Fnancial Accountant – Botswana Life

Are you ready to join the Botswana Life family?

If yes. this is your chance. Interested candidates who wish to join the company are invited to apply for the following vacancy:

Fnancial Accountant

 

Applications are invited from suitably qualified individuals for the position of Financial Accountant.

Job Summary

The role of the Accountant is to constantly analyse and report on the company’s treasury function to optimise benefits, report on the financial performance of the company’s investments and financial performance of the company, to consistently ensure that the financial aspirations of key stakeholders are realised.

Key Performance Areas

• Prepare management accounts and commentary and submit to Finance Manager, monthly, within the set timetable.
• Oversee the reconciliation of accounts within Botswana Life, ensures all GL recons are done timeously and reviews monthly reconciliations for junior staff
• Ensure that changes In the actuarial numbers are processed accurately in the accounts.
• Monitor and closely review the overall management expenses for the company
• Maintain internal control procedures for the general ledger and ensure they are followed.
• Manage the fixed asset register
• Prepare the Insurance Industry Act returns quarterly and annually, and submit to the Finance Manager for review
• Coordinate the flow of financial data from the policy administration system to the GL.
• Analyse monthly departmental results, monitoring against budgets and forecasts and discuss with Head of Departments.

Skills & Competencies

• Problem solving and strong analytical skills.
• Financial systems: Ability to use financial systems or software packages such as Oracle financials, HFM.etc.
• Computer literacy: Ability to use MS Office package especially Excel. Word. PowerPoint, as well as navigate search engines on the internet.
• Understanding of financial risks and potential impact.
• Supervisory skills.
• Influencing and negotiation
• Issue and conflict management
• Professionalism and integrity.

Qualifications

• Finance/Accounting related degree and/or AAT.
• Chartered Accountant. CIMA / ACCA or equivalent

Experience

• The incumbent must have had at least three years’ post qualification experience in a financial institution.
• Experience In a life Insurance company will be an added advantage.