Financial Assistant | Tygervalley

What will you do?

The successful candidate will act as a Financial Assistant in the SanlamAllianz Group Finance Team and will report to the Finance Manager.

What will make you successful in this role?

Responsibilities will include, amongst others, the following:

• Managing finance email inbox for invoice processing  
• SAP Master Data Governance – supplier & product data
• Accurate & timeously supplier invoice processing 

• SAP Procure2Pay (P2P) processes will include:

1. Creating Purchase Requisitions (PR)
2. Creating Purchase Orders 
3. Creating Service Entry Sheet (SES)/ Good Receipts 

• Submitting invoices for payment 
• Updating and maintaining the payment tracker 

• Monitoring & Controlling P2P Process:

1. Follow up on PR not approved 
2. Follow up on SES not created 
3. Follow up on payments not done 
4. Providing proof of payment upon request to vendors
5. Creating and maintaining creditor recons

• Assisting executive assistants with finance related queries from Cost Center owners 
• Providing assistance to SanlamAllianz Group Finance team for ad-hoc finance related queries
   

Qualification and Experience

• NQF level 5 qualification
• 2-5 years relevant experience in a similar role would be highly beneficial
   

Knowledge and Skills

• SAP P2P knowledge
• Intermediate Excel skills
• Finance background, preferably in accounts payable
• The ability to communicate with all levels of the business
   

Personal Attributes

• Ability to deal with competing priorities and be resilient
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal 
• Analytical and conceptual thinking 
• Pro-active individual with the ability to work independently as well as a member of a team
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and to meet stringent deadlines
• Attention to detail
   

Core Competencies

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.

Turnaround time

The shortlisting process will only start once the application due date has been reached. The time taken to complete this process will depend on how far you progress and the availability of managers. 

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