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  • Posted: May 11, 2020
    Deadline: May 15, 2020
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    Since our establishment in 1918, Sanlam has been a prominent part of the South African business landscape. We have always held a long-term view of how business adapts to the demands of the environment in which it operates. Today, in a dynamic world, we see an evolving set of social, economic, political and environmental imperatives that require our skilfu...
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    Senior Manager SAP Governance, Risk & Controls: SPF: Finance

    Responsiblities
    The SPF Finance Services function is responsible for delivering the following services to SPF, as well as other Clusters within Sanlam that make use of SAP S/4 Hana and related finance systems

    • The execution of shared financial transactions through the Finance Shared Services Centre
    • Drive operational excellence and efficiency through finance process and technology optimisation
    • Delivering an efficient financial control and compliance environment for SAP S/4 Hana and related finance systems
    • Delivering on the consolidated financial reporting requirements for SPF
       

    Outputs/Core Tasks

    The SAP Governance, Risk and Compliance role will be responsible for managing and delivering an efficient financial control and compliance environment for SAP S/4 HANA and related finance systems, with a focus on centralisation, standardisation, automation, and optimisation of financial control compliance processes. This role holds accountability for the development of the GRC strategy relating to the scope of SWIFT within SPF - i.e. financial controls for relevant systems and will be responsible to drive initiatives that are relevant to the achievement of this strategy in the function.

    The role acts as a second line of defence in support of Business Units’ own financial control and compliance environments.
    The incumbent will partner with Business Unit Heads to promote adherence to agree upon financial control compliance processes. This role will furthermore be responsible for the identification and reporting of non-compliance and recommendations on how this can be addressed.

    The key performance areas of this role include the following:

    GRC Strategy Development for SPF

    • Lead in the development of the GRC strategy for SPF to ensure greater compliance to required standards.
    • Drive various strategic initiatives ensuring greater compliance and awareness in support of realising the GRC strategy.
       

    Outputs (Cont..)
    Financial Risk and Controls Support

    • Act as second line of defence in the design, implementation and management of control processes and documentation by:
      • Supporting management in the identification, design and implementation of financial risk and controls through normal business as usual (BAU) operations and transformation initiatives (change in people/process/technology).
      • Documenting identified financial risks and controls in a risk and control matrix.
      • Defining and maintaining standards used to document financial risks and controls.
      • Maintaining the SAP Access Control ruleset to reflect the key access controls identified by business.
         

    Optimisation

    • Continue to identify, design and implement optimisation opportunities in the financial control and compliance environment through innovation and automation.
       

    SAP GRC Process Owner

    • Own and manage the key SAP GRC processes for SAP Access Control and Process control through:
      • The access provisioning process
      • The security maintenance process
      • The regular review of access, remediation and mitigation process
      • The emergency access process
      • The control documentation and update process
      • The manual control execution process
      • The automated configurable control monitoring process
      • Reporting to management on the operation of these processes
      • Providing training to users on the GRC processes
         

    SAP GRC Solution Owner

    • Management and delivery of controls through SAP Access Control and Process Control:
      • Ownership of technology roadmap to drive efficiencies in management and monitoring of controls
      • Maintenance of the SAP GRC master data
      • Liaise with the IT function for the maintenance and support of the SAP GRC solution
         

    Stakeholder Integration

    • Operate as liaison between Business Unit management (first line of defence) and key stakeholders that include Internal Audit (3rd line of defence) and External Audit (4th line of defence)
       

    Team Management

    • Oversee a team responsible for administration and maintenance of the GRC tool
    • Guide and coach team members on GRC strategy requirements and related initiatives
    • Review output and correct team performance where necessary.

     

    Qualifications
    Role Requirements:

    • Bachelor’s degree in risk and compliance management, finance, audit or relevant field from a recognised institution
    • Professionally accredited from a recognised industry body as a Certified Information Systems
    • Auditor (CISA) or a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) or Chartered Accountant (CA)
    • SAP certification is an added advantage
       

    Experience And Knowledge

    • 8 years of functional experience in Finance or Risk Management, 4 of which in management or similar experience in a comparable position
    • 3 years comprehensive knowledge and experience of internal audit, risk assessments, related methodology and terminology
    • 3 years in-depth knowledge of Risk and Compliance processes and controls
    • 2 years basic understanding of Access Management for Non-SAP systems, SAP Access Control and Process Control
    • Functional knowledge and understanding of S/4HANA Security is an added advantage
       

    Competencies

    • Must be customer focused
    • Should have the drive to cultivate innovation
    • Must have the ability to drive results
    • Must lead the team to collaborate
    • Should demonstrate resilience
    • Must be tech savvy
    • Must have the ability to communicate effectively
    • Should ensure accountability from all teams and stakeholders

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to Sanlam Group on careers.sanlamcloud.co.za to apply

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