Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, October 07, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job purpose
Responsible for processing cash, debit, credit and check transactions using pure system. Includes daily receipting, balancing the daily sales report, daily banking of cash and cheques.

Key responsibilities
• Accurately process all customer and intermediary payments in the company’s core computer system. These payments are by cash, debit card, credit card or cheque.
• Record all company revenue in the operations system and accurately generate corresponding receipts.
• Maintaining strong internal controls of cash collected and safeguard against loss or any out of balance problems as far as cash collection is concerned.
• Prepare bank lodgements for review and check off, and for collection to be banked on a daily basis.
• Prepare daily cash control reports for bank reconciliation, and verify accuracy.
• Process and verify accuracy on all daily company cash reports.
• Control and administer company’s petty cash and other floats ensuring compliance with related policies, and perform daily reconciliation of company float.
• Document all returned cheques and advise responsible personnel to follow up for collection.
• Advice Senior Accountant of any large cash collection which is in excess of established limits so that special arrangements for collection can be made.
• Manage cashier inventory, such as stamps, receipt paper and lodgement books.
• Maintain vigilance in identifying fraudulent bank notes and cheques.
• Perform own filing functions and keep all files in good order and appropriately filed in designated areas.
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time

Key Performance Measures
• Accuracy of cash book
• Timely banking of cash and cheques
• Timely issuance of receipts

Working Relationships
Internal Relationships:
• Accountable to the Senior Accountant
• Work with all business units and departments/ branches

External Relationships:
• Britam Customers
• Insurance sector players

Knowledge, experience and qualifications required
• Diploma in Accounting or a related field
• 2 – 3 years in a similar role
• Knowledge of Britam products and services
• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Strong knowledge of cashier management processes and techniques.

Essential Competencies
• Learning and Researching: Rapidly learns new tasks and commits information to memory quickly; demonstrates an immediate understanding of newly presented information; gathers comprehensive information to support decision making at management level; learns from successes and failures and seeks colleague and customer feedback.
• Working with People: Shows respect for the views and contributions of other team members; shows empathy; listens, supports and cares for others; consults others and shares information and expertise with them; builds team spirit and reconciles conflict; adapts to the team and fits in well.
• Applying Expertise and Technology: Applies specialist and technical expertise; uses technology to achieve work objectives; develops job knowledge and expertise (theoretical and practical) through continual professional development; demonstrates an understanding of different organisational departments and functions.
• Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations: Focuses on customer needs and satisfaction; exhibits high standards for quality and quantity; monitors and maintains own quality and productivity; works in a systematic, methodical and orderly way; consistently achieves projects goals.
• Following Instructions and Procedures: Follows procedures and policies; keeps to schedules; arrives punctually for work and meetings; demonstrates commitment to the organisation; complies with legal obligations and safety requirements of the role.
• Adhering to Principles and Values: Upholds ethics and values; demonstrates integrity; accepts diversity; display individual responsibility towards the community and the environment; models the organisational values during every day interactions.

Education Requirement: No Requirements

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

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Job application procedure
Apply at: https://britam.taleo.net/careersection/ke/jobdetail.ftl?job=2100006Y&tz=GMT%2B03%3A00&tzname=Africa%2FNairobi 
The deadline for submitting the application is 13 October 2021.

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