Accountant: Management Reporting: Job Grade 11: SLS Finance: Bellville: Fixed-Term Contract at Sanlam Group

What will you do?

• Expense reporting which includes consolidation of expenses, Corporate expense reporting.
• Review & analysis of expense reports (e.g. IT costs, Functional costs) submitted to Group.
• VNB & PVP reporting, preparing of VNB report and loading numbers on HFM for Group submissions.  
• Assisting and supporting Senior Financial Manager with Profit reporting for SLS, which includes but is not limited to monthly, quarterly, interim, and year-end reporting as well as bi-weekly rolling forecasts delivery to Group Finance.
• Budget & Forecast reporting with a specific focus on VNB, PVP & expense reporting.  Preparing SLS consolidated reports for VNB, PVP & expenses.
• Loading of Actual, Budget and forecast profits & PVP & VNB info on HFM.  
• Assisting with preparation and review of SLS Management & SLS Budget reports e.g. CFO reports, Budget presentations & Budget reports.
• Quarterly Economic shock submissions to Group Actuarial.
• Interim & year end – Preparation of reports to External audit on Fixed Assets 
• Submission of Fixed Assets, Expense notes and any other assigned notes info to HFM (i.e. PPE note, etc) for including in reporting to the market.
• Process review & process automation opportunities.

Qualification and Experience

• Chartered Accountant (CA), CIMA or equivalent qualification.
• Post articles experience in a financial reporting environment.

Knowledge and Skills

• Good technical accounting knowledge.
• Knowledge of Sanlam’s financial reporting systems (Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) & SAP) will be an advantage. 
• Understanding of IFRS17 profits and value of new business (VNB).
• Computer literate (MS Office with advanced Excel skills in practice)
• Planning and organisational skills: Organises and schedules events, activities and resources
• Good interpersonal skills:  Building and maintaining relationships.  Interacts with others in a sensitive and effective way. Respects and works well with others.
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills in English.

Personal Attributes

• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Quality orientated:  Shows awareness of goals and standards. Follows through to ensure that quality and productivity standards are met.
• Deadline driven.
• Strategic orientated:  Demonstrates a broad-based view of issues, events and activities and a perception of their long-term impact or wider implications.
• Stress Tolerance – deliver well under pressure.
• Able to perform independently and as part of a team.
• Problem-solving and analytical Thinking:  Makes systematic and rational judgements based on relevant information.
• Adaptive thinking:  Application of principles to variety of circumstances
• Flexible:  Successfully adapts to changing demands and conditions
• Persuasive:  Influences, convinces or impresses others in a way that results in acceptance and agreement.