Senior Financial Manager at Sanlam Group

What will you do?

The successful candidate will report to the Sanlam Emerging Markets Head of Statutory Reporting and responsibilities will include, amongst others, the following:
•    Review and analysis of foreign subsidiary financial results in HFM (Hyperion financial management) for monthly reporting, year-end close process and interim review process
•    Key involvement in the implementation of IFRS 17 within the general insurance sub-cluster
•    Involvement in the budgeting process and the forecasting 5-year plans
•    Preparation of Sanlam monthly financial reports and commentary
•    Overall responsibility for the general insurance sub-cluster financial consolidation including review of consolidated note disclosures for the year-end close process and interim review process
•    Provide end to end financial management support to businesses outside of South Africa
•    Review of holding company financial statements in terms of IFRS
•    Ensure effective controls and procedures are in place and focus on process improvements to drive automation and new ways of working
•    Interactions with the external auditors
•    Manage, develop and build a culture of a high-performance teaming
 

What will make you successful in this role?

Qualification and Experience

•    Qualified CA(SA) with 5 to 7 years post qualification experience;
•    Relevant experience in a similar role within financial services and/or insurance industry
 

Knowledge and Skills

•    Good working knowledge of IFRS standards and group consolidations
•    HFM experience will be an advantage
•    Ability to speak French will be an advantage
•    Experience in the emerging markets environment will be an advantage
•    Process management skills (able to review existing processes and procedures, making recommendations for improvement, and implement them operationally)
 

Personal Attributes

•    Excellent verbal and written communication skills 
•    Ability to work independently and meet stringent deadlines
•    Analytical and conceptual thinking
•    Building relationships across teams and within Africa
•    Planning and organising
•    Pro-active individual with the ability to work independently as well as a member of a team
 

Core Competencies

•    Cultivates Innovation
•    Client Focus
•    Drive Results
•    Collaborates
•    Flexibility and adaptability
 

Turnaround time

The shortlisting process will only start once the application due date has been reached. The time taken to complete this process will depend on how far you progress and the availability of managers. 

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 Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Emerging Markets and Santam – 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. 

The Sanlam Group is commited to achieving transformation and embraces diversity. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace as we believe that these are the key components to ensure a thriving and sustainable business in South Africa. The Group's Employment Equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the selection process.