Financial Controller

at  Sanlam

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

Degree or Diploma with 2 to 4 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

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