Senior Talent Consultant: CA Training Programme: Group Financial Reporting

Date: 18 Mar 2026

Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, ZA

Who are we?

Sanlam was established as a life insurance company in South Africa but has since transformed into a diversified financial services group that operates across the African continent, India, Malaysia and selected developed markets, with listings on the Johannesburg, A2X and Namibian stock exchanges. In 2018 the Group celebrated its centenary as well as 20 years since demutualisation and listing in South Africa and Namibia. Sanlam is one of the largest internationally active insurance groups in the world with a presence in 30 countries and has the biggest non-banking financial services footprint on the African continent.

The Group's five business clusters (Sanlam Fintech, Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Allianz and Santam) house the Group's business operations. The Group Office provides strategic direction and support to the five clusters, assisting them in realising their strategies and meeting their business objectives. The Group Office is responsible for governance and for the Group's centralised functions, which include: Finance, Actuarial, Risk and Balance Sheet Management, Strategy, Human Capital, Corporate Affairs and Sustainability.

The Talent Consultant - CA(SA) Training Programme is the strategic custodian of Sanlam's Chartered Accountant (South Africa) talent pipeline, responsible for building a sustainable, diverse, and future ready finance leadership bench for the Group.

The role owns the end to end CA(SA) talent value chain, integrating SAICA compliance, strategic workforce planning, employer branding, recruitment excellence, talent development, and post articles retention. The role partners closely with Group Financial Reporting, Finance leadership, and Group Human Capital to ensure that Sanlam continues to attract, develop, and retain high calibre CA(SA) talent aligned to current and future business needs.

• Develop and execute a multi year CA(SA) talent pipeline aligned to Sanlam Group's finance capability and succession requirements.
• Partner with Finance and Group Financial Reporting leadership to forecast demand, critical skills, and leadership pipeline needs.
• Monitor and report on pipeline health (intake quality, throughput, exam success, completion, and post articles retention).
• Provide strategic insights and recommendations on pipeline risks, gaps, and optimisation opportunities.

• Act as custodian of Sanlam's SAICA accreditation, ensuring ongoing compliance with SAICA Training Regulations.
• Support the Training Officer in audit readiness, reviews, and engagements with SAICA.
• Ensure accurate registration, maintenance, and governance of training contracts and trainee eligibility.
• Serve as liaison with SAICA on arbitration, disciplinary matters, and misconduct reporting.
• Translate regulatory developments into continuous programme improvements.

• Own and evolve the employer value proposition for CA(SA) trainees.
• Lead targeted attraction and branding initiatives, including university engagement, career fairs, CSR initiatives, and digital presence.
• Build and maintain strategic university relationships and benchmark the programme against leading training offices.

• Lead end to end annual CA(SA) trainee recruitment, from attraction and assessment to selection, contracting, and onboarding.
• Manage specialist recruitment streams (e.g. Thuthuka, top performing and foreign national graduates).
• Ensure recruitment supports employment equity objectives and long term talent sustainability.
• Manage the CA Training Programme and approximately 15 trainees in line with the CA2025 competency framework.
• Oversee trainee rotations, exposure planning, training plans, performance tracking, and corrective action where required.
• Facilitate structured development interventions, including mentorship, coaching, graduate development, and technical training.
• Coordinate group wide mobility and secondments (internal and external audit exposure).
• Drive retention and absorption of high performing trainees into permanent roles post articles.
• Establish and manage a CA Trainee Alumni strategy as a long term talent and employer brand asset.

• Build strong relationships with Finance leadership, HR, trainees, universities, SAICA, and other external stakeholders.
• Provide thought leadership on best practice in professional training and early career talent development.
• Continuously assess programme effectiveness and implement improvements to enhance trainee experience and organisational value.

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or a related field.
• SAICA assessor training (advantageous).
• Minimum of five years' experience in graduate programmes, talent development, or early career pipeline management.
• At least 3 years managerial experience of direct reports.
• Sound understanding of HR, talent management, and workforce planning practices.
• Strategic workforce and talent pipeline planning.
• SAICA training regulations and compliance administration.
• Graduate recruitment and employer branding.
• Stakeholder engagement and influence at senior levels.
• Talent analytics, reporting, and programme evaluation.
• Change management and continuous improvement.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.

HR Consulting and Solutions orientation

Data analysis and interpretation and trend analysis within complex business environment

Complex HR Support

Courage - Contributing through others

Manages complexity - Contributing through others

Ensures accountability - Contributing through others

Plans and aligns - Contributing through others

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 of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in 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.

Cultivates innovation - Contributing through others

Customer focus - Contributing through others

Drives results - Contributing through others

Being resilient - Contributing through others

Collaborates - Contributing through others

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 closing date for applications is 01 April 2026.

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.