Location: Centurion, Gauteng

Position Purpose: To provide accurate financial and management information to support business decision-making within a medical aid administration environment. The role includes budgeting, forecasting, cost analysis, reporting, and ensuring compliance with the relevant regulations. 

 Experience:  Minimum of 5 -7 years’ experience in management or financial accounting

• At least 3 – 5 years in the medical aid or healthcare administration industry
• Experience with credit control and debt management
• Experience with scheme financial reporting

 Qualifications: 

• BCom Accounting / Management Accounting (Essential)
• Diploma in Accounting/ Management Accounting (Essential)
• CIMA or SAIPA Articles (Advantageous)

 KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

1. Management Reporting 

• Preparation of monthly trial balance and reconciliations
• Assist with compilation of monthly management accounts and supporting annexures and commentary.
• Analyse operational costs, income streams, and key financial KPIs (claims ratios, admin costs per member, etc.).
• Assist with annual budgets and rolling forecasts in collaboration with business units.
• Provide insights and commentary on actual vs. budget performance.

 2. Monitoring of credit control and debt management process

• Review and analyse debtors and creditors age analysis
• Prepare a summary of all anomalies
• Monitoring and reporting on all unallocated deposits

3. Business Support & Stakeholder Engagement

• Provide financial support and insight to non-financial departments such as Claims, Client Services, and HR.
• Assist with internal and external audits during the financial review processes.
• Support business initiatives throughout the organisation

  4. Compliance & Governance

• Ensure financial practices align with relevant industry regulations (e.g. Medical Schemes Act, BHF, SARS).
• Assist with the preparation and submission of CMS statutory returns

5. Systems & Process Improvement

Work with IT and finance systems to ensure data integrity and efficient reporting

 
KEY COMPETENCIES 

Skills and Abilities

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and accounting packages
• Solid understanding of healthcare industry
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Attention to detail with strong report writing skills
• Excellent analytical skills
• Ethical, accountable, and highly organized
• Ability to work independently and under pressure
• Proactive and solution-driven

Knowledge 

• Strong knowledge of regulatory requirements and best practices
• Excellent knowledge of accounting software
• Excellent knowledge of finance principles and practices.

Note: Company reserves the right to close the advert before specified closing date.