Rewards Analyst

Your Mission:

• Reward Analysis & Benchmarking
  - Conduct market benchmarking using salary surveys (e.g. Remchannel, PwC, Willis Towers Watson)
  - Analyse internal pay structures to ensure internal equity and external competitiveness
  - Support job evaluation processes and grading structures
  - Provide data-driven insights on pay positioning, cost implications, and trends
  - Ensure sound and effective financial management practices within the remuneration and benefits portfolio

• Salary Review & Incentive Support
  - Timeous execution of the annual remuneration and benefits calendar (bonus, audit support, increases, REMCO, grading, expatriate processing, ad-hoc Group requests, etc.)
  - Support annual salary review and bonus processes (modelling, simulations, and validation)
  - Prepare reward costing scenarios and affordability analysis
  - Assist with short-term incentive (STI) and long-term incentive (LTI) calculations and audits
  - Ensure accurate application of reward policies and frameworks

• Payroll Processing 
  - Ensure accurate and timely payroll inputs in line with the monthly payroll calendar and cut-off dates 
  - Validate payroll data including salaries, allowances, overtime, bonuses, and deductions before submission 
  - Collaborate with HR and Finance teams to ensure all employee changes (appointments, terminations, transfers, increases) are correctly reflected in payroll 
  - Reconcile payroll reports and identify, investigate, and resolve discrepancies prior to finalisation 
  - Ensure compliance with statutory requirements including PAYE, UIF, SDL, and other applicable deductions 
  - Support payroll audits by preparing documentation and responding to audit queries 
  - Maintain accurate payroll records, ensuring data integrity and confidentiality at all times 
  - Provide support in resolving payroll-related queries from employees, HRBPs, and management 
  - Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes, controls, and reporting 

• Reward Governance & Compliance
  - Ensure reward practices comply with South African labour and tax legislation (e.g. BCEA, Income Tax Act, PAYE)
  - Support pay equity and equal pay for work of equal value analysis
  - Maintain reward documentation, structures, and audit trails
  - Support regulatory and internal audits relating to reward
  - Act as the custodian of all HR policies

• Data, Reporting & Insights
  - Develop and maintain reward dashboards and reports
  - Analyse trends in remuneration, benefits, turnover, and cost-to-company
  - Update calculators timeously and/or as requested
  - Provide insights to HRBPs and leadership to inform people decisions
  - Support remuneration committee reporting in the timeous compilation of the REMCO pack

• Stakeholder Support
  - Act as a subject-matter support to HRBPs on reward queries
  - Support managers with offer benchmarking and pay recommendations
  - Respond to employee reward-related queries with clarity and consistency

Your profile:

• Degree in HR, Finance, Economics, Statistics, or related field


• Post-graduate qualification is essential


• SARA registration advantageous


• 5 years or more of experience in reward, remuneration, or HR analytics


• Exposure to salary surveys and job evaluation systems


• Knowledge of South African reward and tax legislation


• Working knowledge of payroll systems, processes and practices


• Proficient in SAP


• Valid South African drivers license

We Offer:

• Location: Travancore Drive, Merebank, 4052


• Duration: Permanent

Benefits: Learning & Development; Health benefits 

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