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The main duties include but are not limited to; 

• Manage the development of the compensation strategy and directing the design, implementation and communication of all employee and management and executive compensation plans/policies for all compensation programs.
• Developing and executing comprehensive communication strategy for compensation and benefit programs by identifying opportunities to better enable the company to improve employee engagement, facilitate proactive and effective messaging and cadence.
• Lead the execution of monthly payroll and ensure all deductions and relevant payments are reflected correctly and payments are done as per the agreed schedule.
• Produce high level reports that are total rewards related.
• Lead in providing the business with reports that pertain to leave, overtime or any other trends that the business needs to be aware of.
• Maintain competitive incentivisation through market survey initiatives, staying in touch with markets trends and best practice.
• Evaluating the effectiveness of existing compensation and benefit programs, policies and guidelines and ensuring they are market competitive, cost effective and aligned with corporate goals.
• Working in partnership with external service providers and consultants in both compensation and benefit industries to ensure the company is positioned competitively and stays current on trends/changes in similar/relative industries.
• Ensure that all statutory, legal and regulatory changes are communicated and applied timely without delay.

 

Skills:

• Computer literacy (MS Office).
• Excellent interpersonal skills, written and oral communication skills. 
• Initiative and ability to work independently. 
• Excellent analytical skills .
• Good knowledge of the business and external environment. 
• Computer literate (MS Office). 
• Presentation skills/Course delivery. 
• Project coordination and organizational skills. 
• Customer Orientation.
• Quality Focus. 
• Attention to detail.

Qualifications, experience and skills:

• Masters or a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Accounting or Business Management or related field. 
• +7 years’ relevant experience in a similar senior role in an organisation with similar scale and complexity, with background knowledge on laws pertaining to compensation and benefits. 
• Understanding of payroll software packages – VIP Premier & ERP Application.

 

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