Sanlam: SAICA Trainee Accountant 2025

The Sanlam CA Training Programme is guided by the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) regulations, which requires practical experience to obtain the prescribed technical and professional competence in the value creation process. We are seeking Africa’s brightest minds to apply for this opportunity to embark on a journey of personal and professional growth, ending in CA(SA). If you have the passion, desire and character to pursue your TOPP Articles at Africa’s largest insurer, then this is the opportunity for you!

During the trainee accountants three years as part of the Sanlam CA Training Programme, the trainees will be placed on rotations within Group Office and the different clusters within the Sanlam Group to obtain the relevant exposure to achieve the prescribed SAICA competencies. Through the different rotations, trainees will be given opportunities to be part of the Sanlam value creation process and obtain exposure to the following competencies:

• Ethics & Citizenship
• Business acumen
• Decision-making acumen
• Relational acumen
• Digital acumen
• Business & Finance Strategy
• Internal audit
• Governance
• Risk Management
• Reporting
• Taxation

Requirements:

• Certificate in the Theory of Accountancy (CTA) or a Post-Graduate programme recognised by SAICA as a prerequisite for admission to the Initial Assessment of Competence (IAC).
• Academic performance record average of at least 60%.
• Experience belonging to a university/community organisation i.e. non-profit, society, club.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications (advantageous).