Financial Controller

Sanlam Corporate forms part of Sanlam Life and Savings Cluster which offers retail and corporate life insurance, health and investment products in South Africa. Our vision is to be the preferred partner to Corporate and Public Sector by providing an awesome client experience and comprehensive solutions that enable the financial resilience and prosperity of those entities and their employees. We tap into over 100years of expertise to provide cost-effective Employee Benefits and Healthcare Solutions that enable financial confidence for our members. We enable our clients to make better retirement and risk decisions today through determined and passionate thought leadership and best-in-class people, innovative products and proven processes all designed to help people live a better life tomorrow.
We believe in creating and cultivating a positive, energised working environment that gives every individual the opportunity to achieve success by embracing diversity and growing our talent. We do this through living our values of having the courage to be bold, care, collaboration and an intolerance for mediocrity. 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 awesome things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth and live with confidence.
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 four business clusters - Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Emerging Markets, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office - the group provides many opportunities for growth and development. What will you do?
The Simeka Finance Team is responsible for the financial processing, reporting and management of the Simeka legal entities. The financial controller takes responsibility of debtors management, income processing, receipts processing and reconciliations of certain revenue streams within the business. The financial controller will also be dealing with queries from both internal and external parties and be able to update and manage monthly income segmentation reports.
Key Responsibilities
Invoice management and processing
Maintenance and processing of recurring income book
Reconciliations of selected revenue streams
Bank Receipting
Liaising with external administrators and internal consultants
Reporting and Investigations pertaining to revenue
Income and cost centre reporting
Qualification and Experience
Relevant financial qualification
3-5 Experience in reconciliations and/or debtors management
Computer literate with proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
Knowledge of Accpac or similar accounting package preferable
Knowledge and Skills
Accuracy and attention to detail
Ability to work independently
Good communication and interpersonal skills
Core Competencies
Cultivates Innovation by creating new and better ways for the organisation to be successful.
Client Focus - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
Drives Results - Consistently achieving results and meets deadlines, even under tough circumstances.
Collaborates - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
Resilience - Rebounding from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations.
Behavioural Competencies
Flexible and Adaptable - Rebounding from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations.
Courage - Stepping up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said.
Manages Complexity - Demonstrated ability and proven record to make complex decisions.
Ensures Accountability - Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
Plans and Aligns - Planning and prioritising work to meet commitments aligned to organisational goals
Turnaround time
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.