Career Opportunities at Britam

Key Responsibilities for the Internal Auditor Job

• Identify and critically evaluate elements of governance and risk management in the service, design appropriate risk management and mitigation strategies for implementation;
• Plan and execute internal audits in accordance with International standards on professional practice of internal audit and department’s audits methodology;
• In consultation with Internal Audit Manager, develop detailed audit programmes based on the documented procedures and best practice, for each identified audit project, giving special attention to potential risk areas;
• Carry out detailed audit tests on all the Group’s operations based on standard audit programmes in accordance with the approved Annual Audit Plan. This includes review of operations, highlighting areas of internal control weakness and making recommendations to improve efficiency. The jobholder may change the scope of the audit if actual circumstances in the field so demand;
• Perform and control the full audit cycle including risk management and control management over operations’ effectiveness, financial reliability and compliance with all applicable directives and regulations;
• Determine internal audit scope for particular assignments;
• Maintain open communication with management and audit department management
• Develop new continuous improvement initiatives, evaluate the adequacy of internal control systems;
• Gather adequate audit evidence to support findings and suggestions for improvement.
• Work with the Internal Audit Manager on appropriate methods in gathering audit evidence, depending on the actual circumstances encountered in the course of the field work, the jobholder will constantly discuss the findings of the business to ensure completeness and accuracy of reports;
• Visit regional and branch offices to ensure operations are in line with the Group;
• Assist the Internal Audit Manager review and document existing accounting, administrative and internal control systems for adequacy and effectiveness and make recommendations for improvement. This will cover the Group operations and call for a thorough understanding of all the Group’s operations;
• Work with the Internal Audit Manager in verifying compliance with all the relevant legislation and regulatory requirement;
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Internal Auditor Job Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a business relevant field
• CPA (K)
• Certified Information Systems Analyst (CISA) and Certified Financial Analyst (CFA); KASNEB are an added advantage
• 2-3 years working experience in an Audit related field

Core Competencies

• Technical and functional competencies;
• Knowledge of internal audit procedures and methodologies
• Decision making –ability to make strategic decisions in a timely and effective manner
• High moral and ethical standing
• Highly motivated
• Communications Skills
• Building Relationships
• Focuses on the Customers
• Develops Self
• Solves Problems

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Financial Advisors Job Key Responsibilities

• Doing presentations to prospective clients and selling to them suitable insurance products or other products according to their needs.
• Meeting sales targets as may be set by the company from time to time.
• Ensuring high persistency of payments through follow ups and reminders.
• Maintaining close relationships with clients and updating them on the status of their policies, new products and any other information they may require.
• Initiating and following through premium collection procedures such as collecting cheques and other payment authority documents.
• Dedicated customer service to clients at all times including assisting the client to effect changes on their policies.
• Promoting the company brand and making sales during activations and other company events.
• Attending branch and unit meetings as may be required by the branch manager or unit manager.
• Maintaining regular contact with clients and providing additional insurance policies or other products whenever needed.
• Developing and maintaining a wide network of friends, special interest groups and social clubs necessary for forming a base of marketing and referrals.
• Learning and using the company software available for financial advisors in generating quotations and customer service.
• Delivering of policy documents to clients in good time.

Qualifications for the Financial Advisors Job

• KCSE Mean grade of C- and above or equivalent
• University degree/Diploma is an added advantage
• Candidate should have a minimum age of 23 years
• Demonstrate good written and oral communication skills
• Experience in sales is an added advantage
• Certificate of proficiency is an added advantage

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Responsibilities for the Medical Claims Analyst Job

