Portfolio Accountant at Guardrisk

Role Purpose    
Accurately control and process financial information and prepare financial reports and analysis to enable business processes and management of the accounting function for Guardrisk Insurance cell captive & contingency policy clients (by portfolio of clients allocated.

Requirements    

• Diploma in Financial Management or Accounting
• Degree in Financial Management or Accounting (preferred)
• CA/SA Qualification
• At least 2 years’ experience in accounting

Duties & Responsibilities    

• 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
• 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
• Deliver on service level agreements made with internal and external stakeholders and clients
• Continuously develop own expertise in terms of professional, industry and legislation knowledge
• Implement and manage financial risk methodologies, techniques and systems and use to monitor and report on financial activities.

Competencies    

• Analytical 
• Collaborative 
• Business acumen 
• Attention to detail 

Closing Date: 31st, August 2022