Internship: Finance Administrator

Imagine a world where people live healthier, more enhanced and protected lives… A world in which each organisation is a powerful influencer and responsible corporate citizen, committed to being a force for social good. As a leading innovator in healthcare, wellness, insurance, investments, financial and life planning, Discovery works ceaselessly to make this vision a reality. Fuelled by our passion for enhancing lives and our desire to innovate, Discovery consistently sets global standards, creating shared value through shared intellectual capital. A testament to this is our Vitality programme, which is both a platform to incentivise people to live healthier lives as well as a channel through which shared value is delivered. We are a proudly South African-born, global company with health, life and short term insurance operations in South Africa and the United Kingdom, and a presence in Germany, France, the United States, Canada, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, China and Japan through our Global Vitality Network. One way in which we uphold our promise of shared value is by being a positive disruptor that focusses on bringing about sustainable change in the lives of the people and communities we serve across the globe. Our values of leadership, honesty, innovation and fairness act as our compass, directing our business practices to take advantage of every opportunity while looking for ways to dazzle clients. Key Purpose The primary function of this role of Finance Administrator Intern is to effectively perform the tasks of the Cash Control Team for Individual Life, Invest, Group Risk and Umbrella Funds Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to To be able to understand the requirements and processes of the Life Cash Control department as per Training and Standard Operating Process documents provided for Individual Life, Invest, Group Risk and Umbrella Funds Review of the Task schedule assigned by ensuring delivery of the Life Cash Control tasks are completed Ensuring that daily Billing and Collections are reconciled with exceptions investigated that does not conform to business processes or regularity requirements To make certain Bank Statements are reviewed daily and reconciled to system and to investigate and correct any imbalances identified Ensuring the daily submission files for Debit Orders and Payments are reconciled to corporate database before files can be released to the Bank and verifying the Bank' responses Allocation of daily premiums from Bank Statements and ensuring that all unidentified deposits are investigated and reported Coordinating business requirements and queries to relevant stakeholders and to ensure any failures are logged and reported to management Ensuring delivery of daily and monthly reporting to business and ensure all reports are securely and correctly stored for management reviewing and audits Active participation in weekly Team Meetings and monthly One on One sessions where issues are identified and resolved and to record the progress of team and individual staff Education and Experience Essential: TVET N6 Financial Qualification Advantageous: Matric Qualification Technical Skills and Knowledge Essential: Intermediate proficiency in MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook. Good mathematical and analytical skills. Good interpersonal skills. Advantageous: Knowledge of the Life Insurance market.