Senior Cost Consultant

DETAILS OF THE VACANCY

Job Title

Senior Cost Consultant

Location

Durban

Salary Grade

SLC1

Reporting to

Claims Payment Manager

Reporting staff

0

Type of Position

Permanent

Working hours

Mondays to Fridays from 08h00 - 16h30

Alternate Saturdays from 09h00 - 12h30

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The purpose of this position is to Tax Bills of Cost as received from Scorpions panel of Attorneys and ensure that payments

to Attorneys are duly authorised and effected in accordance with standards established by the Company and

the Scorpion Legal Protection Membership Agreement. Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Application of Legal Principles

Assessing merits on matters and applying legal principles in line with policies.

Taxation of bills

Ensure all bills received from Attorneys are correctly taxed and paid ito correct tariff

Reporting and Quality Assurance

Daily & weekly file audits and quality assurance of work done

Liaison with Attorneys

Liaising with Attorneys on payment queries relating to their statement of accounts.

Liaison with Clients and Staff

Dealing with Staff in respect of queries on Attorneys statement of accounts and

payment queries.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS AND GENERAL WORKING CONDITIONS

Education

Must have Matric (Grade 12); and

Must have completed legal degree (LLB or B Proc, B Juris, BLC or B Com/BA Law)

Admitted Attorney (advantageous)

Experience

At least 2 years claims experience. Practice experience advantageous.

At least 2 years experience with legal bills and taxations with regards to all tariff types,

including but not limited to Magistrates Court, High Court tariffs etc

Knowledge of Criminal, Civil, Cession and Extended Services taxations.

Other

Must possess higher than basic ability and knowledge to use computers and related

technology efficiently. Must be able to adapt and/or alternate between different

software applications easily.

Must be computer literate and proficient in MS Word, Excel and Outlook.

Personal Attributes

Integrity

Customer Service Orientation

Pre-requisite Competencies

Analytical Thinking Ability and Attention to Detail

Negotiation and Numerical skills essential.

PRE-REQUISITE COMPETENCIES

Knowledge Competencies

Professional knowledge

Product knowledge

Skill Competencies

Accuracy

Attention to detail

Administrative skills

Analytical thinking ability

Computer literacy

Conceptual thinking ability

Conveying information

Decision-making skills

Financial interpretation

Flexibility

Goal setting ability

Listening skills

Numerical ability

Organisation awareness

Organising ability

Persuasiveness

Planning ability

Problem-solving ability

Self-control

Teamwork

Time-management skills

Verbal communication

Written Communication

Behavioural Competencies

Acceptance of change

Action orientation

Administrative orientation

Computer systems orientation

Concern for order

Customer service orientation

Decisiveness

Information seeking

Initiative

Integrity

Levels of energy

Organisational commitment

Persistence

Personal growth orientation

Numerical orientation

Self-confidence

Stress tolerance

APPLICATION AND CONTACT DETAILS

To apply for this position, send in your updated cv.

Contact Person

Thembi Tambani on Email: recruitment@scorpion.biz

Reference Number

When submitting your application, please quote reference number SLP024/25

Closing Date

Tuesday, 29 April 2025

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

The companys intention is to promote equity through filling of all numeric targets as contained in the Employment Equity Plan. To facilitate this process successfully, an indication of race, gender and disability status is required on your application. Please note that the employment of family relatives is strictly prohibited.

In the event of no internal applications having been received, external applications will be considered. If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of the closing date, please consider your application to have been unsuccessful.

PRIVACY STATEMENT

Scorpion Legal Protection is committed to protecting your privacy. Your information will be used properly, lawfully, securely and transparently for the purpose of recruitment processes. Scorpion Legal Protection has implemented appropriate technical and organisational information security measures to help keep your information secure, accurate, and current.

Job Type: Permanent

Pay: R25 512,00 - R36 379,00 per month

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Durban, KwaZulu-Natal 4037: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Bachelors (Required)

Experience:

• Minimum: 2 years (Required)

Work Location: In person

Application Deadline: 2025/04/29

Information :

• Company : Scorpion Legal Protection (RF) Pty Ltd
• Position : Senior Cost Consultant
• Location : Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
• Country : ZA