Query Management
- Act as the first point of contact for employee HR queries via Employee Contact Centre, email and telephone.
- Provide accurate and timely resolutions based on company policies and procedures.
- Track all queries within the ticketing system.
- Forward complex payroll, benefits, or data management inquiries to back‑office specialists.
- Ensure all queries are resolved within the specified SLA.
Requests
- Complete HR‑related requests such as creating certificates, sending payslips, and references.
- Maintain and update employee personnel and job‑related data.
- Archive employee data and files as required.
Employee Data Changes
- Use SAP HRP workflows to process employee job‑related changes.
- Loading new starters.
- Processing leavers.
- Handling promotions.
- Managing working time changes.
Contract and Letter Creation
- Create contractual documents such as new starter contracts, leaver letters, promotion letters, Department of Labour forms, and other relevant contractual documents.
- Ensure documents are posted and emailed according to SLA.
Payslips and Time Statements
- Send electronic payslips and time statements to the appointed service provider monthly.
- Ensure timely delivery in line with SLA.
Maintain HR Portal
- Regularly check HR Portal content for accuracy.
- Update and upload documents/content as needed.
Maintain Knowledge Base
- Update and maintain the employee query knowledge base.
- Ensure policies and contact information are current and comprehensive.
HR Reporting
- Prepare and provide any ad‑hoc HR reports required by the South African businesses.
Standard Employment Referencing Checks
- Conduct employment reference checks, including credit checks, using online systems.
Document Management
- Collaborate with service providers, legal, and HRM to identify document changes.
- Update relevant documents in CCM and the contract management tool.
General Administration
- Archiving and organizing documents.
- Managing correspondence, agendas, minutes, and post.
- Managing stationary stock.
Invoice Processing
- Ensure timely and accurate processing of invoices, payments, and cross‑charging.
- Support effective budget management and reporting.
Qualifications / Experience
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or Business Administration.
- Practical experience in the field of HR desirable.
Essential Skills Requirements
- Experience in a payroll/HR environment.
- Payroll/HR system experience.
- SAP HRP advantageous.
- MS Office.
- Relevant HR/resource management background beneficial.
- Knowledge and adherence to data privacy requirements (advantageous).
Strong Desired Skills and Attitudes
- Strong ability to prioritize and have a deadline‑driven attitude.
- Attention to detail is a pre‑requisite.
- Ability to work under pressure.
Advantageous Skills Requirements
- Good analytical skills and organized in a problem‑solving environment.
- Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills.
- Attention to details, precision oriented.
- Good Excel skills.
- Strong customer service focus.
- Knowledge of SAP HR desirable.
- Knowledge of HR processes, policies, instruments and systems.
- Experience of working cross‑function.
- Ability to work independently and adopt a proactive approach.
- Between 3 – 5 years of experience.