Fund Accountant at Sanlam Group

Sanlam Corporate Cluster comprises of the two existing businesses - Sanlam Employee Benefits (SEB) and Sanlam Health Management (SHM) and the soon to be established Sanlam Corporate Solutions. These businesses enhance our corporate business offering through providing integrated solutions for corporate clients both in South Africa and across the African continent by providing tailored solutions to targeted corporates.

What will you do?

• Responsible for accurate triangles, bank and general ledger reconciliations within service level agreement
• Peer review of triangles, bank and general ledger reconciliations
• Compilation of unit reconciliations and bank declarations
• Updating of monthly reserve account schedules and posting of journals
• Drawing up of electronic transfers to pay expenses
• Capturing of bank account information on the bank saldo file
• Posting of bank statement transactions on to the accounting system (after bank reports extracted by Treasury)
• Submitting of daily reconciliations completed
• Updating of month-end file
• PAYE completion and saving om EMP 201 on e-filing
• Prepare Trustee reporting
• Assist with resolving audit queries
• Prepare year-end audit files
• General administration - filing and opening of new files

What will make you successful for this role?

• Diploma or Financial degree with Accounting 111, or
• At least one year relevant reconciliation experience

Qualification And Experience

• Degree or Diploma with 2 years related experience.

Knowledge And Skills

• Recording of financial Transactions
• Reconciliations and query resolution
• Compliance with SOP's and SLA's
• Authorisation of transactions within mandates

Personal Attributes

• Manages conflict - Contributing independently
• Demonstrates self-awareness - Contributing independently
• Optimises work processes - Contributing independently
• Action orientated - Contributing independently

Build a successful career with us

• We’re all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future - your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth. Through its business clusters - Sanlam Personal Finance, Sanlam Emerging Markets, Sanlam Investments, Sanlam Corporate, Santam, Miway, as well as the Group Office - the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.

Core Competencies

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