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We’re looking for a Compensation & Benefits Manager with deep expertise in total rewards to help shape and deliver a people-centric, future-fit remuneration strategy. This role blends strategic thinking with operational excellence and is ideal for someone who thrives in both analytical and people-facing spaces.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and manage a total rewards framework, including compensation, benefits, and wellness programmes.
- Lead job profiling, grading (e.g. Paterson or Hay), and salary benchmarking exercises.
- Oversee and enhance payroll operations, ensuring compliance, accuracy, and governance in partnership with the payroll team.
- Serve as the key custodian of employee benefits — including medical aid, retirement funds, wellness, and related third-party provider management.
- Support remuneration governance by preparing submissions and insights for the REMCO and board.
- Collaborate with finance and HR leadership on labour cost analysis, budget forecasting, and merit cycle implementation.
- Partner with service providers and finance teams on STI
- Play a central role in engaging with and interpreting Bargaining Council agreements, ensuring internal alignment and legal compliance.
Ideal Candidate:
- 8–12 years’ experience in Compensation & Benefits / Total Rewards, with a blend of strategic and operational expertise.
- Proven ability to work with job evaluation systems (e.g. Paterson, Hay, or equivalent).
- Strong working knowledge of payroll systems, HRIS, and HR analytics.
- Demonstrated experience engaging with Bargaining Councils, interpreting collective agreements, and managing C&B implications.
- Familiarity with South African labour law, tax, and governance requirements.
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills, particularly with HOD's, MANCO and EXCO-level leaders.
- Ability to tailor reward structures to multi-generational workforce needs.
What We Offer:
- The opportunity to drive meaningful reward strategy and operational improvements
- Exposure to senior leadership forums and reward governance
- Seniority level Mid-Senior level
- Employment type Full-time
- Job function Human Resources
- Industries Wholesale and Food and Beverage Services
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- To design, oversee, and manage the organisationâs compensation and benefits programs whilst ensuring that the organisationâs compensation structure, including salaries, performance-based incentives, and benefits, is competitive and aligned with the organisationâ strategic objectives.
- To collaborate with various stakeholders within the Group to develop and maintain effective compensation and/or remuneration and/or benefits policies that seek to attract, retain, and motivate employees.
- To provide employees with timeous, accurate, salary payments compliant with all applicable legislative requirements and implement remuneration-related policies.
- B.Com in Accounting or equivalent Degree with a specialisation in Payroll Management.
- Post Graduate qualification, an added advantage.
- Minimum 10 years experience in compensation and benefits management and/or payroll management.
- Minimum 3 years as a Payroll or Remuneration or Compensation & Benefits Manager.
- Information Management System i.e. SAP HR Module / Oracle. Advanced Excel.
- Membership of a professional body focused on compensation and benefits an advantage.
Report to the HR Operations Executive:
- Develop and implement compensation strategies and structures.
- Develop and/or review and implement compensation and benefits policies.
- Conduct regular surveys and market research to ensure competitive compensation practices.
- Analyse compensation data and trends to make informed decisions on salary adjustments, bonuses, and/or incentives.
- Collaborate with HR and Management to develop job descriptions and perform job evaluations.
- Provide guidance and support to HR and Management on compensation and benefits-related matters.
- Prepare and present reports on compensation and benefits metrics as well as other relevant HR Analytics, when required, to Senior Management.
- Prepare relevant compensation and benefits reports for Executive Management, Board Committees and the Board of Directors.
- Collaborate with the HR Executive to prepare written submissions for the approval of the Executive Committee and or the Board Committees.
- Roll out benefits initiatives across the company and provide education and training on various types of benefits to Managers and employees.
- Manage all Payroll activities, establishing appropriate checks and balances to ensure on-time payment, compliance, and accuracy.
- Ensure smooth running of the administration of benefits.
- Manage payroll processes, salary reviews and incentive schemes.Â
- Responsible for the integrity of data on the HR Management Information system.
