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Imagine a world where people live healthier, more enhanced and protected lives… A world in which each organisation is a powerful influencer and responsible corporate citizen, committed to being a force for social good. As a leading innovator in healthcare, wellness, insurance, investments, financial and life planning, Discovery works ceaselessly to...
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Key Purpose
- The purpose of this position is to bring stability to the V1 central platform. Create better visibility to Platform, Market and Product of the current state of the V1 Central environment.
Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to
Monitor Market teams adhere to all governance gates Monitoring and report environmental issues to Platform support teams. Create processes and procedures to improve Central Governance. Communicate platform changes to Markets and Product. Keeps the central environment up to date by monitoring Database and Services alignments of all central Tenants.
Assist the Central Delivery Manager on projects and day to day administration of the CA environment.
Personal Attributes And Skills
- Drives Results
- Values Driven
- Optimistic
- Learns on the Fly
- Resilient
- Instils Trust
- People Savvy
- Problem Solver
- Manages complexity
- Balances Stakeholders
- Transparency
- Multitasking
- Organizational skills
- Analytics
Education
Education and Experience
- Degree in Information Systems or equivalent
- IT Industry certification in either Software development, Project Management, Business Analyses or Systems Administration.
Experience
- 5 or more years involvement in software development projects.
- Software Development experience is an advantage
Knowledge
- Software development principles, Project Management, People focused. Logical Thinker, Proactive in approach to planning, Risk Mitigation, Solution Driven, Report writing.
- Negotiation skills, Stakeholder management, ITIL services Framework
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About The Role
Within the Care and Claims system area, the Java developer must work together with Business Analyst, System Architect and managers, to understand the overall business need and the requirements, design the system solution using various approaches and technologies, implement the designed solution in the system with high quality source codes. The Java Developer will support the projects throughout the project lifecycle, including requirements, design, implementation, release and post release support. The Java Developer in the Claims and Care area must be technically support and maintain the deployed applications on dev, test and production environments.
Key Competencies
Expert Understanding Of
- The system development life cycle and can explain the Java developer role in each stage
- The defined system development tools, processes and workflows
- The distinction between business, functional and non-functional requirements and how to implement them
- The importance of develiering high quality source codes and how to achieve it
- The technologies used and the systems components structure
- The domain and business terminologies and link them back to system implementations
Software release management
- Solution Design and Implementation
- Software testing and Test Driven development
- Software deployment and maintainence
- Change control
- Time management and prioritation
Education & Experience Required
- BSc Degree in Computer Science or relevent 3 year tertiary qualification
- A minimum 5 years as a Java Developer, or 2 year experience as a Senior Java Developer or Technical Team Leader
- Experience in Java related system implementation and deployment
- Experience with Linux and Load Balancing (Apache, LVS, F5)
- Scripting experience (Maven 3 and ANT build)
- Experience With Requirements Analysis And System Design Experience
- Experience in design and architecture is advantageous
- Familiarity and experience working with Agile methodology and DevOps technologies
- Leadership capability, coaching and mentoring of teams
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Key Purpose
- As an IFRS specialist within Group Finance, to lead the project implementation of IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts across the Discovery Group. In addition, to assist with IFRS interpretation and application across the various Discovery business lines. You would report to the Group Technical Accountant, who reports into Head: Group Financial Reporting.
Areas Of Responsibilities Will Include, But Not Limited To
- Project Management of the implementation of IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts across the Discovery Group, together with assistance on the implementation, e.g. technical papers and disclosures.
- IFRS interpretation and application across the Discovery Group:
- Consult on accounting queries for IFRS.
- Writing accounting opinions and position papers, including policy documents and manuals. This includes the accounting implications pre and post deals, as well as at a separate financial statement view and consolidated financial statement view.
- Monitoring compliance against policies and procedures.
- Present training on IFRS to finance teams.
- Preparation and review of Annual Financial Statements
- Assist in the drafting of the Discovery Group Financial statements in line with IFRS, Companies Act, JSE, regulations (eg Bank Act, Insurance Act, Medical Schemes Act) and best practice.
- Review subsidiary financial statements and provide guidance and recommendations on disclosures in accordance with IFRS and Companies Act.
- Create and share relevant reporting frameworks and templates for use in the business, including financial statement templates and reporting pack templates.
- Development of IFRS disclosures for new IFRS standards or interpretations.
- Liaise with Stakeholders
- Prepare and present papers to the Audit Committee and/ or Regulator.
- Liaise with external auditors, specifically on IFRS queries and Financial Statement queries
- Assist with communication to the JSE and Sponsors.
- Participate in industry forums.
- Support the investor relations team with technical queries on results and other ad hoc requests.
- Stay abreast of IFRS and public reporting developments and pro-actively expand and deepen your practical understanding and application of IFRS, and ensure knowledge transfer to the larger finance teams.
Personal Attributes And Skills
- Effective task, time and cost management
- Impeccable attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines
- A drive and commitment to consistent high-quality delivery
- The ability to work collaboratively with various stakeholders in Discovery
- Excellent analytical, problem solving and communication skills
- The confidence to interact with individuals at all levels of the organisation
- A strong desire for professional development and a high learning potential
The Candidate Should Have
Education, Qualifications and experience
- CA (SA) qualification
- At least 2 years of experience post articles
- Advanced IFRS knowledge and application, including Companies Act and JSE Listing Requirements
- Experience within Insurance is advantageous
- Excellent knowledge of MS Office packages, including Excel, Word & PowerPoint
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Job Purpose
The Payment Operations Consultant processes manual payments and resolves reconciliations exceptions, trading and payments exceptions and interbank queries.The incumbent will be responsible for accurately, effectively and timeously resolving issues and processing any related postings, while managing risk and ensuring a dazzling customer experience.
Initially, the role will assist as a subject matter expert providing input into procedures and processes. Once the bank is running, the focus will move from design to managing risk and effective fulfilment.
Key Outcomes May Include But Are Not Limited To
- Does the manual payments and postings
- Resolves reconciliation issues and ensuring that the bank balances on a daily basis
- Manages aged items in suspense accounts
- Trades exception management
- Monitors payments exception management (including interim support for manual exchange control and sanctions screening)
- Resolves interbank queries and disputes
- Provides subject matter expertise into the design of operational processes
- Provides excellent service to internal and external clients
- Performs (UAT) User Acceptance Testing of operational interfaces and workflows
- Provides input into process enhancements and root cause analysis of exceptions
Work Experience
- Minimum 5 years’ experience within Payments and/or Treasury Operations in a bank
- Proven track record of successful support for of business process change projects
- Experience working with internal and external clients
- Solid experience in relationship building with stakeholders
Education / Qualifications / Accreditations with Professional Body
- Bachelor of Commerce or Bachelor of Science degree
Technical Skills or Knowledge
- Understanding of industry practices and rules governing interbank payments
- Understanding of Payments and Treasury operations Business Processes
- Understanding of key risks associated with processing payments
- High level of computer literacy and MS Office:
- Advanced Excel
- MS Access (Intermediate)
- MS PowerPoint
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