Specialist: Fund Accounting Gpaf

6 months ago

Johannesburg, South Africa Sanlam Full time

**Who are we?**

Glacier by Sanlam brings together leading experts and respected financial services companies to meet clients’ investment needs. We deliver focused investment services through specialist teams, partner with acclaimed financial intermediaries and pride ourselves on our superior products and solutions and high quality service. We offer a comprehensive range of investment solutions, designed to assist in the creation and preservation of wealth. Our offering encompasses local investments, including fixed term investments and investments with guarantees, international investments, retirement saving solutions, and retirement income solutions. While each solution has its own distinct purpose, they all share the world-class quality and commitment that have come to distinguish Glacier.

**What will you do?**
- This role is responsible to manage all production and operational daily activities, processes, systems thereby ensuring smooth running of the allocated business operations.**Key outcomes**
- The following outcomes will be expected to be achieved by the Specialist Fund Accountant:
- Managing the fund/product bank accounts which includes but is not limited to management of insufficient funds.
- Ensure quality output, maximising efficiencies, and adherence to deadlines are consistently met within the branch.
- Reviewing of SARB reporting of all allocated Funds submitted within 2 months to the reserve bank.
- Responsible for ensuring that bank reconciliations are completed and signed off as per procedure.
- Resolving queries to FSCA within 30 days of receipt.
- Responsible for checking and authorising reconciliations and payment of administration fees in accordance with set procedures.
- Responsible for checking Asset/liability reconciliations and associated reports presented to clients.
- Ensuring that no PI claims are lodged.
- Checking and authorising of adhoc-payments to be approved within SLA.
- Ensure cash analysis are checked and submitted as required.
- Checking of monthly consolidation for policy funds and submission within the agreed SLA.
- Daily monitoring of daily investment / disinvestment instructions to investment managers.
- Maintenance of controls in order to ensure 100% compliance rating on internal audit findings.
- Authorising and signing of disinvestment instructions within the branch and business.
- Sharepoint to be updated for management and business.
- Checking of trial balances reconciliations and financial statements.
- Establish strong, trust-based relationships with internal clients, external clients and the required supply chain.
- Communicates effectively with clients to resolve issues without escalations and ensure client expectations are met per the set SLA.

**Qualifications and experience**
- Matric
- Finance/Accounting Degree/ Diploma (NQF 6) or related
- 5 to 6 years’ retirement fund accounting experience
- Any industry related accounting package (Compass/ Khanya advantageous or any)
- Computer literacy in MS Office suite essential (MS Excel advanced level a must)
- Financial statement experience (Advantageous)

**Competencies**
- Client Focus
- Cultivates Innovation
- Collaborates
- Drives Results
- Being Resilient
- Attention to detail
- Problem-solving and analytical skills
- Ability to function independently
- Communication Skills

**Attributes**
- Positive, enthusiastic attitude
- Teamwork
- Ability to work under pressure
- Honesty, integrity and respect
- Self-starter and self confidence

**What will make you successful in this role?**

**Qualification and Experience**
- Grade 12 with 3 to 5 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 five business clusters - Sanlam Fintech, Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Allianz, Santam, as well as MiWay and 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**Turnaround time**Our commitment to transformation**

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