(1701) Pensions Administrator: Accounting - FSD at South African Reserve Bank

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Perform pension administration accounting duties, including reconciliations, processing contributions received, investment and disinvestment instructions, daily unit pricing, retirement benefit counselling for new members and portfolio switches, in accordance with retirement fund legislation, regulations, rules and relevant policies. 
• Perform general administration, including preparing payment instructions, data capturing and record-keeping, to ensure the smooth running of the division’s operations.
• Engage with members of the SARB Retirement Fund and other stakeholders, display service orientation in own work and the ability to solicit information as well as convey and explain information clearly. 
• Proactively broaden knowledge of pension administration accounting and demonstrate a willingness to make improvements in own work, including methods and practices.
• Evaluate own performance against set criteria and identify and address task-specific learning needs.
• Perform work independently within established practices, given processes, rules and regulations, ensuring compliance with standards, policies and other guidelines in executing own tasks.

Job requirements

To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:

• a National Diploma or Advanced Diploma (NQF 6) in Accounting or an equivalent qualification in a related field; and 
• one to two years’ job-related experience in a financial services environment, specifically in pension administration.