Current Vacancies at PPS

Minimum Requirements    

• A Grade 12 or NQF Level 4 qualification.
• Completed a Bachelor’s
• Candidate must be between age 18 – 35 years.
• Candidates need to be fluent in English and/or Afrikaans.
• Demonstrate a professional image.
• Time management & good administration skills.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Basic Computer literacy skills.

Duties and Responsibilities    

• Exposure to effective management of all incoming and outgoing medical aid correspondence.
• Exposure to the assessing and reconciling various member and provider claims received in accordance to set quality standards.
• Act as an ambassador for PPSHA to ensure effective customer satisfaction to all internal and external Customers.
• Exposure to collection, reconciliation and allocation of member’s monthly subscriptions.
• Exposure to new member applications and underwriting process where necessary.
• Provide ad-hoc administrative support to various support services business units within the company.
• Participate in formative and workplace and summative assessments.
• Ensure compliance with PPSHA’S workplace policies and procedures.

Closing Date    
2023/08/14

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Job Advert Summary    

• Ensure exceptional client and adviser experience through efficient, effective and personalised servicing. Building a high performing team who are focused on making it easy to do business with us (within the rules) with a focus on continuous improvement of people, processes, and systems to deliver a great client experience and continuously improving our service offering. To motivate and lead a team to success.

Minimum Requirements    
Minimum qualifications:

• Relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent is essential – Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma 

Ideal experience:

• 3 – 5 years’ experience within the financial services / LISP / Asset Management industry
• Minimum 3 years proven people management experience
• Knowledge of Investment Platform industry with understanding of all applicable regulations: FICA, FAIS, FSB subcategory licensing, TCF, Section 14, Section 37C and other relevant legislation frameworks
• Knowledge and experience in administration processing environments
• Proven ability to affect change and improve effectiveness through analysis, innovation, people buy-in and leadership by example

Competencies and ideal personality attributes:

• Leadership qualities
• Accountability
• Effective communication (written and verbal)
• Analytical thinking
• Client centricity
• Building and maintaining relationships
• Resilience
• Team success
• Results driven
• Business acumen  

Systems knowledge:

• Systems knowledge on MS Office with a CRM system exposure as an advantage

Duties and Responsibilities    

• Active management of daily team functions and responsibilities through driving optimal levels of efficiency, quality and productivity, and in contributing to the creation of optimal client experience
• Positively influencing team morale, commitment and engagement
• Effective performance management through setting and assessing team standards and in addressing non-adherence
• Continuously assess people, processes and systems to identify areas for improvement and initiating change initiatives
• Manage change regarding new products, legislation, processes etc.
• Support reporting and business intelligence for the operations area, analysing data to build business reports
• Build and maintain relationships with internal and external clients and stakeholders
• Collaborate effectively with peers to achieve business results
• Take up and resolve administrative and service issues that hinder good relations and issuing of business.
• Effectively and efficiently manage and resolve escalations
• Pro-actively identify operational risk

Closing Date    
2023/08/18

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• The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting the Business in minimising risks to the company and achieving the company’s strategic objectives. This ensures that effective controls are in place and adhered to.

Minimum Requirements    

• Grade 12; PLUS
• Completed Internal Audit degree or commercial degree.
• 1 to 3 years of experience in a Medical Aid Scheme environment is advantageous.
• 3 to 5 years of internal audit experience is required.
• IT audit experience will be advantageous.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 will be an advantage.
• Computer literacy: MS Office package and knowledge of all relevant operating systems
• Knowledge and experience using CAAT (Computer Assisted Audit Tools)- IDEA, ACL, QlikView, and SQL will be advantageous.
• Candidate must be willing to travel to Botswana
• Valid SA passport.

Duties and Responsibilities    

• Conducts ISO 9001 audits, ensuring compliance with the company’s quality management system.
• Plan and execute audits according to the approved Internal Audit plan.
• Execute the audit program to determine the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls.
• To identify and recommend improvements in internal controls and value-addition opportunities.
• Day-to-day planning of audits, developing internal audit scopes and objectives, performing internal audit procedures, and preparing reports that reflect the work results.
• Performs follow-up on the status of outstanding internal audit issues.
• Assist with forensic investigations externally and internally when required and extracting data.
• Provide new employees with training on the company’s quality management system and forensics when required.
• Provide sound advice regarding internal controls and offer guidance to enhance controls.
• Conduct regular, risk-based compliance monitoring to ensure appropriate levels of compliance are maintained.
• Report monitoring conducted to PPSHA Management per engagement.
• Track, report, and manage compliance incidents and risk issues and report to Group Compliance and Executive: Governance, Audit and Forensics.
• Conduct an annual risk assessment.
• Draft, compile and facilitate new risk assessments of an area per the PPS risk process and loading on CURA for PPSHA and the clients.
• Facilitating the identification & assessment of risks
• Drafting risk-related reports as required and requested.
• Any ad-hoc requests as required.

Closing Date    
2023/08/15

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Job Advert Summary    

• Provide legal and compliance support as a senior resource within the governance team on CIS and investment management matters. We are looking for an individual who is able to take the lead compliance related matters with a pragmatic approach to systems and processes and knowledge of the South African financial services regulatory environment.

Minimum Requirements    
Ideal experience:

• 3-5 years in legal/compliance role in a financial services environment.
• Exposure to asset management and/ or ManCo.
• Knowledge of key Acts: FAIS/CISCA.

Ideal qualification:

• BComm Honours / law degree/ compliance related qualification.
• BusSci degree in Portfolio Management would be an advantage.
• Cat II FAIS registered CO/ CO for ManCo.
• Member of CISA- C (Prac) advantageous 

Competencies & ideal personality attributes:

• Ability to exercise independent judgement and reasoning
• Analytical thinking
• Logical thinking
• Confident
• Excellent communication skills
• Friendly and professional
• Knowledge of investment instruments and CIS

Systems knowledge:

• Proficient in MS Office
• Exposure to a portfolio control post-trade compliance system an advantage

Duties and Responsibilities    

• Advise management in respect of implication and consequences of business decisions in the Collective Investment Scheme/Asset management area.
• Liaise with management regularly on compliance issues.
• Liaise with Trustees of the PPS Manco Scheme.
• Monitor PPS Portfolio’s; Wrap Funds; Discretionary Fund Models (DFM’s), CIS and Regulation 28 analysis and reporting. Knowledge of Statpro monitoring system or similar post trade portfolio software.
• Assist with due diligence in relation to off-shore funds.
• Provide reporting to various company boards, risk and audit committees, PPS Group and regulatory bodies where applicable.
• Investigate and oversee asset management breaches (post trade compliance).
• Liaise with Regulator in assisting with FSCA applications and any correspondence with regards to agreements, addendum's and supplemental deeds.
• Fulfill an advisory role for new business initiatives and projects.
• Review Minimum Disclosure Documents (MDD’s) and other marketing material and submit to the FSCA.
• Manage Assistant Compliance Officer (CO) and provide supervision where applicable to trainee compliance officer’s.
• Maintain knowledge staying abreast of industry and regulatory changes.