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 R200 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?
- Account Opening and Maintenance
- Assist with opening and maintenance of client accounts on internal back-office systems.
- Collect and collate documents required for opening of company accounts on vendor / distribution platforms as required.
- Liaising with external distribution platforms on account opening status and queries where needed.
- Reviewing account opening documents for FICA and/or KYC requirements and other requirements in adherence to company policies.
- Engaging with internal stakeholders on queries related to account opening.
- KYC / Due Diligence Requests
- Compile and submit KYC refresh document packs for internal entities to external distribution platforms.
- Maintain documents library of KYC documents for internal entities.
- Respond to due diligence requests, queries and requests for KYC requirements for internal entities.
- Liaise with internal stakeholders to collect and collate documents required to respond to due diligence and KYC requirements for internal entities.
- Static Data Maintenance
- Updating client records for new information and/or changes in circumstances
- Assist with extracting / reporting on client static data and periodic reviews of static account data.
- Engaging with internal stakeholders on queries related to client and account static data.
- Action data clean-up requests
- Participate in improvement initiatives and projects in the team, business unit and company-wide as required.
- Update and maintain process documentation (eg. standard operating procedures, checklists) for account opening and static data maintenance functions.
- Suggest and implement process enhancements to improve efficiency in static data maintenance and account opening function.
- Assist and train other team members when required.
- B Com Finance or Economics
- 2-4 years relevant experience in financial services industry
- Financial services / stockbroking experience required, especially of the private client business environment;
- Knowledge of KYC and AML legislation and regulations applicable to onboarding new clients and entities.
- Highly organized and customer-focused
- Accurate and detail orientated.
- Self-motivated, proactive, taking ownership of problems until they are resolved.
- Critical and analytical capability
- Ability to perform well under pressure and show maturity, confidence and resilience.
- Listening, communication and interpersonal skills
- Learning agility and curiosity
- Assertive
Were 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.
Core Competencies
Being resilient - Contributing independently
Collaborates - Contributing independently
Cultivates innovation - Contributing independently
Customer focus - Contributing independently
Drives results - Contributing independently
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 12 July 2024
- Please note that if you are not contacted within 2 weeks after the closing date your application has been unsuccessful.
The Sanlam Group is committed to transformation and embracing diversity and our employment equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse workplace with employment equity as a key goal to create an inclusive workforce, representative of the demographics of our society as well as people with disabilities.
