British- American Jobs in Kenya

British- American is a leading financial services organization with global presence.

Our vision is to be the most trusted financial services company.

We seek to offer superior insurance and asset management services to individuals, business corporations and non-governmental organizations.

We are seeking to fill the following positions with individuals who are proactive and self driven and who can apply their knowledge, diligence, and experience to contribute to the achievement of our mission to delight our customers with outstanding financial services.

Underwriting Manager- General Insurance
Ref: BAI/1/2010/UN

Reporting to the General Manager- General Insurance, the incumbent will be responsible for ensuring that risks are correctly evaluated to determine the terms of acceptance or rejection.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure that risks are properly evaluated and rated
• Ensure timely quotations are given to intermediaries/direct clients and that risk surveys are carried out where necessary
• Ensure maximum business retention and organic growth of existing business is achieved
• Continuously review the performance of accounts to ensure profitability and that the company’s high underwriting standards are adhered to
• Provide key input in reviewing the existing products and as well as in the development of new products

Qualifications, Knowledge, Experience

• Bachelor of Commerce degree or equivalent
• Professional qualification such as ACII
• At least 10 years experience in related field (with -5 Years experience in management)
• Conversant with AIMS General insurance Underwriting module Corporate Sales Executive- General

Corporate Sales Executive - General Insurance
(4 positions)

Ref: BAI/1/2010/SE

Reporting to the Branch Manager, the incumbent will be responsible for securing new business directly or through intermediaries.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure that accurate and competitive quotations are prepared and delivered promptly
• Ensure excellent customer service to enable the Company retain existing customers and attract prospective clients.
• Continuously develop and expand network of brokers and agents
• Gather marketing intelligence statistics to facilitate development of strategies to give the company a competitive advantage

Qualifications, Knowledge, Experience

• Bachelor of Commerce degree or equivalent
• Good advancement in CII Credits
• Minimum 5 years experience in General Insurance with bias in Underwriting, Sales and Credit Control

Financial Accountant, Tax
Ref: BAI/1/2010/FA

Reporting to the Group Chief Accountant, the incumbent will be responsible for the provision and maintenance of timely, accurate, complete and reliable management accounting records.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly reports of revenue and expenditure trends against the annual budgets and explain variances on monthly basis
• Reconcile general ledger accounts to the subsidiary ledgers and bank accounts and ensure full compliance with tax laws and regulations
• Safeguard assets in the Group including through the maintenance of the fixed assets management systems
• Prepare and update monthly, quarterly and annual cash flow projections and ensure accurate cash levels are derived for the purposes of investments
• Analyze and report any variances in financial data between actual and approved budgets for management further review

Qualifications, Knowledge, Experience

• Bachelors degree in accounting or equivalent
• A qualified accountant and member of ICPAK
• At least three (3) years experience in a similar or equivalent position.
• Computerized accounting applications such as SUN accounting systems

Senior Accountant – Credit Control
Ref: BAI1/2010/SACC

Reporting to the Chief Accountant, the incumbent will be responsible for timely reconciliations and collection of outstanding debtor balances.

Key Responsibilities

• Review the company’s credit control procedures, recommend development and implement enhancements where required
• Facilitate preparation of accurate monthly statements of debtors’ account balances
• Ensure timely reconciliations of statements with the respective intermediaries, insurance and reinsurance companies to enhance collection of outstanding balances
• Arranging and holding meetings with brokers, insurance and reinsurance companies for resolution of all outstanding matters from time to time
• Preparation of weekly, monthly and quarterly credit control reports to management

Qualifications, Knowledge, Experience

• Bachelors degree in accounting or equivalent
• A qualified accountant and member of ICPAK
• At least three (3) years experience in a similar or equivalent position.
• Credit control experience with a composite insurance company will be a definite advantage

Database Administrator
Ref: BAI1/2010/DAAM

Reporting to the Group ICT Manager, the incumbent will be responsible for initial database architecture and design.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and document Database architecture and Data Modeling
• Design Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence platform
• Develop database utilities and automated reporting and create shell scripts for task automation
• Design, code, test, and document all new or modified BI systems, applications, and programs

Qualifications, Knowledge, Experience

• Bachelors degree in science or equivalent
• Oracle database Certification
• Others: SQL Server, DB2, PL/SQL, Shell Scripting
• Demonstrated Knowledge of Windows and Unix Operating systems

Supervisor- General Insurance Claims
Ref: BAI/1/2010/SC

Reporting to the Assistant Claims Manager, the incumbent will be responsible for implementation of policies and procedures in the Claims department.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate fair and prompt settlement of claims
• Proactive management of claim costs to ensure that they are within budget
• Coordinating with service providers to maintain fast but quality service to the customers
• Attend to correspondences and clients’ enquiries within the stipulated time as per the Service Level Agreements
• Preparation and circulation of claims management reports