• Audit and Verify outpatient, inpatient and reimbursement claims as per clinical guidelines and within the recommended guided tariffs.
• Ensure regulatory control and drug management on all prescriptions ensuring advice on adverse drug reactions are suspected, or where potential on drug interactions existing and ensuring dosage and medicines are accurately prescribed.
• Poly-Pharmacy – discourage poly-pharmacy by diligent challenging of prescriptions and suggesting better alternatives.
• Generic substitution – Encourage use of generics where indicated as a method of reducing the organizations pharmaceutical expenditure.
• Price guided tariffs- building of provider pricelists especially for bigger providers on average pharmaceutical expenditure.
• Trend Analytics – Analysis of prescription patterns for providers and prescription drug use by members based on system-generated reports.
• Involvement and participation in formulation of the CPT codes for medicines to track expenditure and provide trend analysis.
• Training of medical claims team on current treatment protocols on need basis and best practise.
• Audit independent pharmacies and pharmacies within the various hospitals.
• Providing of novel strategies on reduction of the company’s pharmaceutical expenditure.
• Develops and maintains networks within pharmaceutical sector, keeps updates on current practices, participates in professional societies
• Outsourcing of non-pharmaceutical equipment with an aim to reduce costs on hospital mark ups.
• Good clinical acumen and keeps up to date with latest trends as provided by ministry of health and any other global bodies
• Provide technical support to the claims team on queries revolving around prescription of drugs.
• Promptly and efficiently attend to customer queries, and complaints perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Medical Claims Analyst Job Qualifications

• Diploma in Pharmacy
• At least two years of practise in a busy hospital set up or
• At least two years’ experience in medical claims processing in insurance set up
• Registered with the Pharmacy and Poison board.
• Basic knowledge of insurance concepts
• Knowledge of claims processes and procedures
• Proficient in use of Microsoft office suites and packages
• Good Communication skills
• Building Relationships
• Focuses on the Customers
• Develops Self

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Senior Systems Developer Job Key Responsibilities

• Configure and/or customize business applications to meet business requirements using various database and software tools;
• Assist in presentations of system functionality to new users and departments. Drives systems adoption by business users;
• Enhance and create user and system documentation as needed;
• Work directly with the IT support personnel and teams to resolve issues identified and escalated during daily operations;
• Perform the necessary technical design and development functionality to ensure that business application systems can be effectively developed and implemented;
• Design and development of front-end tier(s), middle tier(s), and /or back-end database tier(s) for business applications;
• Capturing of business applications information needs and mapping of the same to the software and /or database components;
• Perform data modelling to analyse and specify data structures within an application system
• Developing database objects and structures for data storage, retrieval and reporting according to specifications;
• Implementing and testing database design and functionality and tuning for performance;
• Research and provide input on design approach, performance and base functionality improvements for various procedures and applications; and
• Generation of ideas to improve efficiency in software and application services offered to the business, and/or generate revenue for business.

Qualifications for the Senior Systems Developer Job

• Degree in Science/Engineering/Computer Science
• 4+ years of technical experience with Oracle Applications 11i.
• Broad knowledge of core technical areas of the business and accompanying functional modules of Oracle 11i e-Business Suite.
• Experience integrating Oracle Applications with various formats including flat-file (CSV), XML, and SOAP.
• Detailed technical knowledge of iProcurement and Oracle Purchasing.
• Hands-On experience with Oracle SQL, PL/SQL, SQL*Plus, Workflow, Shell scripting.
• Technical proficiency with Oracle SOA Suite.
• Hands-On experience with Oracle extension using OA framework a plus.

Competencies

• Experience with web servers and application servers e.g. Apache, IIS, Apache Tomcat, JBoss, WebSphere, WebLogic.
• Experience in data warehousing, business analytics, knowledge in Business Systems Modelling and data retrieval
• Have knowledge of Mobile infrastructure, Internet technologies, ecommerce and e-payment technologies
• Good understanding of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
• Unix user skills.
• Experience in processes and procedures management.
• Thorough understanding of relational database theory and practice
• Strong organisation, time management and prioritisation skills
• Ability to work with and enhance complex, highly integrated enterprise applications.
• Ability to develop technical solutions to business requirements in a complex applications environment.
• Self-starter with “can-do” attitude a must in a fast-paced business and technical environment.
• Ability to work with multiple levels of business and IT management.
• Ability to work well independently and in a team environment.
• Ability to learn and apply new trends and technology in IT.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.