Assistant Accountant

About the role

The Assistant Accountant will support the finance team by reconciling client accounts, managing cash flow, and ensuring timely responses to queries from intermediaries and customers. This role is pivotal in maintaining accurate premium collections and credit control across the organization.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor daily cash flow and enforce cash‑before‑cover policy.
• Collect premiums, allocate daily receipts, and resolve account queries promptly.
• Maintain customer retention by ensuring timely commission payments.
• Verify premium payments before claim processing and confirm claim files within 24 hours.
• Reconcile intermediary balances, ensuring no unreconciled items older than 30 days, and send monthly statements.
• Liaise daily with underwriters on fund postings and support strategic premium collection initiatives.
• Prepare and dispatch commission reports by the first week of each month and outstanding statements by the 10th.
• Respond to regional credit‑control queries and generate required receivables reports.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field.
• 2‑3 years of experience in a similar accounting or credit‑control role.
• Understanding of insurance regulatory requirements.
• Familiarity with Britam insurance products.

Required skills

• Account reconciliation.
• Cash‑flow monitoring.
• Premium collection and allocation.
• Commission processing.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.