Compliance Manager: Job Grade 13: SLS: Finance: Compliance: Bellville at Sanlam Group

What will you do?

• This is a management role that is responsible for managing and overseeing the Sanlam Corporate compliance team. The successful incumbent must provide a trusted view on compliance matters to the management of the business entities, including guidance on regulatory developments and compliance reporting.

What will make you successful in this role?

• You must effectively oversee, manage, and provide guidance to the compliance team on compliance processes and activities across the Sanlam Corporate businesses.
• Function as supervisor to compliance officers under supervision, when needed.
• Analyse and interpret applicable laws and regulations and use a risk-based approach in developing a regulatory risk profile and the relevant compliance risk management and monitoring plans for specific legislation.
• Determining the quantity, frequency and type of monitoring and planning and coordinating the teams’ monitoring duties.
• Compilation and submission of internal and external compliance reports and regulatory submissions.
• Presenting to and engaging the relevant business areas on compliance feedback and corrective action.
• Interpret legislation and assist management with practical implementation thereof as required.
• Advise and provide guidance to management on systems, policies, processes, and controls implemented to enable regulatory compliance.
• Assist in the development of training programmes and the delivery of training as relates to core legislative and regulatory requirements.
• Provide inputs to external industry bodies relative to specific regulatory topics (e.g. ASISA working groups).
• Escalate any matters that may require the attention of or a decision by the Head of Compliance and/or relevant Exco and/or other relevant governing boards.
• Maintain good relationships and interaction with the various regulators and assist with the compilation of responses pertaining to queries received from the various regulators.
• Assist with the review and reporting of suspicious or unusual transactions as defined and required by the applicable AML/CTF legislation.

Qualification and Experience

• FSCA recognised compliance qualification and FSCA approved FAIS Compliance Officer is a minimum requirement.
• Minimum of 5-8 years’ experience in compliance in financial services is required, with at least one year of experience in a management or leadership role.
• Approval for FAIS Category I would be advantageous.
• Member of the Compliance Institute of Southern Africa and a Certified Compliance Practitioner designation.

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of the financial services industry, especially relating to institutional clients; this includes employee benefits such as group insurance, retirement funds and retirement fund administration, medical scheme administration and advisory services. Experience in the legislation applicable to these products would be advantageous.
• A thorough understanding and knowledge of compliance risk management and monitoring programmes.
• Compliance and legal projects management
• Compliance advice, training, and documentation reviews
• Regulatory compliance monitoring and reporting 
• Coaching and mentoring 
• Regulatory risk management

The closing date is 19 December 2025.