Branch Consultant/ Financial Advisor - Mamelodi

Sanlam; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a motivated individual to join their team in a dynamic sales role. This position involves providing exceptional financial advice and client service in a branch setting, promoting a range of financial products to meet diverse client needs. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of financial solutions and a passion for helping clients achieve their financial goals. With a commitment to employee growth and development, this company offers a supportive environment where you can build a successful career while making a meaningful impact in the community.

Qualifications

• 1-year experience in sales or marketing, preferably in insurance.
• Matric and RE5 certification are required.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial advice and manage client relationships effectively.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and maintain records.

Skills

Sales Delivery

Client Service

Cross-selling

Financial Advice

Risk Management

Education

Matric (Grade 12)

RE5

FAIS Compliant

Tools

Technology Platforms

Job description

Who are we?

Sanlam Developing Markets (SDM) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sanlam Life Limited and one of the top financial services providers in the South African entry-level and emerging middle market. It aims to understand the unique requirements of clients and offers a wide range of simple and affordable financial solutions that cover needs such as funeral insurance, savings for education, life cover, and personal accident plans. In terms of the Sanlam Group Governance Policy, SDM is managed by the SA Retail Mass cluster, which is part of the Sanlam Life and Savings cluster within the Sanlam Group. The cluster focuses on retail products, as well as group schemes.

What will you do?

To promote Sanlam Retail Mass (SRM)’s products and increase market share through:

• Providing sound financial advice and a high level of client service in a Branch context.
• Creating opportunities for client optimisation and cross-selling of value-added products.

What will make you successful in this role?

Sales Delivery:

• Gain and maintain an in-depth understanding of SRM product ranges.
• Understand the customer’s needs, financial goals, and means, and provide the right product (or selection of products) that will satisfy the goals of the customer in the best and most affordable way possible.
• Continuously update and inform customers of new products or changes in existing products. Manage, review, and incorporate the implications of product changes on the customer’s portfolio accordingly.
• Validate client details in line with product and regulatory requirements. Submit new business through the right channels.
• Conduct due diligence on clients to identify and flag risks.
• Manage own capacity to ensure daily appointments are prioritised while allowing time for and capitalising on walk-in/non-appointment clients.

In-branch Client Service and Client Retention:

• Responsible for servicing and managing all client profiles to ensure clients remain on the books.
• Send payment reminders, conduct follow-ups, and remain in contact to address potential queries or provide support.
• Manage and report on NTUs (clients Not Taken Up) by putting controls in place and taking corrective actions where required.
• Manage persistency of client payments in favour of both the branch and the client.
• Gain insight into client risk profiles to proactively identify where support will be required.
• Consult with clients on alternative payment arrangements and ensure it gets processed through and noted on the right platforms.
• Responsible for in-branch servicing in line with client experience standards.
• Apply product knowledge to accurately guide clients through policy cancellations and provide alternative options.
• Resolve various types of client queries in the branch as far as possible or escalate queries to the right stakeholders by using the existing escalation framework. Follow up on the status and continuously provide feedback to the client.

Quality, Compliance and Continuous Development:

• Remain up to date with and continuously adhere to compliance and quality standards.
• Keep up to date with own registration, product knowledge, and maintenance of own CPD points.
• Identify risks and flag potentially fraudulent activities.
• Keep and store relevant records of advice.
• Log all activities as per regulations and standard operating procedures, and provide data to relevant stakeholders to inform reporting and decision-making.

Monthly Planning and Reporting:

• Responsible for reporting on activities daily, through using relevant technology platforms.
• Collate data on activities to deliver on weekly and monthly reporting deadlines.
• Perform any ad-hoc requirements as requested by the Retail Branch Manager.

Qualification and Experience:

• 1-year experience in a sales or marketing capacity.
• Experience within insurance branches is an advantage.
• Matric (Grade 12).
• RE5 advantageous.
• FAIS Compliant (Wealth Management) as per DOFA requirements.
• Class of Business training (to be completed within 12 months of employment).

Knowledge and Skills:

• Broker Support
• Administration and processing of new and existing business
• Business Building
• Partnership Building
• Coach and develop others

Personal Attributes:

• Business insight - Contributing independently
• Decision quality - Contributing independently
• Builds effective teams - Contributing independently
• Plans and aligns - Contributing independently

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 achieving great things. We pride ourselves on 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:

• Cultivates innovation - Contributing independently
• Customer focus - Contributing independently
• Drives results - Contributing independently
• Collaborates - Contributing independently
• Being resilient - 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.

The Sanlam Group is committed to achieving transformation and embraces diversity. This commitment drives us to achieve a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace as we believe that these are key components to ensuring a thriving and sustainable business in South Africa. The Group's Employment Equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the selection process.