Lead: Finance Consultant at Sanlam Group

What will you do?

• We are looking for a Lead: Finance Consultant to join our Sanlam Corporate IT division.
• The role requires a well-balanced individual to navigate between a high volume of invoices and financial deadlines.
• Priorities change constantly and this person needs to be able to adapt.
• Zero error tolerance is an absolute necessity and is a key attribute for the Finance department.
• This person is also responsible for effective internal communication with the relevant financial stakeholders.

What will make you successful in this role?

• Facilitate the payment process for vendor invoices
• Keep vendor control up to date
• Preparing of monthly invoices
• Preparing of journal entries for monthly recharges and bank deposits
• Preparing of journals for accruals
• Extracting of relevant SAP information to populate recons and reports
• Investigate variances between actuals and budget
• Provide reasons for over / under spend on recon items monthly
• Handling ad hoc payment queries or requests directly from vendors
• Handling of queries daily
• Assist Lead: Finance and Procurement during Budgeting Process