Specialist: Reward Administration

1001 Absa Bank; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Absa Bank Limited seeks an Administrator: Reward Administration to coordinate the end-to-end pay review cycles and manage reward programmes in a Pan-African environment. The role ensures accurate data, governance, and timely service delivery while supporting colleagues and stakeholders.

You will support compensation changes, incentive payments, and governance documentation, with a focus on continuous improvement and data insights to enhance processes and reporting.

Qualifications

• Three years' experience in reward, HR, payroll, or related support.
• Diploma or degree in HR, business administration or finance.
• Experience with HRIS and reporting tools is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate end-to-end pay review and bonus cycles with governance and data integrity.
• Administer reward programmes and compensation processes per policy.
• Execute and validate reward transactions and changes with controls.
• Produce reward reporting and support audits and governance requirements.
• Provide support for reward queries and knowledge management.
• Assist with survey, benchmarking and data insights for improvements.
• Support vendor coordination and data/system improvements.

Skills

Reward administration

Data management

Governance & compliance

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical ability

Education

Diploma/Degree in HR, BA, or Finance

Tools

HRIS systems

Workday exposure

Reporting tools

Job description

Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together…one story at a time. With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.

Job Summary

The Administrator: Reward Administration supports the effective delivery of reward and remuneration processes across a Pan-African environment. The role coordinates reward administration activities, maintains accurate data and reporting, supports governance and compliance requirements, and enables a seamless colleague experience through efficient service delivery and stakeholder support.

Job Description

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Pay Review Cycle Administration: Support the end-to-end administration and coordination of annual pay review and bonus cycles, ensuring timely execution, reporting, governance compliance and stakeholder engagement.
• Reward Programme Administration: Administer reward programmes and compensation processes in accordance with approved policies, procedures and operational standards.
• Compensation and Incentive Administration: Execute and validate reward-related transactions, incentive payments and compensation changes while ensuring data integrity and appropriate controls.
• Reward Reporting and Governance Support: Produce operational reporting, maintain governance documentation, perform reconciliations and support audit and compliance requirements.
• Reward Query, Communication and Knowledge Management: Provide colleague support through reward query resolution, communication coordination and maintenance of reward knowledge content and information resources.
• Exception Management Administration: Manage reward exception administration, including tracking, reporting, escalation and governance support.
• Survey and Benchmark Administration: Coordinate remuneration surveys and benchmarking activities, including data preparation, submissions, vendor liaison and process administration.
• Reward Systems and Data Support: Provide first-line support for reward systems, data management, testing, issue resolution and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Vendor and Operational Coordination: Support vendor management, service delivery monitoring, operational administration and stakeholder coordination.
• Executive and Director Remuneration Administration: Support executive remuneration and Director Emoluments processes through secure administration, governance controls, reconciliations and audit support.
• Continuous Improvement and Data Insights: Analyse reward data and operational trends to identify process improvements and enhance service effectiveness and colleague experience.

Knowledge and Skills

Reward administration and compensation processes HRIS and reward systems administration, with Workday exposure advantageous Data management, reporting and reconciliation Governance, compliance and audit controls Stakeholder engagement and service delivery Strong analytical, organisational and communication skills with high attention to detail

Qualifications and Experience

Relevant Diploma or Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance or a related field. 3 years of experience in Reward, Human Resources, Payroll, Shared Services, Finance Administration or a related operational support environment.

Core Competencies

Reward administration and compensation processing Reporting, data management, governance and compliance HRIS, systems and vendor coordination Accountability, collaboration and service orientation Planning, critical thinking, adaptability and learning agility

Education

Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)

Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank. Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised

About Absa

At Absa, our story is not a single narrative. It’s thousands of individual journeys unfolding across Africa and beyond. From colleagues serving customers in local communities to teams shaping financial solutions across borders, Absa is built on people who bring their lived experiences, ambitions and perspectives into the workplace every day. Whether you’re starting your career, a seasoned leader or somewhere in between, your contribution is seen, valued and connected to something bigger. Our presence across Africa – which spans personal and business banking, corporate and investment banking, wealth and investment management, and insurance – exists because of the people who show up in their roles with purpose. Across Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia, our colleagues are shaping what Absa becomes in each market. Beyond the continent, teams in global offices and a technology hub support and extend the stories that prove that African talent can lead, influence and innovate on the global stage. At Absa, your story matters because progress is driven by human experience, not hierarchy. When people are enabled to bring their whole selves to work, they don’t just build careers. They help shape the future of Africa’s financial services landscape.