Provide support to the Financial Accountants and record and review financial transactions to ensure completeness, accuracy and timely submission of information used to support the business in their financial decision making and ensure statutory compliance.
Financial Accounting
Support others by carrying out financial monitoring tasks. Check cash book batches and reconciliations to ensure that transactions are allocated accurately and submit timeously to the accountants on a weekly basis. Prepare monthly balance sheet and income statement journals, reconciliations and schedules and ensure that all supporting documentation is attached in the month end file for review by the Financial Accountant. Prepare VAT reconciliations for review by the Financial Accountant on a monthly basis.
Management accounting and financial management
Deliver standard operational or administrative processes, interpret instructions and make choices (from defined options) to get the job done. Check accounts payable and receivable batches on a daily basis to ensure that transactions are allocated accurately in terms of amounts, VAT, description and account.
Control and review the age analysis of the accounts payable on a monthly basis to ensure that it is within the agreed terms and conditions of the suppliers agreements.
Operational Compliance
Develop working knowledge of the organization's policies and procedures and of regulatory codes and codes of conduct relevant to own work. adhere to mandatory procedures to ensure own work is undertaken to the required standards.
Obtain authorization from a supervisor or manager for any exceptions from mandatory procedure.
Data Collection and Analysis
Extract relevant data from information provided by others, and input it into spreadsheets or standard formats.
Customer Management
Assist with general customer queries and difficult customers. Liaise with auditors, external business partners and internal customers on a daily basis to provide accurate information and respond and resolve enquiries to a satisfactory outcome.
Data Management
Record financial transactions on a daily basis into the applicable business systems to ensure the accuracy and completeness thereof.
Improvement / Innovation
Find new and innovative ways to provide a more efficient, responsive and speedy process to enhance the overall effectiveness of financial reporting and customer service.
Matric/Grade 12/ SAQA Accredited Equivalent (Essential); BCom degree in Accounting or similar - SAICA accredited university (Essential)
2 years experience in a similar role (Essential); Experience within the financial services industry (Advantageous).
Telesure Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd (TIH) is the holding company of some of South Africa’s leading and innovative financial institutions.
These financial institutions are licensed to provide financial products and/or services ranging from short-term, long-term and health insurance as well as a comparison and investment platforms.
Our origins go back to 1 June 1985, when Auto & General Insurance was launched into the South African market. We have since grown into a group of subsidiaries of which Auto & General now forms a part.
Today, we own some of South Africa’s most loved and recognisable brands, each finding a better way to give their unique group of customers peace of mind.
We exist to continuously find better ways to give people peace of mind, whether it is to protect what they own, their loved ones or their greater ambitions and life plans they’re working so hard for.
We’re proven pioneers with a hunger for doing and being the best we can, bringing customer-focused innovation and service excellence to the financial services industry.
We’re an undivided team of diverse thinkers and doers who believe in leading through technology and pushing past their limits.
TIH is a licensed controlling company.
