Payroll Operations Partner

Global HR & Payroll Services, the HR Hub

Melrose, Johannesburg, South Africa

We are seeking a highly motivated Payroll Operations Partner to be part of a Payroll Services and Global HR team in Johannesburg, South Africa. We are embarking on a significant change to enhance the way we deliver Payroll and HR Services to our network of global marketing and corporate offices. These offices, which vary in size, host our corporate and marketing employees engaged in front, middle, and back-office roles that supports its functions.

The HR Hub supports the HR administration for multiple Glencore offices globally. The HR Hub is based on a shared services model and provides a portfolio of services including Payroll and HR Services. The Payroll Operations Partner will work regionally delivering the payroll operations to a cluster of locations in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Primary Task & Key Responsibilities:

• Payroll regulatory oversight, with guidance from Regional Leads, HR Hub Lead and payroll services provider
• Within the global payroll operating model, responsible for multiple payrolls operationally, which includes:
  • Ensure that all relevant payroll related input is loaded to the outsourced service provider’ portal
  • Monitoring integration performance (payroll data from Workday and/or SuccessFactors to payroll services provider)
  • Adherence to the payroll processing calendar, e.g. ensure input deadlines met
  • Validates payroll output, i.e. processing output from payroll services provider
  • Responds to queries on payroll input
  • Checks and approves final payroll, reporting controls
• End of pay cycle requirements, including:
  • Monitoring integration performance (GL to SAP and pay-slips to Workday and/or SuccessFactors)
  • Forecasts funding requirements and responding to Accounting / Finance queries
  • Monthly reports, quarterly and annual reports, as may be required
• Benefits regulatory oversight and implementation of mandatory occupational benefits,
• Benefit enrolment and management, in so far as is relevant for accurate payroll processing
• Manage deductions and payments to various third parties, where applicable
• Participates in Workday and/or SuccessFactors enhancement for the employee experience and for payroll operational efficiency
• Maintains local Standard Operating Procedures for countries in scope (adopting and championing Global Operating Model)
• Payroll audits – responds to auditors’ requests for data
• Responds to general- or payroll enquiries from employees and stakeholders in a timely manner

Key Relationships:

• Payroll Service provider
• Third parties, e.g. benefits providers
• Managers and Leads
• Employees

Qualifications:

• Relevant certifications or tertiary qualifications
• A tertiary degree is seen as beneficial
• Highly proficient in the use of Microsoft Office suite, for example MS Excel, etc.

Work Experience & Skill Requirements:

• Knowledge of Workday / SAP SuccessFactors compensation, benefits and system integrations is beneficial
• Experience of working with an outsourced payroll vendor is beneficial
• Experience of working with different international payrolls may be beneficial
• Ability to communicate in other languages such as Afrikaans, Dutch is beneficial
• Advanced proficiency in both written and spoken English
• Can manage complex, ad-hoc solutions based on business need with a ‘fix-it’ mentality
• Has meticulous attention to detail, with a keen sense of ownership and accountability
• Experience of working within a bustling, corporate environment required
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and organisational skills
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to interact well with multiple stakeholders and is committed to delivering exceptional service
• Is comfortable working independently, cross-functional, across geographies in a dynamic fast-paced environment
• Has ability to self-manage multiple priorities at pace and meet deadlines

Who we are

Glencore is one of the world’s largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 60 commodities that advance everyday life. Through a network of assets, customers and suppliers that spans the globe, we produce, process, recycle, source, market and distribute the commodities that support decarbonisation while meeting the energy needs of today.

With over 150,000 employees and contractors and a strong footprint in over 35 countries in both established and emerging regions for natural resources, our marketing and industrial activities are supported by a global network of more than 50 offices.

Glencore’s customers are industrial consumers, such as those in the automotive, steel, power generation, battery manufacturing and oil sectors. We also provide financing, logistics and other services to producers and consumers of commodities.

Glencore is proud to be a member of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights and the International Council on Mining and Metals. We are an active participant in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.

We will support the global effort to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement through our efforts to decarbonise our own operational footprint. We believe that we should take a holistic approach and have considered our commitment through the lens of our global industrial emissions. Against a restated 2019 baseline, we are targeting to reduce our Scope 1, 2 and 3 industrial emissions by 15% by the end of 2026, 25% by the end of 2030, 50% by the end of 2035 and we have an ambition to achieve net zero industrial emissions by the end of 2050, subject to a supportive policy environment. For more information see our 2024-2026 Climate Action Transition Plan and the About our emissions calculation and reporting section in our 2023 Annual Report, available on our website at glencore.com/publications.​

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