Open Roles at Guardrisk

Role Purpose    

• Accurately control and process financial information and prepare financial reports and analysis to enable business processes.

Requirements    

• Diploma in Financial Management or Accounting
• Degree in Financial Management or Accounting (preferred)
• At least 3-5 years’ experience in insurance accounting (with degree)
• At least 5 – 10 years’ experience in insurance accounting (without degree)

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Management of the accounting function for Guardrisk Life cell captive & contingency policy clients (by portfolio of clients allocated)
•  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
• Prepare payment documentation relating to 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 problem
• 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
• Contribute to the audit process and resolve any audit queries within the deadlines set
• Provide authoritative, expertise and advice to clients and stakeholders
• Build and maintain relationships with clients and internal and external stakeholders
• Deliver on service level agreements made with internal and external stakeholders and clients
• Make recommendations to improvement client service within area of responsibility
• Participate and contribute to a culture which build rewarding relationships, facilitates feedback and provides exceptional client service
• Develop and maintain productive and collaborative working relationships with peers and stakeholders
• Positively influence and participate in change initiatives
• 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
• Take ownership for driving career development 
• Control and track the budget for the various portfolios
• Contribute to the budgeting process and provide the relevant reports and analysis to support the process
• Manage high risk and problematic financial issues in area of accountability and contribute to the development of policy
• Identify solutions to enhance cost effectiveness and increase operational efficiency
• Implement and manage financial risk methodologies, techniques and systems and use to monitor and report on financial activities.
• Implement and provide feedback on the effectiveness of financial policy, practice and procedures preventing illegal, unethical or improperconduct
• Investigate reported wilful acts of non-compliance to organisation policy and practice and report on findings

Competencies    

• Analytical 
• Collaborative
• Business acumen 
• Good planning and organising skills
• Attention to detail 

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Role Purpose    
You will be responsible for conceptualising creative briefs to produce creative work within the scope of the brief that is aligned with the Corporate Identify (CI) of the brand.  Your role will involve reviewing and finalising artwork before presentation, collaborating with the Communications Manager on creative concepts and client campaigns.

Requirements    

• Degree in Graphic Design, related field or combination of skills and experience may be considered
• Knowledge of 3D design and animation is advantageous
• MS Office computer skills (MS Office suite)
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite non-negotiable
• At least 2 years’ experience in graphic design space
• A portfolio of work that demonstrates creative design ability
• Experience in photography and video creation and editing would be an added advantage

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Provide input into the conceptualisation and design of the creative brief and campaign messaging
• Conceptualise the brief using existing/new templates and formats and develop relevant material
• Contribute to the development of all visual communications and marketing campaign elements
• Work within the brand CI and maintain the required brand elements while producing innovative, effective designs
• Identify best practices through research and development and case studies to ensure that creative concepts and brand solutions stay relevant
• Develop visually appealing designs for social media platforms and print materials
• Create and design catalogues, emailers, PowerPoint templates and other marketing collaterals
• Develop layout based on the design brief, including images and logo usage
• Design and produce high-quality graphics, branding, logos and illustrations for clients
• Quality-check all images, text and layout as well as other formatting, to ensure quality
• Design work for web and other screen media and ensure that work is correct for the medium
• Maintain archive of images, photos or previous work products that ensures efficiency and accessibility
• Comply with internal processes around approvals, inclusion and necessary disclaimers, to mitigate and manage risks

Competencies    

• An excellent command of the English written and spoken language
• Ability to conceptualise and implement creative solutions that meet the brief
• Strong graphic design skills
• Understand how social media works
• An ability to multi-task on multiple projects at the same time and under tight deadlines
• Flexible to change and able to proactively respond to business needs
• Maintaining high standards for quality
• People and relationship focused
• Organised and focused
• Self-driven with an ability to work independently as well as to function effectively within a team
• Results and solutions driven (a doer) with a strong sense of responsibility and ownership
• Attention to detail and accurate
• Computer literate
• Technical skills in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator) non-negotiable
• Discipline, reliable and good time management skills