Transaction Officer, Calabar Nigeria

Our client, a non-banking financial service institution is hiring highly intelligent, young and dynamic professionals with integrity for the position of a Transaction/Finance Officer to support with clearing backlogs of unspotted  P10 transactions across their branches in Nigeria.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

To facilitate the smooth running of General Business and Subsidiaries account (Payments) and other support functions within the team as the job demands.

PRIMARY INTERFACES

Internal:              All Employees

External:              Brokers, Agents, Insurance & re-insurance companies, Vendors, Service Providers,      Organisations and External Auditors

Responsibilities

•             Preparation and payment of General Business Staff Commission.

•             Monthly preparation of Staff performance.

•             Preparation & payment of FPs Commission.

•             Preparation & payment of FPs monthly ORC

•             Preparation & payment of Agents and Brokers Commission

•             Management of petty cash accounts for General Business and subsidiaries.

•             Payment of Bills for subsidiaries and General Business via Gaps and issuing of cheques including      claims

•             Posting of vouchers on Premia 10 (Treasury deal slips, General Business payment vouchers and journal vouchers).

•             Assist in reconciling of bank statements and cash book.

•             Other functions as may be assigned.

        JOB REQUIREMENTS

        Education & Experience

•     B.Sc in Banking & Finance, Business Administration or any related field

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience.
• Professional qualification will be an advantage.

   KEY COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS

Competencies    Skills & Knowledge

• Knowledge of Accounting and Finance
• Vast in accounting and credit control administration
• Understanding the customer
• Manages internal customer expectations effectively
• Communication skills
• Uses communication skills in a thorough and effective manner to manage own area of responsibility
• Management of Information
• Establishes and maintains data and information records which are sufficient for own purposes and which meet company, legal and regulatory requirements.
• Treating and Handling company and clients records and information with appropriate confidentiality at all times.
• Planning & Organising: Effectively and proactively plans, prioritises and organises caseloads in a way which allows for unexpected events and interruptions
• People Management: Establish and maintain good client relationships, internally, externally at all levels.
• Commitment to Excel: Challenges self and others to exceed standards and achieve extraordinary results; is not easily deterred when obstacles or delays are encountered.
• Analysis: Thinks through a situation systematically.
• Communication skills (English), spoken and written (Excellent)
• Analytical Skills (Moderate)
• IT skills ( Moderate)
• Business Writing (Moderate)
• Negotiation Skills (Moderate)
• Presentation skills (Moderate)

KNOWLEDGE

•             Basic Knowledge of the Insurance business accounting (life and non-life)

•             Knowledge of Insurance Business 

•             Business Ethics

Only candidates that meets this requirement would be contacted.