Search all jobs

Friday, November 12, 2010

GUARANTY TRUST ASSURANCE NEEDS INVESTMENT ANALYST/UNIT HEAD-AUDIT & INVESTIGATIONS/UNIT HEAD-HEALTH MGT SERVICES/COMPANY SECRETARY ETC

Career Opportunities at GTAssur

Investment Analyst

Ref no: AAML 004

Group: Investment Group, Assur Asset Management Limited
Reporting to: Chief Investment Officer.
Location: Lagos State.

Role Purpose
To provide fundamental investment analysis and research and market analysis on Nigerian companies, markets and sectors covering various asset classes.

Responsibilities

-Financial statement analysis and company valuation
-Bond & money market analysis, pricing and valuation
-Economic analysis and reporting
-Other markets as required
-Working knowledge of the equity, bond, money and property markets
-Working with computerised financial information systems.
-Report writing
-Providing financial training for other staff.
-Working with other support functions; Microsoft suit - Excel, Word, etc
-Communication skills, written and spoken
-Team work & supervisory skills
-Financial reporting & analysis
-Aptitude to provide creative solutions to financial problems
-Computer literacy
-Ability to be self-motivating and work without close supervision



Requirements

-A 1st degree in Accounting or Economics
-Relevant Masters Degree would be an added advantage
-Excellent Financial Reporting and Analysis skills
-Excellent Economic Analysis skills
-Excellent use of Microsoft suite - Excel, Word, etc
-Excellent Strategic Planning skills
-The ability to motivate a team
-Initiative and enthusiastic
-Excellent communication and people skills
-Good planning and organisational skills
-The ability to work calmly under pressure
-At a minimum a CFA or CFA Level II




How to Apply
Email CV to hr@gtaplc.com or forward covering letter with an up to date cv, to:
Human Resources
Guaranty Trust Assurance plc
Plot 928, Bishop Aboyade Cole street
Victoria Island, Lagos.



Unit Head - Audit and Investigations Unit

Ref no:

Group: Systems and Control Group
Reporting to: Group Head - Systems and Control Group.
Location: Lagos State.


Responsibilities

-Coordinate and carry out periodic audit exercises
-Carry periodic asset verification exercises
-Periodic scrutiny of ledger account transaction and balances
-Perform payroll review
-Liaison with External Auditors, where the need arises
-Reconciliation of bank accounts allotted
-Validation of entries in AIMS, AimsFriendly and other applications used by the
Company
-Reviews Company's monthly production with financial statistics.
-Evaluate existing processes and controls for weaknesses, and make recommendations
where necessary
-Carry out fraud and necessary investigations, when the need arises
-Carry out System assurance
-Internal Audits




Requirements

-A 1st degree in Accounting or any other related discipline
-ACCA, ICAN qualification will be an advantage
-Audit Experience in an international firm of accountants
-Excellent use of Microsoft suite � Excel, Word, etc
-The ability to motivate a team
-Initiative and enthusiastic
-Excellent communication and people skills
-Good planning and organisational skills
-The ability to work calmly under pressure



How to Apply

Email CV to hr@gtaplc.com or forward covering letter with an up to date cv, to:
Human Resources
Guaranty Trust Assurance plc
Plot 928, Bishop Aboyade Cole street
Victoria Island, Lagos.



Job Title: Unit Head -" Health Management Services


Reports To: Head; Corporate Business Group


Job Objective: To establish the company as a dominant player in the team’s industry sector via the development and management of vibrant corporate clientelle base.

The critical direction is to lead the Company to achieve not lower than a number 1 position nationwide in terms of Corporate market share by 2012.


Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

-Primarily market and sell Oraclemed International Health Plan and other ancillary
services to institutional clients in both the private and public sectors.
-Markets and sells all other GTAssur’s products and services to corporate clients in
the Professional and Allied Services sector of the economy.
-Participates in Product development, repackaging and customization as it relates to
the specific business sector.
-Provides market intelligence for product improvement/development to relevant team
in the company
-Leads the Team’s relationship management activities.
-Responsible for the growth of client base in the sector.
-Identifies and establishes business relationship with potential clients in the
Team’s industry sector
-Ensures prompt preparation of accurate quotations in instances where recourse to
GOG & LHOG is not necessary.
-Responsible for the preparation of proposals.
-Reviews pre and post call memos.
-Prepares and presents the Team’s Monthly Performance Report.
-Responsible for the preparation and monitoring of the Team’s budget.
-Reviews weekly and monthly activities report.
-Provides leadership and strategic direction for Team members.
-Ensure the adequate development of the Team members and self
-Responsible for reconciliation of customers accounts on a monthly basis.
-Responsible for the maintenance of company’s service excellence standards
-Carries out any other assignment that might be delegated by the Group Head from
time to time

