Apply for International Operations Officer Role at Sanlam

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Sanlam

International Operations Officer

FULL TIME

October 24, 2024

Who we are?

Sanlam Private Wealth crafts customised investment portfolios for high-net-worth private clients, charitable institutions, trusts and corporate entities.

With assets under management and administration of more than R151 billion, we offer a comprehensive and integrated suite of wealth management solutions. These include equity, retirement and offshore investment portfolios, fiduciary and tax services, an equity-backed finance offering, a global stockbroking service and derivatives trading.

At Sanlam Private Wealth, our clients are at the core of everything we do. For this reason, we employ people with passion – individuals who thrive in an entrepreneurial, high-energy environment.

Sanlam Private Wealth is part of the Sanlam Investments Group, a leading investment and wealth management business in South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Australia and Europe.

What will you do?

Review and reconcile the settlement of offshore equity scrip positions held at different custodians.
Process entries to resolve reconciliation breaks.
Process cash payments, fees and invoices for payments as required.
Facilitate transfers between settlement locations, where required.
Monitor trades to ensure straight through processing settlement into back-office administration system.
Liaise with counterparty contacts, internal stakeholders and third-party service providers (where necessary) to resolve reconciliation breaks.
Prepare reporting on offshore cash and scrip reconciliations for management reporting.
Respond to queries from business regarding cash and scrip reconciliations.
Communicate reconciliation breaks and issues that may impact trading and client reporting to other operations divisions and business.
Suggest and implement process enhancements to improve efficiency.
Participate in improvement initiatives and projects in the team, business unit and companywide as required.
Update and maintain process documentation (eg. standard operating procedures, checklists) for reconciliation function.
Assist and train other team members when required.

Qualification and Experience

Tertiary qualification in Business, Finance or Economics.
Relevant working experience in a similar role.

Personal Qualities

Self-motivated, proactive, taking ownership of problems until they are resolved.
Mature person with the sense of responsibility to do after hours
Strong numerical orientation
Highly organized with a high level of customer focus
Accurate and detail orientated
Critical and analytical capability
Ability to perform well under pressure and show maturity, confidence and resilience
Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills
Pro-Active approach to work, clients, problem solving
Learning agility and curiosity
Assertive
Passionate ownership for results

Knowledge and Skills

Extensive Financial Service / Fund Administration experience preferred
Deep understanding of international financial markets with a particular focus on equities
Detailed understanding of the Private Client business and the stock-broking environment

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 Mi Way and the Group Office – the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.

Core Competencies

Being resilient - Contributing through others

Collaborates - Contributing through others

Cultivates innovation - Contributing through others

Customer focus - Contributing through others

Drives results - Contributing through others

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.

To be considered for the above opportunity please upload your detailed CV on or before 06 November 2024.
Please note that if you are not contacted within 2 weeks after the closing date your application has been unsuccessful.

Our commitment to transformation

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 achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth.
Through its business clusters – Sanlam Personal Finance, Sanlam Emerging Markets, Sanlam Investments, Sanlam Corporate, Santam, Mi-way, as well as the Group Office – the Sanlam Group provides many opportunities for growth and development.

We regret to inform you that this job opportunity is no longer available as it has expired

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