4 Payroll Management jobs in Pretoria

Key Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of SAGE 300 People HR modules.
• Lead data migration testing and ensure accuracy from legacy systems.
• Address prior audit findings through system configuration.
• Collaborate with internal auditors during migration testing.
• Manage parallel payroll runs and ensure system alignment.
• Oversee leave take-on and year-end provision processes.
• Ensure documentation and audit trails are maintained.
• Participate in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and suggest improvements.
• Review system changes for alignment with HR requirements.
• Facilitate skills transfer to HR and Payroll team members.
• Handle ad-hoc project tasks as assigned.

What We’re Looking For

• A B-Degree or Diploma in Human Resource Management.
• 8–10 years’ experience in HR and Payroll Management.
• Proven experience in ERP system transitions.
• strong understanding of payroll processes, compliance, and audit requirements.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Purpose of the Job:

To ensure accurate payroll to approximately 3300 South African associates on a monthly basis.

Key Responsibilities:

Payroll Run:

• Process Payroll activities with a high degree of specialism in Time Management and/or Benefits.
• Ensure that all payroll activities are carried out as per business requirements meeting all deadlines.

Tax and Social Security:

• Coordinate Tax and Social Security checks and internal audits.
• Implement Measures resulting from audit activities.
• Ensure Accurate records are maintained relating to annual tax and benefit statements including timely submission of reports.
• To ensure consistent application of guidelines and regulations as well as compliance with statute and legislation.

Query Management:

• Ensure all queries sent to nominated mailboxes are resolved within the given SLA.

Other Audits and Compliance:

• Support any audits by providing required data, answering questions and completing necessary follow ups to ensure a successful audit.

Working Time Models:

• Provide advice in preparation phases of new working time models and shift patterns in respect to any technical issues surrounding the implementation of new models in HR systems. To ensure that all system specific factors have been accounted for in the implementation of new working time models and to ensure the consistent application of guidelines and regulations.

Payroll Accuracy:

• Monitor accuracy of payroll data – i.e. the correct and accurate administration of deductions and allowances by the service provider to ensure that all payroll data is accurate as dictated by BMW Group guidelines and policies as well as relevant employment legislation.

HR System Responsibility:

• Act as key user in testing of new system requirements or updates.
• Ensure any system errors found in the course of BAU are raised to the correct channels for investigation and resolution. Ensure team are aware of issues and resolution.
• To ensure the HR Systems are fully up to date, compliant and functioning as expected

OFK Payroll:

• Input All employee data changes which impact the senior executives’ pay on a monthly basis.
• Ensure thorough checks are completed and inputs are accurate to ensure that all senior executives are paid accurately and on time.
• Liaise with the leadership partner on ad-hoc queries e.g. reporting, query management, submission of shares.

Benefits:

• Support the administration of benefits topics e.g. bonus payments, medical aid, retirement funds and vehicle schemes.
• Ensure annual tax/benefit statements are accurate and submitted on time.

Technical Expertise:

• Provide technical expertise to leadership partner and internal departments to ensure consistent adherence to guidelines.

Education:

• Relevant tertiary degree or equivalent payroll qualification.
• Ideally CIPP qualified or equivalent.

Work experience, Leadership experience:

• At least 2 years of SAP HR experience.
• At least 5 years South Africa Payroll experience.
• Minimum of 5 years Payroll / Benefits / Time Experience.
• Extensive payroll management experience.

Additional skills: special skills / technical ability, etc:

• Strong analytical skills and organized in a problem-solving environment.
• Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills.
• Attention to details, precision oriented.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Knowledge of BMW HR processes, policies, instruments and systems.
• Experience of working both cross-function and/or internationally.
• Ability to work independently and able to adopt a proactive approach.
• Membership of Professional Institution (e.g. CIPP) is desirable.

1. Assists with the implementation of the SAGE 300 People HR modules,
2. Conduct the testing of the data migration as provided by the legacy service provider,
3. Ensure action plans relating to prior year audit findings are adequately addressed within the configuration and build of the new system,
4. Runs the data migration testing process in consultation with the internal auditor's process,
5. Runs the parallel run on payroll ensuring system alignment to legacy system,
6. Manage the leave take-on and provision process to ensure that no accruals and provisions are missed at year-end,
7. Actively review the implementation as they are being prepared to ensure adequate supporting documents are maintained,
8. Actively participates in the UAT process, highlighting system challenges for improvement,
9. Review of the changes as and when they occur to ensure these align with the final version of the HR requirements before sign-offs,
10. Ensure transfer of skills to the HR Administrator and the Payroll and Reward Specialist.
11. Take on ad-hoc requests relating to the project implementation as assigned by the Senior Manager: Total Rewards.