Insurance Claims Administrator

takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Insurance Claims Administrator to join our team in Cape Town.

We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us. We offer a market related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs, a great work environment and a promise that you won’t be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.

Reporting to the Accountant 

Your responsibilities will include:

Insurance:

• Manage the various insurance streams processes in line with the relevant SOP.
• Assist with implementation and adherence of policies related to insurance and risk.
• Notify insurance broker of incidents that have occurred in line with the relevant SOP.
• Work with external and internal stakeholders to timeously resolve and settle insurance claims.
• Accurately capture insurance excess and recharge where necessary.
• Maintain an insurance cover, claim and claim aging register.

Claims:

• Work with internal departments to consolidate parcel claims.
• Distribute invoices and statements based on these claims.
• Assist with and resolve queries that may arise.
• Continuously follow up on outstanding payments

Financial administration:

• Maintain related general ledger accounts and schedules thereof.
• Assist with month end, year end and audit admin tasks.
• Assist the team with administrative tasks.
• May be required to perform additional ad hoc duties, as required within the department.

Qualifications:

• Relevant Accounting Degree/Diploma
• 3 Years relevant experience in insurance claims and administration
• Experience working in a logistics environment or distribution center
• High proficiency in advanced excel
• Retail experience will be an advantage

Attributes required:

• Ability to work independently, productively, proactively and follow through on all responsibilities to bring projects to a successful conclusion
• A willingness to get your hands dirty and take accountability, e.g. if you see something isn’t working, get it fixed
• Strong aptitude to learn new systems
• Ability to present ideas succinctly, in writing and verbally
• Versatile and with an appetite to learn by doing
• Highly structured thinker with exceptional attention to detail
• Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment

The Environment:

• takealot.com employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer- centric, fun and have the shared ambition of takealot.com being the leading e- commerce company in Africa.
• We have fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where we can improve.
• We are short on ego and high on output.
• We are doers and not only thinkers, its all in the execution after all.
• We love what we do and what we are creating.

We seek to Employ an Extra Ordinary Mind who:

• is forthright but respectful
• is an expert at doing, who can not only design but also execute
• is analytical, able to use data to make decisions
• is competitive, self-directed and strive to be the BEST (GREAT requires a lot of work and does not only happen during business hours
• is passionate about the potential of e-commerce and delivering a world-class customer experience
• is entrepreneurial, thrives under change and accepts it is a constant and always looks for solutions to do something better and faster
• is able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product input
• is curious and challenge the status quo
• is innovative and enjoys iteration
• is collaborative
• will be at the cutting edge of developing new concepts for takealot.com.
• thinks like an owner of the business.
• is SMART, has INTEGRITY and is HARDWORKING 

If you meet the above you are an Extraordinary Mind so come and join us!

Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities, to apply.

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