Jobs at Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC)

Job Description

• Provide labour relations advisory and facilitation services to internal stakeholders to enable sound employment relations.
•  Advise managers and employees on labour relations matters
•  Maintain organised labour consultative structures 
•  Facilitate internal dispute resolution measures, grievances, and disciplinary processes
•  Sustain relationships with key stakeholders i.e. shop stewards and other union representatives, to ensure employment relations stability through addressing identified issues speedily and in an amicable manner
•  Ensure constant monitoring of the Recognition Agreement and/or any other agreements that the FIC enters into with organised labour 
•  Provide support to the negotiations team by coordinating the bargaining process
•  Represent the FIC at relevant external forums such as the CCMA
•  Develop and implement measures to promote sound employment relations
•  Develop, implement, maintain and monitor labour relations policies 
•  Empower management and staff on labour relations matters
•  Facilitate the FIC’s compliant with employment laws
•  Keep abreast of changes and development in the labour relations environment
•  Facilitate the implementation of the FIC’s Transformation initiatives, including, but not limited to, employment equity and other transformation related deliverables
•  Review and maintain HR governance framework and ensure alignment to employment laws, e.g., hr policies etc.

Education, Skills and Experience 

•  Bachelor’s degree in HR / Labour Relations or equivalent
•  +5 years’ experience in labour relations field.
•  +5 years’ experience in collective bargaining matters, and conflict resolution.
•  Demonstrated facilitation and interpersonal skills
•  Demonstrated knowledge of employment and labour laws
•  Knowledge of and ability to interpret Human Resources Management framework with specific reference to labour relations 
•  Knowledge and skills regarding processes of policy research, analysis and development
•  Knowledge and skills in strategic and project planning and management

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JOB PURPOSE

• Design, develop and maintain high performance scalable and secure database solution in order to ensure successful and efficient database solutions meeting the business requirements. 

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:

•  Requirements gathering – through engagement with business i.e., collect, document, and review business requirements.
•  Database design and implementation – design, implement manage complex databases and data structures that meet business requirements, taking scalability, reliability and performance into consideration.
•  Database modelling – understanding of data modelling concepts and create logical and physical data models to support database design. create and maintain data models and data structures, ensuring data consistency and accuracy.
•  SQL development - develop SQL scripts and optimise database performance using techniques like indexing, partitioning, and query optimization. including writing complex queries, stored procedures and triggers to support business operations.
•  Data migration – migrate data from one data source to another, ensuring data integrity and accuracy during the migration process.
•  Data management –manage and maintain large amounts of data and ensure data quality, accuracy, and security. Reviewing reports and performance indicators  
•  Data quality assurance – ensuring the integrity and accuracy of data through well-defined verification and validation models
•  Reporting and dashboarding - develop reports and dashboards providing a view on trends, patterns, focus and prediction based on relevant data sets
•  Data Warehousing - develop data warehousing solutions, including data integration, data cleaning, and data warehousing design.
•  Technical writing – develop and maintain comprehensive technical documentation and specifications and related technical specifications
•  Project management – adhere to project management standards and techniques in the line of work
•  Data Governance - implement data governance processes and policies to ensure data integrity and security.
•  Mentoring – guide and support junior resources on data related tasks

EDUCATION, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

•  A relevant ICT degree  or equivalent qualification
•  Requirements gathering - minimum five (6) year experience
•  Project management - minimum five (6) year experience
•  Technical  writing – minimum five (6) year experience
•  Database design and implementation - minimum five (6) year experience
•  SQL development - minimum five (6) year experience in developing data solutions on MSSQL platform
•  Reporting and dashboarding - minimum five (6)) year experience developing reports and dashboard using PowerBI, SRSS and MSSQL
•  Data quality assurance - minimum five (6) year experience
•  Data management - minimum three (3) year experience
•  Data migrations - minimum three (3) year experience
•  Data Warehousing – minimum three (3) year experience
•  Data modelling - minimum three (3) year experience
•  Data Governance – minimum two (2) year experience
•  Requirements gathering - minimum two (2) years experience in gathering and translating requirements into technical designs and solutions
•  Mentoring – experience in providing mentoring to junior resources
•  Working experience in developing cloud database solutions with databases and platforms in Azure cloud environments is an advantage

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JOB PURPOSE:

• Provide a broad range of payroll and benefits services in line with the relevant internal policies and legislations. 

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:

•  Provide all payroll services in line with the FIC conditions of employment, legislations, and organisational policies. 
•  Fulfil service requests and process transactions within the agreed organisational time frames. 
•  Provide payroll quality assurance to ensure employee records are accurate and maintained; employees are paid correctly and on time; and entitlements are paid and recorded according to legislation and relevant policies.
•  Advice and respond to and resolve complex enquiries and issues to ensure the provision of accurate information, and the timely and effective resolution of issues and requests.
•  Contribute to the ongoing development and maintenance of compensation policies and standard operating procedures.
•  Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and implement new processes to streamline the payroll function and develop best practice operations ensuring alignment to current legislation and best practice payroll approaches.
•  Capture and maintain employee records on databases.
•  Perform any other duties as required. 

Payroll Processing 

•  Receive and collate input for monthly payrolls before set cut-off dates.
•  Liaise with third parties e.g., medical aid and retirement funds etc and process input accordingly.
•  Process payroll timely in line with set deadline 
•  Reconciles payroll prior to transmission and validate supporting documents/reports.
•  Process employee benefits (e.g., retirement fund and medical aid)
•  Work with FIC third parties to implement relevant payroll systems/processes/changes e.g., medical aid scheme and retirement and risk etc.
•  Comply with statutory requirement and ensure completeness and accuracy of payroll.
•  Resolve payroll queries.
•  Verify accuracy of payroll data to ensure data integrity.
•  Perform payroll calculations and ensure correctness.
•  Process payroll in compliance with relevant internal policies and legislation
•  Engage with relevant officials to ensure that all payroll activities are completed. 

Payroll Reports

•  Payroll Reporting.
•  Prepare, review and submit relevant payroll statutory reports (e.g. EMP501, EMP201, CIODA, UIF etc) in line with set time frames and other regulatory authorities.
•  Prepare and submit relevant monthly payroll reports in line with set time frames.  
•  Prepare and submit monthly third parties’ reconciliations within set deadline.
•  Resolve payroll reporting and third parties’ queries.
•  Compile and review monthly third-party payment reconciliation and submission to finance for payment processing.
•  Guide the FIC on payroll matters ensure that it complies with relevant legislations.
•  Interpret organisation policies and government regulations affecting payroll activities and implements to ensure adherence.
•  Financial year end reporting by providing the relevant information.
•  Perform payroll audit on a regular basis.
•  Respond to any payroll request or audit request and address findings (if any)

EDUCATION, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

•  Human Resources and/or Finance Degree (NQF 7) or equivalent
•  A Finance qualification will be advantageous. 
•  3 years Sage 300 people experience. 
•  6 years demonstrated experience in payroll. 
•  Knowledge of legislation affecting payroll and benefits 
•  Attention to detail.
•  Confidentiality and integrity
•  Planning and organising skills 
•  Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines. 
•  Ability to work independently. 
•  Figures/Numbers Orientation
•  Microsoft Excel at advance level essential