Career Opportunities at Liberty Group South Africa

Purpose

To procure goods and or services accurately and timeously in order to support policy compliance through the execution of predefined objectives as per agreed standard operating procedures (SOPs).

Minimum Experience

• 2-5 years experience in a similar environment

Minimum Qualifications

Degree in Supply Chain/Logistics

Critical Job

Responsible for the GRES/Facilities Category

Requirements

SAP system experience

Process

• Plan for, administer and process procurement related tasks and activities effectively and efficiently in alignment with performance objectives.
• Utilise approved vendor lists to acquire goods and or services and ensure compliance to organisational policies and guidelines in the process.
• Plan, administer and adjudicate tender process and ensure compliance to organisational policies and guidelines in the process.
• Accountable for own work quality, standards and outputs related to policies, procedures and defined processes.
• Proactively identify problems, apply known solutions and escalate more difficult problems.
• Plan for task execution and adjust priorities against an established plan.

Customer

• Executes activities to ensure customer service delivery that meets or exceeds customer expectations aligned to Treating the Customer Fairly (TCF) principles.

Finance

• Report financial irregularities and policy and procedure transgressions, in order to prevent financial loss and damage.
• Adhere to specified standards, policies and procedures to prevent potential losses/wastage.

Learning and Growth

• Contribute positively to own area-specific knowledge improvement.

Governance

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

Technical Competencies

• Contract management (Basic)
• Financial Control (Basic)
• Supply chain management - Technical (Intermediate)
• Query resolution (Basic)
• Calculations (Basic)
• Financial Acumen (Basic)

Behavioural Competencies

• Organisation and Attention to Detail (Basic)
• Interpersonal Effectiveness (Basic)
• Problem Solving and Analysis (Basic)
• Teamwork and Cooperation (Basic)
• Communicating with Impact (Basic)
• Customer Orientation (Basic)

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Purpose

To provide specialist advise and support in the maintenance and analysis of taxation data in order to provide accurate reports and information to relevant business stakeholders, through the execution of predefined objectives as per agreed SOPs.

Minimum Experience

5 years' experience in a similar environment 

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree and Professional Qualifications [Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5] in Finance Economics and Accounting

Additional Minimum Qualifications

• Post-graduate qualification with specialist Tax focus (Desirable)

Skills

• Experience within the life insurance/financial services/wealth services sector (Essential)
• Communication skills (verbal, written).
• Analytical, interpretation (Tax Law) and able to apply tax principles and professional judgement to various business scenarios
• Problem-solving skills.
• Able to take initiative, function independently and take ownership and drive tasks/projects from begin to end.
• Interpersonal skills (assertiveness).
• Extreme attention to detail and accuracy;
• Advanced numeracy skills;
• Computer literacy (Excel) (Essential)
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Core Duties

• To accurately and timeously prepare and/or review and submit income tax and VAT returns and related payments.
• To accurately and timeously prepare/review monthly tax computations and related tax-accounting entries and disclosures for financial reporting purposes in respect of all Liberty Group non-life insurance companies.
• To review and reconcile, on a monthly basis, internal tax accounting with SARS statements of accounts.
• To liaise with SARS in resolving any tax controversy matters.
• To review income tax and VAT submissions prepared by Liberty Group business units, where applicable, to ensure compliance by the business.
• To identify and/or review the income tax and VAT processes and controls within the Liberty Group business in order to minimize tax risk.
• To formulate and draft tax opinions on the application of tax legislation to new and existing business initiatives, as and when required.
• To design tax models that incorporate new business initiatives, as required.
• To assist with ad hoc tax projects as may be required by business.
• To continuously advise and provide tax-related training to stakeholders to ensure optimal awareness and competence with regard to new and existing tax requirements.
• To regularly undertake research in order to hone technical skills in order to stay abreast of developments in field of specialization.

Process

• Support the auditing process by providing accurate and up to date data in alignment with Org. financial reporting standards and requirements.
• Provide specialist advice and support in area of accountability to ensure that identified solutions and recommendations are appropriate and effective.
• Apply quality assurance principles in order to ensure the authorisation and release of payments in a timely and efficient manner.
• Ensure the accurate and timely reporting on payments, accruals and reconciliations, ensuring a clear audit trail.
• Investigate anomolies and or irregularaties to establish and verify facts that leads to the identification and reduction of risks.
• Assist in the compilation of financial statements in line with the audit file and approved accounting framework related to identified funds.
• Apply identified methods and techniques to effectively calculate salaries and correctly deduct tax, pension and medical aid contributions.
• Accurately reconcile financial transaction records to supporting documentation in order to enable the verification of the validity of transactions.
• Accountable for the execution of specialised work including the improvement of quality, standards and outputs within defined work routines and operating procedures.
• Proactively solves problems, determines root-cause and applies solutions in line with guidelines and providing the necessary information to solve problems related to area of specialisation.
• Plan for own task execution and advises on improvements related to area of specialisation.

Customer

• Ensure own understanding and adherence to customer service delivery and Treating the Customer Fairly (TCF) principles to provide specialist support and guidance.

Finance

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

Learning and Growth

• Interact proactively with others for the purpose of continuous knowledge sharing; and integration of own new knowledge.
• Contribute positively to own area-specific knowledge improvement associated with area of specialisation.

Governance

• Ensure that established accounting standards, procedures and processes are adhered to, in compliance with legislative regulations.
• Comply to set governance and compliance procedures and processes related to an area of work and continuously identify, rectify and escalate risks where necessary.