Qualifications, Knowledge, Experience

• Bachelors degree in business related studies
• Diploma in Professional Insurance Courses
• Knowledge of Claims procedures, processes and policies
• Five-years experience in a similar position desirable

Legal & Compliance Assistant
Ref: BAI/1/2010/LCA

Reporting to the Assistant Manager, Legal & Compliance, the incumbent will be responsible for assisting in general supervision of the company’s legal services.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervision of legal claims
• Liaison with company lawyers, preparation for case hearings
• Provision of requisite legal services to the company
• Drafting and revision of legal documents and Conveyance
• Custodian of securities and other contracts

Qualifications, Knowledge, Experience

• Bachelor of Laws degree (LL.B) from a recognized University
• An advocate of the High Court of Kenya with a valid practicing certificate
• At least two (2) years experience in a corporate environment or busy law firm
• Knowledge of Insurance, Retirement Benefits and Capital Markets will be an added advantage

Document Management System (DMS) Supervisor
Ref: BAI/1/2010/DMSS

Reporting to the Database Administrator, The incumbent will be responsible for maintaining DMS system and develop workflows and applications to enhance business processing and reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate requests for new or modified workflow applications
• Develop interfaces for integration of various systems
• Adhere to the SDLC and prepare process and software documentation for future reference and maintenance needs
• Train users on DMS systems and other team projects as required

Qualifications, Knowledge, Experience

• Bachelors degree in science or related Studies
• Minimum 2 years of development experience
• In depth knowledge of Microsoft Sharepoint, Oracle 10g, MSSQL 2000, Stored Procedures, Functions and triggers, HTML, ASP.NET, VB.Net
• Outstanding technical knowledge of database design, maintenance & manipulation.

Training Executive- Human Resources
Ref: BAI/1/2010/TE

Reporting to the Group Head of Legal and Human Resources, the incumbent will be responsible for designing and developing training and development programmes.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare training budget for the organization, monitor costs and evaluate the trainings effectively
• Coordinate established courses with technical and professional bodies and ensure statutory training requirement are met
• Develop e-learning techniques and conduct orientation sessions in the organization
• Oversee Employee surveys, and manage the attachment program
• Prepare HR reports and monitor HR audit updates

Qualifications, Knowledge, Experience

• Bachelors degree in Business Administration, Human Resources , Education or equivalent
• Post graduate Diploma in Human Resource
• Experience of at least 3 years

Assistant Manager, Investments Funds
Ref: BAA/1/2010/IF

Reporting to the General Manager, Investments the incumbent will be responsible for producing and compiling daily prices for investment funds and performance related information as well as the delivery of all statutory and regulatory reports.

Key Responsibilities:

• As team leader will establish all processes, procedures and activities relating to team objectives
• Structure and implement all team projects
• Provide strategic direction and lead all initiatives of an interdepartmental nature

Qualifications, Knowledge, Experience

• Bachelors degree in Accounting, Commerce or Economics
• Professional qualification in relevant discipline e.g. CPA, ACCA, etc.
• Relevant experience of working in an accounting, audit or oversight role within a Fund Management Company, Investment Bank, Stock broker or Commercial Bank for at least a 5 year period

Investment Dealer
Ref: BAA/1/2010/ID

Reporting to the Portfolio Manager, the incumbent will be responsible for executing all buy and sell orders for all accounts and portfolios.

Key Responsibilities:

• Execute buy and sell orders in line with investment directions issued by the Portfolio Manager
• Responsible for all aspects of placing and lifting deposits at financial institutions
• Implement all operational risk management procedures that relate to trading of securities
• Participate in the evaluation, formulation and implementation of investment strategies utilized by all accounts and portfolios

Qualifications, Knowledge, Experience

• Bachelor degree in Economics, Finance or Commerce
• 2 years experience in a similar position at a brokerage, investment bank or fund manager
• Market knowledge and ability to act quickly and accurately while remaining
• Ability to understand fundamental analysis based investment proposals
• Familiarity with trading IT systems

Investment Analyst – Equities
Ref: BAA/1/2010/IE

Reporting to the Portfolio Manager, the incumbent will be responsible for undertaking research designed to provide information and investment ideas that relate to the funds under management.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct fundamental company research and analysis primarily through the review of company information, historical and projected financial statements
• Conduct industry and capital markets research
• Collect relevant company level and economic data
• Prepare written reports and verbal presentations
• Participate in the evaluation, formulation and implementation of investment strategies utilized by all accounts and portfolios

