial transactions on a daily basis into the applicable business systems to ensure the accuracy and completeness of information.
• Improvement / Innovation
• Implement improvements and provide feedback on them. Use change management systems and protocols to provide routine supportive services.
• Leadership and Direction
• Supervise a team performing routine work.

Requirements
General Education

• B.com degree (Financial accounting) or equivalent CA(SA) undergraduate qualification at a SAICA accredited university. Completed Honors degree (CA)

Essential
General Experience
Completed Articles Experience Essential

• 3 years post articles work experience in the Financial services industry
• (desirable )
• (Over 3 years to 6 years)
• Managerial Experience
• Experience of general supervision of more junior colleagues (7 to 12 months)
• SAQA Accredited Equivalent - It is the onus of the applicant to provide TIH and its subsidiaries with certified evidence that their qualification(s) meet the equivalent NQF level required for this role at time of application. As a registered