Employee Benefits Consultant | Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal | Permanent

PSG Wealth Menlyn; Pietermaritzburg; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company in Pietermaritzburg seeks an Employee Benefits Consultant. The role involves building relationships with employer groups and members, providing effective solutions, and identifying new business opportunities. Candidates should have at least 3 years of employee benefits experience and excellent communication skills. This is a permanent position in an inclusive workplace culture.

Qualifications

• 3 years of employee benefits specific experience.
• FSCA registration preference.
• Regulation Examination 5.
• FAIS/FICA compliant.

Responsibilities

• Provide a conduit between PSG and the client.
• Build employer and member relationships.
• Identify and close new business opportunities.

Skills

Communication skills – verbal and written

Planning and organizing skills

Ability to work independently

Excellent computer literacy and knowledge of MS Office – Excel, Word

Education

Grade 12 / NQF5 qualification

Job description

Designation: Employee Benefits Consultant | Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal | Permanent

Category: Administration and Operations

Job Level: Semi-skilled and discretionary decision making

Posted by: PSG Financial Services

Posted on: 14 Jul 2025

Reference Number: POS39743

Closing date: 28-Jul-2025

Position Type: Permanent

Location: Pietermaritzburg Cascades Employee Benefits

Overview

VACANCY | EMPLOYEE BENEFITS CONSULTANT | PIETERMARITZBURG, KWAZULU-NATAL | PERMANENT

PSGs commitment to transform and embrace diversity is what drives us to achieve a diverse workplace with employment equity as a key goal to create an inclusive workforce. In achieving our employment equity goals, we give preference to applicants from designated groups and we encourage people with disability to apply.

Job Description

Reporting to the Principal Executive: EB, the successful applicant will, in a professional way, provide an effective and efficient conduit between PSG and the client (employer groups and members) by building employer and member relationships, employee benefits reporting, reviews and training at large employer groups, resolving employee queries, giving advice to corporates and individuals, resolving claims queries, providing billing information. Engaging with existing and new clients to identify and close new business opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Client Services
• Identifying new business opportunities within the client base, as well as growing the client base through new accounts.
• General Administration
  
  

Key Activities:

• Onsite visits and induction/ongoing training/presentation to clients in various provinces
• Assist clients with queries
• Ensure CRM data is up to date and accurate
• Year-end & ad hoc client presentations
• Present reports to clients
• Identifying and providing leads to colleagues in other PSG Wealth service lines
• Keeping up to date with provider amendments
  
  

Minimum Requirements:

• Grade 12 / NQF5 qualification
• FSCA registration preference
• Regulation Examination 5
• 3 years of employee benefits specific experience
• Systems, policy and financial services industry knowledge
• FAIS/FICA compliant
• Ability to do presentations to clients
• Excellent computer literacy and knowledge of MS Office – Excel, Word
• Own car and valid driver’s license
  
  

Competencies:

• Communication skills – verbal and written
• Planning and organizing skills
• Team-player
• Ability to work independently
• Resilience
  
  

How to apply:

Candidates interested must apply on the PSG Careers website https://www.psg.co.za OR browse vacancies https://bit.ly/3bD2iAk by no later than 28 July 2025.

By submitting your application, you are giving PSG Financial Services implicit consent to the storage and processing of your personal information. If you are not contacted within 2 weeks of your application, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.