Financial Controller at Sanlam Group

What will you do?

With logical thinking and excellent numerical, provide support to the Financial Manager in the execution of his/her responsibilities, including: 

• Verifies and allocates details of business transactions to accounts
• Receiving of invoices from suppliers, checking reasonability and processing
• Calculates and processing of invoices for fee income 
• Ensures collection of income
• Completing reconciliations
• Reviews completeness and accuracy of financial record keeping
• Managing of expenses against budgets and report back to management (IT / Marketing / cellphone / training)
• Compiles reports to management 
• Resolving payment and invoicing queries 
• Completing rebate calculations
• Assisting with month-end procedures, including provisions and reporting
• Assisting internal and external auditors with their requests
• Assisting with annual budget processes
• Follow up on outstanding receivables / payables
• Check and authorize broker payments
• Ad hoc requests
• Completion and submission of asset and flows report (portfolio list)
• Manager fee expense reasonability checks and payments and liaising with managers to resolve differences.

What will make you successful in this role?

• Accounting degree 
• 3 – 5 years’ in a similar role in the financial services industry
• Proficient in accounting 
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (advanced Excel skills is essential)
• EssBase experience will be advantageous
• IDU experience will be advantageous
• Strong attention to detail 
• Proactive attitude

Qualification and Experience

• Degree or Diploma with 2 to 4 years related experience.