Job Description

Company Description

SGS is the world's leading Testing, Inspection and Certification company. We operate a network of over 2,500 laboratories and business facilities across 115 countries, supported by a team of 99,500 dedicated professionals. With over 145 years of service excellence, we combine the precision and accuracy that define Swiss companies to help organizations achieve the highest standards of quality, compliance, and sustainability.

Primary Responsibilities

The Compliance Business Partner is responsible for statutory & regulatory submissions, safe keeping of compliance documentation, secretarial requirements, insurance submissions, and co-ordination of corporate sustainability and internal control assessments. Responsibilities extend to our current and future sub-regional countries.

Specific Responsibilities

Timely submission of in-country regulatory requirements Safe-keeping and maintaining of compliance documentation Serve as CoSec when required Provide ongoing secretarial requirements with regards to business requests, 3rd party requests & board resolutions Ensure regulatory submissions are performed accurately and on time (CIPRO, Annual Returns, StatsSA, licenses, other specific to country) Maintain all resolutions, minutes of meetings and relevant agreements Oversee all insurance claims & submission of yearly insurance policy Maintain regulatory dashboard and electronic filing system Documentation control Maintain documented procedures & policies Assist with internal control & compliance assessments Real estate and KShuttle submissions Monthly co-ordination and data validation for corporate sustainability Support business with KYC & 3rd party requests Participate in audit and internal control requirements (ICOFR) Participate in adhoc finance improvement projects Release supplier and 3rd party payments Adhere to all quality and safety requirements of the SGS management system

Qualifications

Education

Matric (Grade 12) Finance qualification (advantage) or studying towards a finance qualification (required)

Additional Information

Experience

Database management Company secretarial former experience (advantage) Report writing

Required Skills

Accounting packages (Oracle would be an advantage) Ability to administer new applications. Proficient on MS Office applications, especially Excel and Word Attention to detail Initiative and proactivity Innovation Able to professionally collaborate across all boundaries. Able to work without supervision. Excellent Communication and people skills Computer skills Willing to learn and bring new ideas forward for improvement. Ability to take decisions based on sound reasoning. Ability to work under pressure. Accuracy Adaptability Analytical thinking Commitment Continuous improvement Honesty and integrity Independent Logical thinking Self-disciplined and organized * Team player