(1735) Supervisor: Pensions Administration - Accounting - FSD at South African Reserve Bank

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

• Plan, allocate and manage work for the Accounting team in the Pensions Administration Section.
• Supervise pension administration accounting processes in the Accounting team, ensuring adherence to retirement fund legislation, regulations, rules and relevant policies.
• Engage with relevant stakeholders at various levels of seniority within the SARB Retirement Fund and with external parties.
• Ensure adherence to controls and that work is performed independently within established practices, given processes, rules and regulations, ensuring compliance with standards, policies and other guidelines.
• Supervise and review the pension administration accounting processes, including reconciliations, processing of contributions received, investment/disinvestment instructions, daily unit pricing, retirement benefit counselling for new members and portfolio switches.
• Supervise and review the calculations, input and data captured by the team, ensuring accuracy, completeness and timely delivery.
• Proactively broaden knowledge of pension administration, displaying a willingness to make improvements in own work, including methods and practices.

Qualifications

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

• at least a Bachelor of Commerce degree (NQF 7) in Accounting or an equivalent qualification in a related field; and 
• at least two to four years of job-related experience in a financial services environment, specifically in pension fund accounting.