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P&C Payroll Lead
BP
Description
To manage the Payroll Services Team operations and performance within a Delivery Centre, ensuring accurate payroll delivery, compliance with South African legislation, continuous process improvement, and effective stakeholder management.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Human Resources, or another relevant field.
- Membership of a tax or payroll professional affiliation (beneficial).
- Advanced knowledge of SAP.
- Foundational knowledge of Workday.
- Foundational knowledge of CRM systems.
- Proven track record in managing payroll delivery teams in a shared service environment within a multinational organization.
- Extensive tax expertise, specifically within South Africa.
- Experience in change management and organisational development.
- Understanding of South African payroll-related legislation (COIDA, SARS PAYE, UIF).
- Knowledge of Bargaining Councils and wage negotiations.
- Professional certification(s) in Human Resources and/or Payroll Administration (desirable).
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the Payroll Services Team operations and performance, including data analysis to drive insights and performance resolutions.
- Manage day-to-day delivery of tasks related to payroll administration for all payrolls.
- Collaborate with the third-party payroll vendor, ensuring management of CRM portal activities and successful error/query resolution.
- Ensure compliance with QA guidelines for Payroll staff.
- Coordinate all payroll audit requests.
- Manage country-specific/local compliance with legislative and audit requirements for respective processes.
- Ensure payroll deadlines are adhered to for timely payroll runs and salary payments.
- Manage team performance, absenteeism, agile working hours, and adherence to bp's Code of Conduct.
- Manage third-party benefit providers and act as the key liaison with providers.
- Ensure successful delivery against agreed scope, quality, and timeline expectations.
- Manage process documentation, ensuring they are updated regularly and aligned to bp policies and procedures.
Skills & Attributes
Personality Attributes
- Analytical â Uses data to identify outcomes and influence decision-making.
- Customer-Focused â Puts the customer and business strategy at the heart of decision-making.
- Digital Fluency â Comfortable using technology to enable and enhance ways of working.
- Leadership & EQ â Self-aware, effective teammate, and able to work across organisational boundaries.
- Integrity â Acts with integrity and serves as a role model of bp Values & Behaviours.
- Cultural Fluency â Operates successfully across cultural boundaries with sensitivity.
- Proactive â Identifies opportunities for improvement and drives value-adding solutions.
- Collaborative â Builds high-quality, trust-based relationships with HR colleagues and the wider organisation.
- Resilient â Manages multiple priorities and deadlines effectively.
- Strategic â Guides leaders through choices to best suit business requirements.
- Externally Orientated â Actively develops external connections and learns from others.
Core Competencies
- Payroll Operations Management (SAP, Workday, CRM)
- South African Payroll Legislation (COIDA, SARS PAYE, UIF)
- Payroll Audit & Controls
- Third-Party Payroll Vendor Management
- Employee & Labour Relations
- Change Management & Organisational Development
- Process Improvement & Automation
- Stakeholder & Service Management
- Performance & Team Leadership
- Employment Equity & Tax Verification
- Bargaining Council & Wage Negotiation Support
- About bp:
- bp is reimagining energy for people and our planet, providing heat, light, and mobility to customers worldwide. The company is fundamentally redefining what it does to reach net zero by 2050 or sooner, with a strong mission to help the whole world reach net zero too.
- Why Join bp?
- Flexible working options.
- Generous paid parental leave policy.
- Excellent retirement benefits.
- Diverse and exciting environment with growth opportunities.
- Equity Statement:
- bp is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics like race, religion, color, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp's recruiting process.
- Note:
- If you are selected for a position, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy, including pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks. If you have not been contacted within a reasonable period after the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful. bp reserves the right not to make an appointment. Preference may be given to candidates from designated groups in line with the company's Employment Equity Plan.
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