Responsibilities

• Financial reporting - Responsible for accurate and timeous management information on a monthly and

quarterly basis to management and executive committees.

• Compliance and Risk Management – ensuring best practice compliance monitoring and reporting, cooperating

with Sanlam Corporate central compliance and risk functions.

• Operational governance (FICA, PDDs, FAIS etc).

• Stakeholder management and engagement with various internal and external stakeholders (This

includes Vendor management; Outsource agreements; Corporate Finance, Risk, Compliance teams;

Internal audit engagement and relationship; Facilities).

• Operational Process - Ensure optimal operational processes and controls to ensure delivery in line with

SLA’s.

• Operations management – provide the operations area with direction in terms of the business strategic

goals, new business implementation, contracts, investment operations.

• Budget preparation and monitoring.

• People management - set clear direction to team members in respect of team goals, objectives and

outputs, performance management, training, mentoring and resource management.

• Systems – monitoring systems for suitability to business needs and providing input into the prioritization

of enhancements and requirements.

• Expense management – driving efficiencies across the different areas including active management of

controllable vs uncontrollable expenses, acquisition expenses vs maintenance expenses vs project

costs, support costs.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree (postgraduate qualification advantageous).

• 5 – 7 year’s management experience in retirement fund administration.

• Strong commercial acumen.

• Risk and Compliance experience is beneficial.