Jobs at Discovery Limited

The successful applicant will be responsible for the financial control aspects of an International market and will be reporting to the Finance Manager. You will form part of a team to improve and implement control frameworks, process enhancements, value-added reporting and perform the accounting function for the said Markets. You will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

• Month end activities and journals,
• Invoicing on SAP
• Maintain the P&L for these areas (expense management, including trend and variance analysis)
• Compiling balance sheet recons
• Assist with budgets and forecasting
• Assist with internal and external audit
• Working Capital Management (including debtor’s collections)
• Cash flow reporting and management
• Internal and external stakeholder meetings and deliverables
• Assist with ongoing process enhancements, automations and value-add
• Cost tracking and analysis (working with the project team to ensure finance systems (WBS) and PM systems are aligned)
• Adhoc finance and stakeholder reporting
• Partner with FM to understand the business, goals, strategies and the impact on the finances of VG.

Personal Attributes And Skills

• Action Orientated
• Business Insight
• Financial Acumen
• Values Driven
• Optimistic
• Learns on the Fly
• Resilient
• Instils Trust
• People Savvy
• Drives Results
• Problem Solver

Required

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or.
• Studying towards BCom (Hons)/CIMA/SAIPA

Experience

• Post articles (with no CA) or.
• 2 – 3 years finance/accounting experience

Knowledge

• Microsoft Office Suite
• Financial acumen, accounting principles & practices, financial control knowledge
• SAP, SAGE, Power BI

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Design and implement robust, scalable and optimally performing systems using Java related technologies, according to provided specifications, standards and procedures, while ensuring compliance with the architectural standards and guidelines laid out by Discovery.

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

Design

• Translate business requirements into technical designs adhering to Discovery Insure processes, standards and guidelines, taking cognisance of performance, security and scalability requirements. Deliver within agreed timeframes.
• Liaise with relevant parties where clarification of business requirements or resolution to technical issues is needed
• Research and find effective solutions to technical issues that arise
• Estimate development timelines based on business requirements Development:
• Construct robust, maintainable, scalable, optimally performing system code in line with technical specifications, following prescribed process, standards and procedures. Deliver within agreed timeframes
• Conduct unit testing and fix any defects found Testing:
• Verify build stability and quality with development team before releasing to test team, aiming to release with zero defects
• Assist the Business analyst in ensuring the test pack includes relevant scenarios and test data.
• Consult and assist in reviewing risk / impact of defects found in testing, and assist with fixing where necessary Support / Troubleshooting:
• Assist system users with technical support issues and handle according to defined procedures
• Ability to effectively analyse root cause of system errors (data errors, performance and stability issues) Mentoring / Team development:
• Actively coach other developers to understand and apply the Insure coding and architectural standards correctly, as well as any technologies in use
• Perform code review to ensure logical correctness, maintainability, scalability, performance, compliance with architectural standards and frameworks
• Assist in identifying training needs of team members Personal development:
• Keep abreast of current technological trends and how these might be applied in the Discovery environment
• Constant improvement of knowledge of the various applications, their functionalities and data models General:
• Ability to communicate clearly, constructively and effectively. Easily able to follow and participate in technical, business process, and other discussions
• Able to build business relationships with other members of team and the business areas we support.

Personal Attributes and Skills

Technical Competencies

• Excellent understanding of Object Orientated principals and Java language fundamentals
• Knowledge of commonly used design patterns
• Broad understanding of how to put together an EE-based business solution from scratch
• EJB
• HTML
• JSF
• JQuery
• JAXB
• SOAP Web services
• Message Driven Beans
• UML
• XML/XSD
• SQL

Behavioural Skills

• Action orientated go-getter, hungry to learn and add real value
• Structured and analytical problem solver: Obsessive about finding solutions to problems: action oriented problem solver.
• Able to plan, organise and prioritize own work
• Able to multitask
• Able to work independently
• Team player: reliable, works actively with others towards common goal, communicates constructively, shares information, knowledge and experience, treats others in a respectful and supportive manner

Essential

Education and Experience

• 6+ years’ experience in Java development with exposure to core competencies listed

Advantageous Experience

• REST Web services
• JSON
• Business Process Management Tools
• Apache Camel
• Apache Webserver Configuration
• JBOSS Configuration
• CSS
• GIT
• Integrated Build Tools
• HTML 5
• Knowledge of Short Term Insurance industry

Working Knowledge Of

• Software development within SDLC
• Unit Testing
• Data modelling and design of database structures
• BSc Computer Science /Information Systems degree
• Formal Java qualification

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Ensure Quality of all software releases by conducting various forms of testing to to identify all defects and make sure the software is performing according to requirements

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

• Test Planning
• Test Automation
• Test execution
• Performance testing
• Reporting
• Meeting attendance
• Test Governance
• Knowledge sharing

Personal Attributes And Skills

• Works well under pressure
• Innovative
• Leadership
• Tech savvy
• People savvy
• Self-learner
• Resourcefulness
• Action oriented
• Sense of urgency
• Problem solver

Education And Experience

• Relevant It Degree or Diploma/Certificate
• 6+ Years Testing experience
• 4+ Years Automation Experience
• Test lead/ Test Manager experience would be an added advantage
• Experience conducting Performance testing would be an added advantage
• Interpreting business and technical specifications
• Software-testing framework
• Regression
• usability, sanity and functional testing methods
• JIRA
• SQL
• SOAP UI
• XML
• Agile methodology
• Performance Testing
• Selenium
• Appium
• Java programming would be an advantage
• Gatling would be an advantage
• Knowledge and experience of Fitnesse will be an added advantage

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The professional assistant's duties will be to provide administrative support to the Corporate Commissions division.

Areas of responsibility may include but are not limited to

Secretarial

• Meeting management: Room bookings, preparation of Agenda's, taking accurate minutes, following up on matters arising and timeous distribution of documentation.
• Diary management for multiple managers
• Co-ordinating of diaries for larger meetings
• Effectively deal with internal and external escalated queries where required.
• Provide ongoing and professional support to Management team and department within the area
• Compiling reports or presentations in a professional manner

Office Management

• Assisting with Function & Event co-ordination for the team
• Manage and distribute relevant reports
• Administration of staff training bookings and relevant reports
• Manage and coordinate all office related moves
• Ad hoc procurement of staff gifts and other items as required, as per the approved Discovery Procurement policy and process.
• Assisting with on-boarding, off-boarding and asset management for the Department
• Assisting with contract management for the contracts owned by the Department

Payroll Administration

• Accurate submission of monthly payroll and related functions, such as bi-annual incentives
• Assist with reimbursements in line with the respective policies
• Resolve general payroll and reimbursement queries

Adhoc

• The person in this role will be required to handle ad hoc functions and projects which are not limited to the above, such as IQS (International Quality Standards)

Personal Attributes And Skills

• Excellent communication, comprehension and organisational skills
• Friendly, efficient, helpful and flexible
• Appropriately follows instructions
• Works productively in a high-pressure environment
• Upholds ethics and values
• Maintains absolute confidentiality
• Adapts well to change
• Works in a systematic, methodical and orderly way
• Manages time effectively and is punctual and reliable
• Thorough, positive and energetic

Education And Experience

Minimum Requirements

• Matric
• 2-3 years working experience as a PA
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Presents a professional image
• Proficient in MS office at an advanced level (Ms Word, Ms Excel, Power Point, Outlook)

Advantageous Requirements

• Secretarial certificate or similar qualification