Fund Accountants(Centurion/Bellville) at Sanlam Group

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

Qualification & Experience

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

Knowledge and Skills

Competencies:    Technical Competencies

• Experience in dealing with audits will be advantageous
• Employee Benefits experience will be advantageous
• Knowledge of the legislation applicable to retirement fund industry will be advantageous
• Solid understanding of debits, credits and journal entries
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook etc)

Behavioural Competencies

• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Good problem solving and time management skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Strong attention to detail and proactive attitude
• Must be able to work under pressure (individually and as part of a team)
• Ability to collaborate and pull information together
• Results driven

Our aim is to help you 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.

Our commitment to transformation

• The Sanlam Group is committed to transformation and embracing diversity and our employment equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse workplace with employment equity as a key goal to create an inclusive workforce, representative of the demographics of our society as well as people with disabilities