Candidate Requirements

Requirements:
1. Minimum 4 - 6 years’ experience in a similar role.
2. HR qualification or similar.
3. Solid understanding of HR and Payroll principles.
4. Computer literate with experience in Sage VIP payroll.
5. Proven ability to calculate, post and manage payroll entries.
6. Ability to work under pressure, deadline driven in a high paced industry.
7. Be available after hours for queries.
8. Ability to handle staff queries and complaints – taking the necessary action as and when required.
9. Must demonstrate the ability to work independently, plan and manage projects
Critical skills and experience:
1. Payroll Management: Strong understanding of payroll principles, including payroll processing, administration, compliance, and reconciliation, with hands-on super user experience in Sage VIP Payroll.
2. Policy and Procedure Alignment: Ability to develop, review, and align HR policies and procedures with corporate guidelines, legislative requirements, and organisational objectives.
3. Employee Relations: Proficiency in handling staff queries, managing complaints, and addressing disciplinary issues with fairness and compliance in mind.
4. Transformation and BBBEE Compliance: Experience in arranging and participating in transformation forum meetings and ensuring alignment with BBBEE requirements.
5. Employment Equity: Ability to create and implement an Employment Equity Plan, ensuring compliance with Department of Labour requirements and successful site inspections.
6. HR Administration: Competence in managing HR and payroll records, personnel files, job descriptions, and maintaining up-to-date employee profiles.
7. Team management: ability to manage a team to ensure that divisional goals are achieved.
Technical and Soft Skills:
1. Technical Proficiency: Advanced computer skills, particularly in Sage VIP Payroll, excel for reporting purposes.
2. Project and Time Management: Ability to work independently, plan, and manage HR projects effectively, especially under pressure and with tight deadlines.
3. Analytical Attention to Detail: Strong attention to detail, especially in handling payroll entries, compliance documentation, and reporting.
4. Communication and Interpersonal Skills: Effective communication and interpersonal skills to support employee relations and provide HR guidance.
5. Legislative Awareness: Up-to-date knowledge of labour laws, HR regulations, and industry compliance requirements.
6. Team Lead: delegate work effectively and ensure that team is completing the tasks according to instruction and within allocated timeframe.
7. Performance management and coaching: be comfortable to have difficult conversations with team members when results are not achieved and coach when necessary.
8. Personality: strong individual that can delegate, manage and lead the team to high performance.
9. Organisational skills: proven ability to manage multiple projects at the same time and ensure that deadlines are met, and results are achieved.