(1735) Supervisor: Pensions Administration - Accounting - FSD

The main purpose of this position is to provide first-line supervision to the Accounting team in the Pensions

Administration Section to ensure accurate, complete and timeous processing of transactions.

Detailed description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Plan, allocate and manage work for the Accounting team in the Pensions Administration Section.

• Supervise pension administration accounting processes in the Accounting team, ensuring adherence to retirement fund legislation, regulations, rules and relevant policies.

• Engage with relevant stakeholders at various levels of seniority within the SARB Retirement Fund and with external parties.

• Ensure adherence to controls and that work is performed independently within established practices, given processes, rules and regulations, ensuring compliance with standards, policies and other guidelines.

• Supervise and review the pension administration accounting processes, including reconciliations, processing of contributions received, investment/disinvestment instructions, daily unit pricing, retirement benefit counselling for new members and portfolio switches.

• Supervise and review the calculations, input and data captured by the team, ensuring accuracy, completeness and timely delivery.

• Proactively broaden knowledge of pension administration, displaying a willingness to make improvements in own work, including methods and practices.