- Ensure consistency in the application of Human Resource policies, benefits and guidelines.
- Manage the preparation of the Groupâ nnual workforce and salary budget including the evaluation of the need for new positions and the total remuneration cost and submission thereof.
- Provide support for the review of personnel request to ensure that additional staff or change requests are justified in accordance with budgets, structure and business principles in compliance with organisation design principles.
- Manage and oversee administration of the groupâ leave management, time and attendance processes, and retirement benefits.
- Execute reconciliations to provident/retirement fund, submit UIF returns, administer all tax affairs related to payroll, prepare bi-annual PAYE returns and prepare and reconcile 3rd party payments.
- Liaise with IT on SAP notes and upgrades related to payroll.
- Assist Auditors with internal, external, and SHEQ audits.
- Ensure good governance and audit protocols are followed by ensuring appropriate controls are in place, processes and procedures are documented and reviewed regularly; and that the highest standards of accuracy and rigour are maintained.
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Contexte et environnement
Contexte et environnement
Culture : To move from a passive administrative function to one that is proactive and desirous for continuous improvement and exceptional customer service delivery across the board.
Legal: The tax legislation is evolving, and changes are frequent and the need to comply remain a major challenge
Activités
As a Payroll, Compensation and Benefits Manager, you would be responsibile for the following:
Payroll and HR Administration processing and administration
- To manage end to end payroll processing (SAP) and administration ensuring accuracy, consistency and efficiency for South Africa, Namibia and Swaziland which includes update/changes of earning deductions company contribution and FBT during on boarding employee life cycle and off boarding.
- To manage exception reporting based on variance methodology to ensure that all changes have been approved and validated
- To manage cash management for all payroll payments
- To manage final sign off of monthly audit files as per items noted on the checklist
- To manage statutory and benefit contributions and ensure that the payments and schedules are submitted as per SLA and legislation
- To manage annual and bi-annual statutory reconciliation as prescribed by SARS (easyFile, efiling, Ufile), SRA, NLR and BURS
- To manage annual, monthly and daily payroll calendar deadlines and ensure that all deadlines are met
- To manage compliancy which relates to Company Policies and Procedures
- To manage internal communication processes with employees, clients and business units
- To ensure that payroll records are maintained with the highest levels of confidentiality and integrity both hard copy and soft copy Collaborate effectively with recruitment to ensure receipt of all source documents relating to employee life cycle is timely and within deadlines.
- To manage annual increases and bonuses, including payroll configuration, communication with employees and business
- To manage weekly and monthly payroll control account clearance in conjunction with Finance
- To manage journal entries for all GL matters
- To manage all Global and expatriation report requests Share Administration Disability and Risk administration ( GLA, PHI and dread disease)
- To manage master data accuracy both on SAP and Personnel files Record Retention as per company policy as well as in country legislation
- To manage all working documents for payroll processes and update as required
- To manage audit readiness on a monthly basis
- To design, develop, implement and manage salary, bonus and benefits packages for the employees
- To evaluate and modify existing compensation and benefits programs, policies, and procedures
- To ensure all programs, policies, and procedures comply with current legislation.
- To manage subordinate HR employees and daily operations related to compensation and benefits activities
- To review processes, identify areas of improvement and recommend changes that will increase accuracy and efficiency
- To seek to improve operations, and decrease turnaround times, to enhance customer service.
- To measure the cycle time it takes to resolve payroll problems and respond to queries.
- To carry out customer satisfaction surveys to measure service delivery
- To manage the division and carry out all people management activities
As a Payroll, Compensation and Benefits Manager, you would possess the following skills and experience:
- Relevant tertiary degree
- 10+ years business related experience.
- At least 5 years should be management experience especially working with others across business streams
- Extensive knowledge of benefits and compensation programs, policies, procedures, and applicable legislation
- Certification as a payroll practitioner/ rewards specialist would be preferred.
- Experience and advanced knowledge of SAP payroll system.