Required Skills and Competencies

-Good oral communication and professional writing skills
-Good knowledge of financial markets and institutions
-High proficiency in use of IT and technology
-Excellent interpersonal and team building skills
-Analytical and strategic planning skills
-Very good selling and relationship management capabilities
-Above average insurance technical underwriting knowledge
-High moral and ethical values
-Excellent presentation skills
-Good understanding of financial statement analysis and reporting




Company Secretary & Group Head, Legal


This position reports to the Chief Client Officer


Overall Job Objective

-To perform the duties of the Company Secretary by acting in accordance with the law
regarding this position and working closely with the Board and Executive
Management. Specifically, the individual will ensure that the company complies
with the law on running a company in Nigeria as well as ensure compliance with good
corporate governance practices in matters relating to the Board.

The successful candidate will also manage the Legal Team and have an oversight function of the Claims Group.



Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Company Secretary Responsibilities

-Organizing, preparing agendas for, and taking minutes of board meetings and annual
general meetings (AGMs)
-Preparation of some of the board papers on behalf of Executive Management
-Maintaining statutory books, including registers of members, directors and
secretaries
-Dealing with correspondence, collating information and writing reports, ensuring
decisions made are communicated to the relevant company stakeholders
-Contributing to meeting discussions as and when required, and advising Board and
Executive management on the legal and governance implications of proposed policies
-Monitoring changes in relevant legislation and the regulatory environment, and
taking appropriate action
-Liaising with external regulators and advisers, such as lawyers and auditors
-Developing and overseeing the systems that ensure the company complies with all
applicable codes, as well as its legal and statutory requirements, especially with
regards to NSE, NAICOM and SEC
-Issuing share certificates and recording transfers of shares
-Filing of documents at the Companies Registration Office including changes of
registered office, changes of directors and/or secretary and their particulars
-Ensuring that documents are filed with the Registrar of Companies within the
prescribed time limits such as the company's annual and other returns
-Communicating with the company's members and notifying the members of meetings of
the company, details of proposed resolutions to be considered at meetings,
circulating them with copies of the annual financial statements
-Delivering copies of special resolutions and certain other resolutions passed by
the company
-Publishing statutory notices
-Administering share transfers
-Ensuring that the board's decisions are properly communicated
-Custody of the company seal
-Ensuring the company has its name in legible lettering, outside each place at which
it conducts business
-Ensuring that the company's letterhead bears the appropriate details


Legal Advisor

-Responsible for advising the company on all business matters
-Responsible for liaising with security agencies on behalf of the company and its
staff
-Advise company on legal disputes
-Advise company on appropriate legal principles especially as it regards
interpretation of insurance policies and claims adjustment
-Arrange and attend pre-trial conferences
-Attend court sessions on behalf of the company when necessary
-Build relationships with our external solicitors.


· Claims

-Oversee the activities of the Claims Team
-Ensure that the company’s claims administration processes comply with best practice
-Ensure adherence to the approved Claims policies and procedures
-Contribute to the development of policy wordings


Skills and Specifications

-Should have the deep knowledge of corporate regulatory environment, company
rules/laws and board practices/norms.

-Must have good communication and relationship management skills.
-Must be able to schedule meetings with company legal advisors and board of
directors.
-Education and Qualification
-Must be a graduate of Law, LLM is desirable but not essential
-An MBA or SMP/AMP is also desirable but not a pre-requisite
-Should have ICSA Qualifications
-Minimum 10 years work experience. It is desirable for the candidate to have spent
some years in the position of a Company Secretary.



Job Title: MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT OFFICER

Reports To: Unit Head - Management Accounts


Job Objective: Financial Accounting And Analysis


Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

-Taxation Computation
-Review of other debtor, Loss Adjuster and Third Party Claimant ledgers.
-Weekly reconciliation of Finance to relevant underwriting figures.
-Preparation of Monthly Management Report (MMR)
-Salary schedule review and update of soft copy to the bank
-Partake in the preparation of financial statements
-Preparation of financial models
-Preparation of monthly profitability report (MPR)
-Presentation of the MPR
-Monthly review of Domiciliary Accounts
-Commission payment
-Preparation of FINSTAT Highlights and other financial analysis as required
-Responsible for the opening of ledger accounts.
-Verification of all expenses before payment is made.
-Participation in yearly budget exercise
-Take minutes at MPR
-Pre and post audit review(internal and external)
-Information gathering for the Insurance industry
-Carry out other duties that may be delegated from time to time by the Unit Head

No comments:

Post a Comment