What will you do?
Echelon, a division of Santam, has an opening for a Finance Clerk, who will be based in Johannesburg, Wanderers office.
Responsibilities:
Collection of premiums from Intermediaries and clients
Financial transaction processing including bordereaux preparation, inspection, investigation of variances, importing, receipting and allocation of brokers bordereaux and review for accuracy
Reconciliation of cashbooks and premiums
Resolving queries on outstanding premiums and commissions with business partners
Send unpaid notifications for debit order policies to brokers and monthly brokers statements for due/outstanding premiums
Follow up on outstanding premiums and cancellation of policies
Monitoring the detailed age analysis to ensure that payments are up to date
Processing of refunds and broker transfers
Assist with claims reconciliations, uploading claims suppliers, checking of banking details and premium confirmations
Optimizing processes
Implement and maintain accurate financial information
Relationship building
Assisting with queries and providing back-up support where required
Gathering of sample data for audits
Generating of SASRIA coupons on the SASRIA portal
Knowledge and Skills:
Attention to detail
Must have analytical ability and be able to analyse data in order to solve problems and provide appropriate solutions
Strong client service orientation
Ability to work under pressure
Dead-line driven
Excellent communication skills – all levels.
Must be Computer Literate (MS Excel, & Word and email).
Qualification and Experience:
Matric
Minimum 2 years of working experience in a financial environment/credit control would be an advantage
Accounting Knowledge
Reconciliation experience
Competencies:
Planning and organizing
Team Player
Learning and researching
Applying expertise and technology
Analytical skills, results-oriented approach
Problem-solving skills
Self-Confidence & Assertiveness
Pro-active & achievement orientation
Producing innovative solutions
Adapting to changing environment
Communication/interpersonal skills
Adhering to principles and values
Working well in diverse environment
Delivering results and managing customer expectations
Our commitment to transformation:
Santam is the market leader in the general insurance industry in Southern Africa. We are a large, diversified, expanding and transforming company and whilst based in South Africa, we are rapidly moving into a number of emerging markets, both in Africa and Asia.
Our success is rooted in our passion for our clients and everything we do is centered on our delivery of Insurance Good and Proper. We're about people. People drive our business so it follows that we want to recruit the best people possible whether they work for us permanently or for a short time as temporary employees.
At Santam we are committed to transformation and embracing diversity. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse workplace with employment equity as a key goal to create an inclusive workforce, representative of the demographics of our society. In achieving our employment equity goals, we give preference to applicants from the designated groups in alignment with the Divisions Employment Equity targets.
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