Job Vacancies at Hollard Insurance

• The role is to assist the finance department in achieving it’s financial reporting, operational and strategic objectives. The role requires a strong and ambitious individual to work closely with the Financial Manager to ensure that the end-to-end financial reporting requirements, internal projects, and business wide requirements are met. The individual is required to have both financial reporting and insurance industry experience. This person should be a self-starter, deadline driven and be comfortable to lead activities whilst implementing guidance from management.

Financial Accounting & Reporting:

•  Assist with the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting processes.
• Preparation of general ledger journals, reconciliations, and analysis.
• Assist as and when required with finance operational requirements.
• Assist with annual budgeting and forecasting process.
• Analysis and interpretation of HGR’s financial results.
• Assist in completion of quarterly and year end reporting packs.
• Approval of expense payments, bank transfers, journals, and general ledger reconciliations.

Internal and External Audits:

• Provide timely information, feedback on queries to both internal and external audit teams, to ensure efficient and successful audit.
• Documentation and updating of internal financial control processes.
• Liaise with internal audit and manage the sharing of supporting documentation.
• Ensure controls are documented and identify areas of improvement.

Finance Projects:

• IFRS 17
• Assist with the execution of the project deliverables.
• Liaise with the project team members and assist with the preparation of finance deliverables.
• Perform User Performance Testing for finance related requirements.
• Perform reconciliations and monitor variables between IFRS 4 and IFRS 17 financials.
• Design and documentation of processes and controls.

System Implementation

•  Assist with the execution of project deliverables.
• Liaise and integrate with other project team members.
• Perform user acceptance testing, clarification of requirements and implementation of new system processes.
• Design and documentation of processes and controls.
• Ensure that finance deliverables and requirements for the project are met.
• Liaise with developers and monitor the progress for the impact on finance processes.

 General

• Assist with financial reporting, analysis and interpretation and the timely delivery of deliverables.
• Process documentation and monitoring.
• Participation in team’s meeting and contribute to the discussions and decisions of the team.
• Maintain good relationships with all stakeholders.

Required Knowledge and Experience    

• 8 – 10 years Accounting and Insurance experience – non-negotiable,
• Knowledge of accounting packages,
• Knowledge of systems and controls.
• Power BI reporting experience is preferable.
• Independent and critical thinking
• Deadline driven.
• Strong accounting technical knowledge
• Ability to plan and prioritise well.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Good communication skills
• Delivery – Quality, Time
• Strong analytical and numerical skills
• Attention to detail.
• Initiative
• Accountable
• Ability to work under pressure.

Educational Requirements    

• Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) or equivalent,
• 8 – 10 years Accounting and Insurance experience – non-negotiable,

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Role Objectives:

• To source new, used and alternative vehicle parts for the Hollard Group in order to reduce the cost of these inputs in the repair process. Monitor and manage parts delays and disruptions. Liaise with business units, negotiate with parts suppliers and stakeholders. Monitor assessor’s costs and compliance and perform ad hoc duties where necessary.

Key Responsibilities:
Unicode:

• Use Unicode as a central database to register all Hollard stolen/hijacked vehicles.
• Ensure that Unicode is updated correctly with the stolen vehicle information.
• Ensure that Hollard’s interest is noted on the SA Police system.
• Daily checks on Unicode with vehicles impounded by the SA Police.
• Daily checks on Unicode with stolen vehicle status change.
• Check and confirm the status change and report the change to the responsible department or broker and/or Account Manager.

Natis Deregistration documents:

• Request settlement from the banks
• Request Natis documents for stolen/hijacked vehicles from the banks.
• Follow up and collect all stolen vehicle deregistration documents.
• Centralise the control of all stolen vehicle deregistration documents and keys.
• Ensure that all stolen vehicle Natis deregistration documents are dealer stocked in Hollard’s name.
• Ensure that all Natis deregistration documents and keys are filed according to internal filing system.
• Manage the control of Natis deregistration documents.

Networking:

• Liaison with Binder Brokers, Branches and Internal Claims Departments.

Upliftment of Stolen and Recovered Vehicles:

• Confirm vehicle recovery information
• Appoint agents to collect and uplift stolen and recovered vehicles from police pounds.
• Assist the SA Police and the Upliftment Agents with the identification of stolen and recovered vehicles.
• Assist the Insured with the identification of the stolen and recovered vehicle.
• Ensure that the upliftment agents are following the correct process with the upliftment of Hollard recovered vehicles.
• Ensure the agents invoice in accordance to the SLA.

Licensing department:

• Represent Hollard as proxy as the licensing department.
• Clear understanding of the requirements at the licensing department to perform the various transactions for dealer stocking and deregistration.
• Clear understanding of the documents required to perform the various transactions for dealer stocking and deregistration.
• Clear understanding with regards to the requirements to act as a Proxy for Hollard.
• Clear understanding with regards to problem solving at the licensing and traffic department.

Required Knowledge and Experience    

• At least 5 years’ experience within insurance claims, salvage and stolen vehicle recovery.
• Previous experience related to the Natis system and a clear understanding of processes at the licensing department.
• Intermediate word processing skills using Microsoft Word, Outlook and excel i.e. Instructions to salvage dealer, letters to banks

Educational Requirements    

• Matric / NQF 4
• Driver’s license