- Thorough knowledge of payroll principles, practices, regulations, policies and procedures as well as relevant legislation for South Africa, Swaziland and Namibia.
Informations supplémentaires
TotalEnergies valorise la diversité, promeut le développement individuel et offre des opportunités d'emploi égales à tous les candidats. Seniority level
- Seniority level Mid-Senior level
- Employment type Full-time
- Job function Human Resources
- Industries Oil and Gas
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Do you aspire to work for a Legacy Company of more than 120 years in existence? Then this is an opportunity you should not miss!
Become part of this Proudly South African subsidiary of a larger manufacturing concern, who employs state-of-the art technology, and leverage on your Compensation and Benefits experience to contribute to the continued success of the organisation.
Purpose of the Role:
- To design, oversee, and manage the organisation’s compensation and benefits programs whilst ensuring that the organisation’s compensation structure, including salaries, performance-based incentives, and benefits, is competitive and aligned with the organisation’s strategic objectives.
- To collaborate with various stakeholders within the Group to develop and maintain effective compensation and/or remuneration and/or benefits policies that seek to attract, retain, and motivate employees.
- To provide employees with timeous, accurate, salary payments compliant with all applicable legislative requirements and implement remuneration-related policies.
- B.Com in Accounting or equivalent Degree with a specialisation in Payroll Management.
- Post Graduate qualification, an added advantage.
- Minimum 10 years experience in compensation and benefits management and/or payroll management.
- Minimum 3 years as a Payroll or Remuneration or Compensation & Benefits Manager.
- Information Management System i.e. SAP HR Module / Oracle. Advanced Excel.
- Membership of a professional body focused on compensation and benefits an advantage.
Responsibilities and Duties:
Report to the HR Operations Executive:
- Develop and implement compensation strategies and structures.
- Develop and/or review and implement compensation and benefits policies.
- Conduct regular surveys and market research to ensure competitive compensation practices.
- Analyse compensation data and trends to make informed decisions on salary adjustments, bonuses, and/or incentives.
- Collaborate with HR and Management to develop job descriptions and perform job evaluations.
- Provide guidance and support to HR and Management on compensation and benefits-related matters.
- Prepare and present reports on compensation and benefits metrics as well as other relevant HR Analytics, when required, to Senior Management.
- Prepare relevant compensation and benefits reports for Executive Management, Board Committees and the Board of Directors.
- Collaborate with the HR Executive to prepare written submissions for the approval of the Executive Committee and or the Board Committees.
- Roll out benefits initiatives across the company and provide education and training on various types of benefits to Managers and employees.
- Manage all Payroll activities, establishing appropriate checks and balances to ensure on-time payment, compliance, and accuracy.
- Ensure smooth running of the administration of benefits.
- Manage payroll processes, salary reviews and incentive schemes.
- Responsible for the integrity of data on the HR Management Information system.
- Ensure consistency in the application of Human Resource policies, benefits and guidelines.
- Manage the preparation of the Group’s annual workforce and salary budget including the evaluation of the need for new positions and the total remuneration cost and submission thereof.
- Provide support for the review of personnel request to ensure that additional staff or change requests are justified in accordance with budgets, structure and business principles in compliance with organisation design principles.
- Manage and oversee administration of the group’s leave management, time and attendance processes, and retirement benefits.
- Execute reconciliations to provident/retirement fund, submit UIF returns, administer all tax affairs related to payroll, prepare bi-annual PAYE returns and prepare and reconcile 3rd party payments.
- Liaise with IT on SAP notes and upgrades related to payroll.
- Assist Auditors with internal, external, and SHEQ audits.
- Ensure good governance and audit protocols are followed by ensuring appropriate controls are in place, processes and procedures are documented and reviewed regularly; and that the highest standards of accuracy and rigour are maintained.
- Seniority level Mid-Senior level
- Employment type Full-time
- Job function Human Resources, Management, and Manufacturing
- Industries Manufacturing, Human Resources Services, and Staffing and Recruiting
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