Specialist: Product Accounting Corporate

Specialist: Product Accounting Corporate

At Liberty, we employ more than 6 000 people across 7 businesses in 18 African countries. Every day, our employees grow their knowledge by working with diverse groups of people who specialise in a wide range of skills across insurance, asset management, investment and health products. We continually seek to engage, develop, recognise and reward the people who make our business great.

Purpose
To provide advice and support by preparing financial information for all stakeholders of the business for informed decision making and to support the business.

Minimum Experience
2 - 3 years experience in a similar environment

Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's Degrees and Advanced Diplomas [NQF Level 07] in Finance, Economics and Accounting

Responsibilities

1. Ensure the accurate operation of rates and terms related to financial service offerings.
2. Analyse operational records, trends and costs related to estimated and realised revenues to project future revenues and expenses.
3. Source, collate, analyse and interpret financial information in order to support the review of the financial performance of the business.
4. Contribute to and assist in the effective execution of internal and external audits, financial statement generation and regulatory submissions.
5. Provide specialist advice and support mechanisms to safeguard assets in line with organisational policies and procedures.
6. Support the accurate preparation of budgets and ensure monitoring of performance against actual outcomes.
7. Provide specialist advice regarding effective cost control of financial processes, in line with targeted savings.
8. Provide specialist advice and support implementation of loss control measures and ensure that incidents and losses are investigated and reported to management.
9. Accountable for the execution of specialised work including the improvement of quality, standards and outputs within defined work routines and operating procedures.
10. Proactively solve problems, determine root-cause and apply solutions in line with guidelines, providing the necessary information to solve problems related to area of specialisation.
11. Plan for own task execution and advise on improvements related to area of specialisation.

1. Maintain and build relationships for purposes of expectation management, knowledge sharing and integration.
2. Ensure own understanding and adherence to customer service delivery and Treating the Customer Fairly (TCF) principles to provide specialist support and guidance.

1. Adhere to specified standards, policies and procedures to prevent potential losses/wastage related to the area of specialisation.

1. Contribute positively to own area-specific knowledge improvement associated with area of specialisation.

1. Comply with set governance and compliance procedures and processes related to an area of work and continuously identify, rectify and escalate risks where necessary.

1. Financial Management (Intermediate)
2. Research and Information Gathering (Basic)
3. Reporting and Interpretation (Basic)
4. Financial Acumen (Intermediate)
5. Customer Advice (Technical) (Basic)

1. Professional/Technical learning (Basic)
2. Analytical Thinking (Proficient)
3. Organisation and Attention to Detail (Intermediate)
4. Interpersonal Effectiveness (Basic)
5. Problem Solving and Analysis (Basic)
6. Teamwork and Cooperation (Basic)
7. Communicating with Impact (Basic)
8. Relationship Management and Networking (Intermediate)
9. Customer Orientation (Basic)