Introduction
Universal Healthcare currently seeks an Assistant Accountant for a 6 months contract.The Assistant Accountant will be primarily responsible for reconciling claims and premiums, including investigating and clearing any reconciling items.
Duties & Responsibilities

• Reconciling claims schedules (claims bordereaux) to payments received from the insurer
• Reconciling claims payments received by the underwriting manager to payments made to providers and policyholders
• Investigating and clearing reconciling items
• Receipting and allocation of premiums
• Reconciling premium accounts
• Preparing payments to insurers and brokers
• Reconciling commissions, preparing and distributing statements
• Resolving commission related queries and attending to ad-hoc requests from clients
• Generating reports for invoicing
• Preparing various billing and membership reports for distribution to management
• Prepare and submit bordereaux to Insurers
• Prepare IFRS 17 information to submit to Insurers and reconcile information to bordereaux submitted
• Draft and update SOPs relevant to the role

Desired Experience & Qualification

• Bachelor of Commerce or a relevant Diploma
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in an Accounting role
• Minimum of 2 years' experience in the insurance industry

Package & Remuneration
A competitive salary and benefits will be negotiated, consistent with experience and the role and responsibilities of the position.

Additional Information
The Employment Equity Approach Of Universal Healthcare Broadly Aims To:

• Foster diversity in the workplace;
• Promote equal opportunity and fair treatment in employment through the elimination of all forms of unfair discrimination.