A position for a Team Lead: Cash Management exists in Risk Services, Santam RE, based in Tyger Park, Bellville, Cape Town.WHAT WILL YOU DO?The main responsibility will entail executing the financial aspects of all cash transactions relating to inwards reinsurance and leading the cash management team.Responsibilities:Lead the cash management team to ensure efficient delivery of all cash management tasks and responsibilities.Account for all inwards reinsurance cash transactions in the general ledger.Maintain all inwards reinsurance cashbooks and cash registers.Perform all controls associated with cashbooks and cash registers, including various reconciliations.Update and maintain bank balances and cash forecasting.Build and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with various stakeholders (most notably bank relationship manager and internal treasury team).Provide support to the financial accounting team.Provide support to the credit control team.Adhere to tight monthly deadlines critical to overall Group Reporting timetable.QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCEBachelor's degree in a field like Commerce, Business, Economics or Finance/Accounting.Minimum 5 years' experience in a similar field.Minimum 3 years' experience leading a team.Exposure within the Financial Services industry.Reconciliation experience.General Ledger experience.Re-insurance experience (preferred).KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLSHigh numerical skills.Strong leadership skills.Analytical ability and logical reasoning.Delivery/results orientated.Attention to detail.Building networks and good relationships.Goal setter and prioritiser.Communication/interpersonal skills.Proficiency using Microsoft Suite.Knowledge of Forex payments (Preferred).COMPETENCIESCollaborates.Cultivates innovation.Drives results.Customer focus.Flexible and adaptable.Financial reporting.Financial queries and recommendations.Processing of financial information.Review and checking of accuracy of financial information.WHO ARE WESantam 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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