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Key Responsibilities

• Reconciles various accounts and financial summaries to external documentation and internal control accounts; identifies and resolves anomalies and queries.
• Checks the accuracy of the account codes relating to financial documentation and resolves coding queries; where appropriate, recommends the establishment of additional codes and queries to facilitate accurate processing and recording of financial information and the generation of appropriate reports.
• Reviews and checks accounting documentation to ensure accuracy before submitting for authorisations and account reconciliations.
• Prepares and/or reviews payment documentation for accuracy and to ensure that expenditures are authorized. Processes them for payment.
• Reviews member subscription payments and prepares monthly schedule of lapsed payments for follow up.
• Organises the day-to-day activities of the section, communicates expectations, allocates duties and provides guidance in accordance with accounting deadlines and schedules, workload, procedures and priorities.
• Tracks, checks and reviews performance, then provides feedback to ensure adherence to accounting standards, systems and procedures and timetables, and accuracy of all entries. Ensures regulatory compliance.
• Takes full responsibility for the welfare, discipline and engagement of staff.
• Checks the accuracy of payments related input by Payments Assistant and initiates corrective action.
• Prepares Scheme Reports according to agreed Service Level Agreements (SLA), submits same to Team Leader for approval.
• Checks the arithmetic accuracy of input batches for processing into the computer; checking and verifying audit reports and control accounts against original data and resolves emerging queries.
• Resolves internal and external accounting queries in accordance with level of competence and authority to ensure accuracy of information and minimise internal/external customer and audit queries.
• Provides technical guidance, as and when the need arises.
• Ensures that all payments related information is entered into the accounting system and records are well maintained to facilitate payments.
• Ensures confidentiality and security of data. Engages relevant parties to resolve any presenting issues.
• Provides specific, factual and correct progress or feedback to affected internal or external stakeholders. 
• Assists in the preparation of monthly management accounts and financial reports and conducts analysis of financial information as directed.
• Contributes to month-end and year-end financial closing processes.
• Provides support in analysing financial data and preparing ad-hoc reports as required.

 

Minimum Job requirements:

Qualifications

• Degree in accounting or related
• Studying towards a professional qualification in accounting
• BICA membership is required

Experience:

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in computerized accounting.
• External audit experience required, preferably in the medical schemes industry.
• Experience in managing performance will be desirable.

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