Financial Accountant Manager: Retail Affluent at Sanlam Group

What will you do?

Outputs/Core Tasks:

•  Sound financial management of cost and income.
•  Develop and maintain cost and income model.
•  Optimise and influence cost efficiencies.
•  Financial process improvement and controls effectiveness.
•  Management of month-end process.
•  Assist with year-end audit process.
•  Build relationships with management and vendors.
•  Financial analysis of results and translation into appropriate action.
•  Budgeting and forecasting.
•  Preparation of monthly expense reports, forecasts and variance analysis.
•  VAT payments to SARS and reconciliation.
•  Reconciliation preparation and review.
•  Review commission and assist with policy enquiries.
•  Assess impact of projects on BAU costs.
•  Ad-hoc special financial project deliverables.

What will make you successful in this role?

Role Requirements:
Qualifications:

•  CA (SA)

Experience:

•  At least 2 years’ experience in a similar capacity within a financial environment.
•  Exposure to engaging with multiple stakeholders.
•  SAP experience will be an advantage.

Knowledge:

•  Strong cost accounting knowledge.

Competencies:

•  Communicates effectively
•  Financial acumen
•  Decision quality
•  Analytical thinking
•  Cultivates innovation
•  Order and accuracy
•  Plans and aligns
•  Customer focus
•  Collaborates
•  Influencing / Gaining commitment
•  Drives results
•  Being resilient
•  Computer skills (MS Excel advanced level)

Core Competencies

• Being resilient - Contributing through others
• Collaborates - Contributing through others
• Cultivates innovation - Contributing through others
• Customer focus - Contributing through others
• Drives results - Contributing through others