SAP Finance & Controlling Specialist

Sanlam; Bellville; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanlam Limited in South Africa seeks a BAU SAP FI/R2R specialist to deliver end-to-end configuration and support for General Ledger, Intercompany Reconciliation, and closing processes within SAP S/4HANA. You will partner with finance teams and ensure accurate period-end activities.

The role emphasizes hands-on configuration, testing, documentation, and continuous improvement using JIRA, SOLMAN, SAP Joule and Fiori apps, with a clear focus on cross-module integration, governance, and adherence to

Qualifications

• Matric.
• Bachelor’s degree in commerce, Accounting, Financial Management, or Information Systems/Information Technology.
• SAP FI, S/4HANA Financial Accounting, R2R lifecycle, or related SAP functional certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• SAP S/4HANA System Configuration & Support across General Ledger (FI-GL), chart of accounts, journal entries and closing operations.
• Intercompany Reconciliation & Alignment: balance matching setups and cross-entity reconciliation workflows.
• General Ledger Rollups & Financial Closing: consolidation readiness and ledger rollups.
• Sub-Ledger & CO Integration Awareness: AP/AR/AA/CO touchpoints for GL posts and trial balance integrity.
• Continuous Improvement & Tooling: SAP Fiori, JIRA, SOLMAN, and SAP Joule for knowledge research and documentation.

Skills

SAP FI

R2R (Record to Report)

General Ledger

Intercompany Reconciliation

Financial Closing

S/4HANA

Education

Bachelor's degree in commerce/Accounting/Financial Management/Information Systems/IT

SAP FI or S4HANA certification (preferred)

Tools

SAP Fiori

JIRA

SOLMAN

SAP Joule

Job description

Sanlam’s technology and data capability enables the Group’s transformation into a modern, digital-first and AI-powered financial services organisation. Our teams build, run and scale the platforms that power Sanlam, including cloud, data, AI and digital engagement capabilities, while delivering the change needed to grow Africa’s largest insurance group towards its 2030 ambition.

We reimagine how work gets done, using technology, data and AI to help Sanlam grow, protect clients’ financial outcomes and enable them to live with confidence.

Purpose of the Role

As a team player in the SGT SAP CoE team, you will deliver SAP S/4HANA system configuration, functional support, testing, documentation, business engagement, and process improvement services across General Ledger (FI-GL), Record to Report (R2R), Intercompany Reconciliation (ICR), General Ledger Rollups, and related Financial Closing processes.

This role is positioned as a full-process Record to Report (R2R) functional specialist, combining hands-on system configuration capabilities with practical support for general ledger maintenance, period-end closing operations, intercompany posting alignment, balance sheet reconciliations, and GL rollup reporting within the R2R operating environment.

The role requires strong functional configuration and operational understanding of SAP FI (General Ledger, Intercompany Accounting, Closing Cockpit), with working knowledge of cross-module integration touchpoints relevant to sub-ledger postings, CO allocations, reporting rollups, and period-end governance

Key Responsibilities

• SAP S/4HANA System Configuration & Support: Perform functional system configuration, maintenance, and support across General Ledger (FI-GL), chart of accounts management, journal entry processing, ledger rules, and financial closing operations.
• Intercompany Reconciliation & Alignment: Maintain and configure intercompany balance matching setups, transaction reconciliation workflows, cross-entity elimination structures, and resolve intercompany issues across group entities.
• General Ledger Rollups & Financial Closing: Configure and support financial consolidation readiness, general ledger rollups, ledger summarization rules, financial statement versions (FSV), and financial closing alignment.
• Sub-Ledger & CO Integration Awareness: Ensure seamless configuration alignment and integration with Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Asset Accounting (AA), and Controlling (CO) touchpoints relevant to GL posts and trial balance integrity.
• Continuous Improvement & Tooling: Utilize SAP Fiori applications, JIRA incident analysis, functional specification preparation, hands-on system configuration, unit and integration testing, documentation, and leverage SAP Joule for Consultants (where available) as an enablement tool for SAP knowledge research and functional analysis against Sanlam SAP design standards

Qualification

Matric
Bachelor’s degree in commerce, Accounting, Financial Management, or Information Systems/Information Technology.
SAP FI, S/4HANA Financial Accounting, R2R lifecycle, or related SAP functional certification is preferred, but not required where candidate has sufficient practical FI configuration, R2R, or Intercompany experience

Knowledge Requirements

• Good working knowledge and hands-on configuration experience in SAP S/4HANA Record to Report (R2R), General Ledger (FI-GL), and financial close processes.
• Strong understanding of general ledger maintenance, journal vouchers, chart of accounts hierarchy, ledger configuration, period-end close schedules, and trial balance integrity.
• Working knowledge of intercompany reconciliation configuration, cross-company code postings, intercompany eliminations, and dispute handling.
• Solid understanding of general ledger rollups, ledger summarizations, financial statement versions (FSV), and financial reporting aggregation configuration.
• Understanding of Master Data Governance (MDG) or GL/Intercompany master data and configuration dependencies is mandatory.
• Ability to interpret written requirements, write functional specs, execute system configuration, and create test evidence and process documentation.
• Ability to prioritize tasks based on operational needs, closing timelines, configuration effort, business risk, month-end impact, and support urgency.
• Practical exposure to automated closing tools, intercompany matching solutions, backlog reduction, or R2R process configuration improvement will be strongly advantageous.
• Proven ability to work in a Business-as-Usual (BAU) Run environment using JIRA for incident resolution and SOLMAN transport change management.

General Experience

• 3 to 6 years of experience as an SAP FI, Record to Report (R2R), General Ledger, or related functional specialist, with hands-on SAP S/4HANA configuration and support exposure.
• Experience in SAP General Ledger maintenance, system configuration, period-end financial closing, intercompany reconciliation, or finance reporting support.
• Hands-on system configuration and testing experience across SAP FI-GL, R2R, intercompany reconciliation, or related financial reporting processes.
• Exposure to SAP Closing Cockpit configuration, SAP Intercompany Matching and Reconciliation (ICMR), SAP Joule for Consultants, SAP Business AI, or AI-assisted SAP delivery practices will be advantageous.
• Strong hands-on experience in SAP R2R, general ledger rollups, journal postings, intercompany matching, and period-end close exception support.
• Organisational and prioritising skills with a performance-orientated, continuous improvement mindset.
• Strong problem solving, configuration debugging, and analytical thinking skills.
• Process improvement, system configuration, and change adoption capability, especially in Record to Report and Intercompany accounting processes.
• Resilient, self-motivated, and able to work effectively under pressure against tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills with a strong client focus to engage constructively with Finance, R2R operational teams, and SAP CoE stakeholders.

The Sanlam Group is committed to achieving transformation and embraces diversity. This commitment is what 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.