ENVIRONMENT:

A dynamic Tech Consultancy in Joburg seeks a self-driven and conceptual thinking Team Lead to fill a 12-Month Contract role. Your core role will be leading the Staff Loans division to ensure accuracy and compliance of all staff loans and motor vehicle benefits policies. The ideal candidate must possess a BComm/Advanced Diploma in Accounting (NQF 7) or equivalent tertiary qualification, have at least 5 years experience in Loans, Pension Fund & Payroll Administration, be skilled in Quality Assurance, experience granting loans and credit checks, know the National Credit Regulation Act, Pension Fund Act, SARS Interpretation Notes for employers, Taxation & understands Statutory Deductions.

DUTIES:

• Plan and allocate work for others in the team, using discretion in defining and prioritising work for team.
• Supervise the sections administrative processes thereby ensuring adherence to relevant policies, legislation and regulations.
• Lead and participate in engagements with relevant stakeholders/clients, within the Company and external parties, displaying a service orientation in own work and the ability to solicit information as well as convey and explain information fluently.
• Ensure adherence to controls and that work is performed within established practices, given processes, and regulations ensuring compliance with standards, policies and other guidelines in executing own tasks.
• Diagnose problems, choose and/or modify routines to deal with them, displaying the ability to provide solutions for problems within a defined context.
• Provide team leadership in the administration of benefits as per the staff loans and motor vehicle benefits policies, the retirement fund rules and regulations as well as the Remuneration policy.
• Review and authorise payments, accounting transactions and data captured by junior team members ensuring accuracy, completeness and timeous delivery.
• Support the Senior Team Leader in providing accurate and complete periodic management information in a timely manner.
• Proactively broaden knowledge of functional area, displaying willingness to make improvements in own work (including methods and practices).
• Take responsibility for managing the performance and development of the team.
• Propose and implement the refinement and continuous improvement of systems, tools, controls, methods and processes in own area.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor of Commerce or Advanced Diploma in Accounting (NQF7), or an equivalent qualification.
• Minimum of 5-8 years experience within the Loans Administration environment, Pension Fund Administration as well as Payroll environment.
• Industry, organisational and business awareness skill and knowledge.
• Quality Assurance skill and knowledge.
• Continuous Improvement skill and knowledge.
• Staff loan and benefits administration knowledge and skill
  • National Credit Regulation Act.
  • Skills in granting loans and credit checks.
• Payroll administration knowledge and skill
  • Understands Statutory Deductions.
  • SARS Interpretation Notes for employers.
  • Taxation knowledge and skill.
• Pension administration knowledge and skill
  • Pension Fund Act.
  • Regulation 28.
• Function specific - Information Systems knowledge and skill
  • Systems thinking.
  • Systems testing.
• Business continuity planning knowledge and skill.

ATTRIBUTES:

• Continued learning and/or professional development skill and knowledge.
• Attention to detail.
• Conceptual thinking.
• Effective communication.
• Flexibility.
• Drive for results.
• Learning focus.
• Teamwork.
• Service & stakeholder. Building & maintaining relationships.
• Judgement and decision making.
• Analysis and problem solving.
• Resilience.
• Managing complexity and ambiguity.

While we would really like to respond to every application, should you not be contacted for this position within 10 working days please consider your application unsuccessful.

COMMENTS:

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