Accountant

1 week ago

Sandton, South Africa Discovery Full time R400 000 - R600 000 per year

Discovery Life

Accountant

About Discovery

Discovery's core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.

About Discovery Life

Discovery Life is an ever growing fast-paced and dynamic environment that provides innovative risk assurance to individual clients. This environment thrives on customer engagement and customer experience as well as mutually beneficial relationships with our brokers and other stakeholders.  It is important for our employees to provide a world class service to our internal and external clients, thereby ensuring long and sustainable relationships

Key Purpose

Responsible for month to month accounting functions, capturing the Life bank and Investment accounts, preparing Reassurance entries, includes ad-hoc functions for reporting relating to Discovery Life, including assisting with running of monthly expenses.

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

  • Capturing all Life bank accounts into the ledger and preparing all related reconciliations to ensure accuracy.
  • Capturing all Reassurance journals and preparing the reconciliations relating to them to ensure accuracy.
  • Conducting other ad hoc accounting tasks based on Life reporting requirements.
  • Preparation of various journal entries and reconciliations relating to the reporting function of Discovery Life.
  • Adhere to standard operating procedures and appropriate policies to ensure compliance.
  • Collaborate with all teams within Discovery as well as Internal and External Auditors and Asset managers.
  • Attention to detail and application of accuracy to all tasks.
  • Managing multiple deadlines relating to the requirements/demands of the role.

Education and Experience

Essential:

  • Matric
  • At least 1 – 2 years of  working experience within a finance environment
  • Completed Degree in Bcomm (Finance) from an accredited institution

Advantageous:

  • Completed Degree in Bcomm (Finance) with Honours from an accredited institution
  • At least 1 years of working experience as a Finance Administrator within the Insurance industry

Technical Skills and Knowledge

Essential:

  • Knowledge of changes in Accounting Standards
  • Intermediate proficiency in MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook
  • Good mathematical and analytical skills
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Time Management

Advantageous:

  • Knowledge of the Life Insurance market

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY   

The Company's approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

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