Qualifications, Knowledge, Experience

• Bachelors Degree in Economics, Finance, Commerce or equivalent
• Professional qualifications in Finance/Investments e.g. CFA or be a registered student and actively pursuing the CFA qualifications
• Working experience of at least 3 years in investment management, corporate finance, investment banking or stock broking
• Excellent reading, writing and presentation skills, advanced excel knowledge and ability to use Visual Basic for Applications(VBA) programming language would be an advantage

Investment Analyst – Quantitative
Ref: BAA/1/2010/IQ

Reporting to the Portfolio Manager, the incumbent will be responsible for developing and maintaining all equity and bond related databases.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, development and maintenance of all fund management databases
• Oversee the sourcing, cleaning and compilation of financial and economic data
• Assist the team in valuing securities using the tools developed
• Prepare written reports and verbal presentations that relate to the valuation work
• Participate in the evaluation, formulation and implementation of investment strategies utilized by all accounts and portfolios

Qualifications, Knowledge, Experience

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering, Computer Sciences or equivalent.
• 2 years experience
• High level programming language is critical
• Familiarity with SQL and VBA or any similar programs would be a strong plus

Pricing Analyst
Ref: BAA/1/2010/PA

Reporting to the Assistant Investment Funds Manager, the incumbent will be responsible for ensuring that all aspects of fund pricing are conducted in an accurate, timely and efficient manner.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform all duties that relate to pricing of funds
• Assist with the valuation of all funds under management
• Oversee the enhancement of current pricing policies and procedures
• Provide fund movement analytics
• Ensure that fund positions are reconciled to all external records

Qualifications, Knowledge, Experience

• Bachelors degree in Economics, Finance, Commerce or equivalent
• Professional qualifications in accounting or working towards the same
• Working experience of at least 2 years in investment management, corporate finance, investment banking, commercial banking or stock broking

Executive Assistant
Ref: BAA/1/2010/EA

Reporting to the Managing Director, the incumbent will be responsible for providing secretarial and administrative support to the Managing Director.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintaining the MD’s diary, scheduling appointments and organize meetings.
• Responding to all enquiries and requests
• Dealing with correspondence
• Office management
• Creating and maintaining up-to-date records through filing and archiving, while ensuring the safety and confidentiality of such records

Qualifications, Knowledge, Experience

• Bachelor degree Business Administration, Management or Communication or a higher Diploma in Secretarial Studies
• Working experience of at least 3 years in a similar role
• Demonstrated proficiency in computer/software packages e.g. Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint etc.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality

Business Systems Developer
Ref: BAA/1/2010/BSD

Reporting to the Business Systems Manager, the incumbent will be responsible for maintaining and developing applications to enhance business processing and reporting.

• Evaluate requests for new or modified applications, to determine feasibility and compatibility with current systems
• Maintain and develop complex reports with advanced reporting and business intelligence tools
• Maintain and develop modules for web applications using .Net Framework and Microsoft SQL Server
• Develop interfaces for integration of various systems
• Adhere to the SDLC and prepare process and software documentation for future reference and maintenance needs

Qualifications, Knowledge, Experience

• Bachelor degree in Business Systems or equivalent
• Minimum 3 years of software development experience
• In depth knowledge of MSSQL 2000, Stored Procedures, Functions and triggers, HTML, ASP.NET, VB.Net
• Outstanding technical knowledge of database design, maintenance & manipulation

Accountant
BAA/1/2010/AC

Reporting to the Chief Accountant, the incumbent will be responsible for the provision and maintenance of timely, accurate, complete and reliable management accounting records.

Key Responsibilities

• Reconcile general ledger accounts to the subsidiary ledgers and bank accounts and ensure full compliance with tax laws and regulations
• Prepare monthly reports of revenue and expenditure trends against the annual budgets and explain variances on monthly basis
• Safeguard assets in the company including thorough maintenance of the fixed assets management systems
• Ensuring timely and accurate filing of returns to various regulatory authorities
• Liaise with both internal and external auditor
• Prepare and update monthly, quarterly and annual management accounts

Qualifications, Knowledge, Experience

• Bachelors degree in accounting or equivalent
• A qualified accountant or pursuing CPA or ACCA
• At least three (3) years experience in a similar or equivalent position.

An attractive remuneration package will be offered to successful candidates.

In-house training and a professional office environment will also be offered.

If this position is of interest to you, please email your detailed curriculum vitae and covering letter explaining how you would meet the demands of this challenging position giving full names and contacts of 3 referees to hr @ british-american.co.ke.

Hard copies will not be accepted.

Quote the reference number as the subject of the application.

Applications should be received not later than 5th February 2010.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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