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Intern: Finance Assistant
Sanlam
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Requirements
- ✓Matric
- ✓Degree or Diploma in Finance
- ✓Knowledge
- ✓Recording of financial Transactions
- ✓Reconciliations and query resolution
- ✓Compliance with SOP's and SLA's
- ✓Knowledge and Skills
- ✓Recording of Financial Transactions
- ✓Accounting Records Maintenance
- ✓Accounting Compliance
- ✓Personal Attributes
- ✓Action orientated - Contributing dependently
- ✓Demonstrates self-awareness - Contributing dependently
- ✓Optimises work processes - Contributing dependently
- ✓Manages conflict - Contributing dependently
About This Role
Intern: Finance Assistant
Date: 17 Jul 2026
Location: Bellville, Western Cape, ZA
Company: Sanlam Group
Who are we?
Sanlam Group Technology is responsible for the provision of a digitally enabled technology service as a group COE, drive business and transformation and provide group-wide digital and data architecture. We operate the various technology platforms and shared services, ensure Cyber and Information Security resilience, and act as technology governance and risk orchestrator for technology across Sanlam.
What will you do?
Under direct supervision, responsible for the classification and recording of information in respect of financial transactions and the maintenance of accounting records in one of the following areas: debtors, creditors, ledgers, cashbook, reconciliations, treasury. Posts journal or voucher entries, reconciles accounts and checks for accuracy. Verifies, sorts, posts and checks claims, bills, invoices and vouchers.
What will make you successful in this role?
Payment of Consultants or Services
Keep payment sheet up to date for consultants
Purchase Orders for Consultants
Contractors Audit Reporting
Capturing and Recon of Invoices and Journal
Journals for Accruals and Receipt of Goods on PO’s
Verify Receipt of Goods
Assisting with investigations of forward cover or early payments with Vendors
Investigate variances between actuals and budget
Provide reasons for over or under spend on recon items monthly
Follow-up and obtain approvals from relevant Exco/Manco members on critical time sensitive documents, payments and approvals
Obtain, Validate Quotes or Invoices – oversee
Handling Ad hoc payment queries or requests directly from Vendors and Clients
Assist with audit queries and provide necessary documentation.
Handling of queries on a daily basis
Prioritise and re-prioritise work to meet deadlines due to changes
Ensure that processes are draw up and kept up to date for consistence in delivery.
Sending reminders for new consultant contracts to stakeholders in advance, following up to ensure that the division is not exposed to over payment of contracts or contractors
Handling Ad hoc queries or requests from Vendors and Clients
Interested in this role?
Apply directly on Sanlam 's website. It only takes a few minutes.
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Intern: Finance Assistant
Sanlam