Technical Competencies

• Tax Management (Intermediate)
• Research and Information Gathering (Basic)
• Financial Accounting (Intermediate)
• Reporting and Interpretation (Basic)
• Customer Advice (Technical) (Basic)

Behavioural Competencies

• Professional/Technical learning (Basic)
• Organisation and Attention to Detail (Intermediate)
• Interpersonal Effectiveness (Basic)
• Problem Solving and Analysis (Basic)
• Teamwork and Cooperation (Basic)
• Communicating with Impact (Basic)
• Relationship Management and Networking (Basic)
• Customer Orientation (Basic)

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Purpose

To plan, manage and monitor the implementation of marketing management activities and processes in order to deliver on approved operational plans in an effective and efficient manner.

Minimum Experience

• 3 - 5 years experience in a similar environment, of which 1 - 2 years at junior management level

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas [NQF Level 07] in Marketing

Process

• Ensure the accurate use and dissemination of area specific marketing and communication material.
• Monitor the effectiveness of marketing related initiatives and activities to identify recommendations for improvement.
• Plan for, manage and ensure the effective administration of area related support services in alignment with team and individual performance objectives.
• Manage the design, development and dissimenation of appropriate marketing material and content that meets business needs and objectives.
• Accountable for maintaining quality, service and outputs related to a work area, ensuring compliance with set policy, procedures and standards.
• Proactively identify operational problems, determine cause and effect, select and implement the best solution to solve problems based on previous experience and understanding of the context.
• Plan for and organise multiple work activities for team execution by assigning priorities against the set framework in light of the specific situational context.

Customer

• Maintain and build relationships for purposes of expectation management, knowledge sharing and integration.
• Manages to ensure service excellence in support of Treating the Customer Fairly (TCF) principles to build positive relationships and creates opportunities for exceptional service delivery.

Finance

• Compile a budget aligned to the operational or area specific delivery of plans; monitor and report on variances and make sure that planned objectives are reported, escalating any deviations.

Learning and Growth

• Manage teams within the context of defined processes, set required performance parameters and act as technical coach where required.
• Schedule, allocate and effectively manage human resources within own area of responsibility in line with specified and specific constraints or parameters.

Governance

• Ensure that org. documentation such as marketing material, media announcements and standard documentation are legally sound and meets business needs.
• Implement and utilise risk, governance and compliance policies and processes effectively, to identify and manage risk exposure.

Technical Competencies

• Risk Awareness (Intermediate)
• Conflict Resolution (Intermediate)
• Functional Policies and Procedures (Intermediate)
• Marketing management (Intermediate)
• Budgeting and Expenditure Control (Intermediate)

Behavioural Competencies

• Stakeholder Engagement and Management (Intermediate)
• Organisation and Attention to Detail (Proficient)
• People Management and Empowerment (Intermediate)
• Interpersonal Effectiveness (Intermediate)
• Problem Solving and Analysis (Intermediate)
• Strategic Insight and Capability (Intermediate)
• Teamwork and Cooperation (Intermediate)
• Judgment and decision making (Intermediate)
• Communicating with Impact (Intermediate)
• Relationship Management and Networking (Intermediate)
• Customer Orientation (Intermediate)

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Purpose

• To calculate commission through the execution of predefined objectives as per agreed standard operating procedures (SOPs).

Minimum Experience

• 1 - 2 years experience in a similar environment

Minimum Qualifications

Further Education and Training Certificate (FETC) [NQF Level 04] in Office Administration

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the provision of a comprehensive admin. service through the correct interpretation and application of procedures to optimise delivery.
• Utilise a variety of software packages to produce correspondence and documents and maintain associated records, spreadsheets and databases.
• Generate a variety of documents and where necessary produce reports according to set standards and prescribed guidelines.
• Calculate and or obtain commissions calculations through liaison with other departments both verbally and in writing.
• Accountable for own work quality, standards and outputs related to policies, procedures and defined processes.
• Proactively identify problems, apply known solutions and escalate more difficult problems.
• Plan for task execution and adjust priorities against an established plan.

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Purpose

A position for a Specialist-Pricing has become available within Liberty Africa Insurance.

We are looking for an individual of outstanding caliber who is interested in gaining exposure to various African insurance markets to join this dynamic team.

• To manage the co-ordination and production of all quotations for Group Risk new and renewal business.
• To position Liberty Africa Insurance as a market leader in the countries we operate in.
• To collaborate and manage relationships with key internal and external stakeholders including in-country Managing Directors.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing group risk quotes, the renewal process and special quotes along with updating quote templates and models.
• Liaison with internal and external stakeholders including partners, reinsurers, sales, operations, Exco etc.
• Partner training and interaction on quotations process and requirements.
• Assist in prioritisation and management of staff work load.
• Staff training and development.
• Responsible for ongoing technical development and ongoing maintenance of the quotation system in line with Liberty Africa Insurance strategy.
• To ensure that quotes issued are in line with treaties and agreements and to  engage with reinsurers on rate and benefit support
• To ensure that quotes are issued in line with required timelines, product accuracy and in accordance with Liberty Africa Insurance standards.

Minimum Experience

• At least 2-3 years Insurance experience, with at least 3 years’ experience in group risk pricing and quotes management.
• PC Skills (VBA, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors Degrees and Advanced Diplomas in Finance, Economics and Accounting
• Insurance Product Knowledge
• Knowledge of policy administration systems
• Knowledge of group risk products
• Business Acumen
• Legislative and regulatory framework