NCBA Group is hiring a Compensation & Benefits Manager skilled in total rewards strategy, salary benchmarking, benefits administration, and payroll oversight.
Job Purpose Statement
This
role ensures the effective implementation of Compensation, Benefits, and HR
Analytics strategies, aligning them with the company’s goals and competitive
market practices. The specialist will manage HR data, analyze trends, oversee
payroll processes, optimize benefits administration, and enhance HR technology
utilization (HRIS – SAP). The role also ensures compliance, streamlines HR
operations, and drives data-driven decision-making.
Duties and Responsibilities
HR
System Data Integrity & Maintenance (30%)
- Act as the HRIS (SAP SuccessFactors) functional lead, ensuring
system optimization for HR processes.
- Lead system upgrades, testing, and implementation of new HRIS
functionalities.
- Review data integrity/maintenance in the SAP/SuccessFactors system.
- Collaborate with IT to manage contracting and engagement processes
with third-party HRIS system providers.
- Train staff on SAP usage.
- Collaborate with HRIS service providers, IT, HR Business Partners,
Learning and Talent Development team, and other third-party providers to
build technical competency and capability across the organization.
- Ensure continuous and correct configuration of SAP Success Factors
aligned to the EPM Scorecard and 360 Degrees Feedback.
Group
Payroll Administration (25%)
- Organize and coordinate payroll induction for new staff (Kenya,
Uganda, Tanzania &Rwanda),
- Regional collection, preparation, and processing of payroll material
for Kenya and Rwanda.
- Prepare payroll reconciliation reports.
- Prepare payroll financial accounting journals and postings.
- Support the Compensation and Benefits team in managing the overall
HR budget and reconciliation process.
- Manage benefits processes including entitlements, payments, and
interface with payroll.
Benefits
Administration & Optimization (20%)
- Oversee administration of employee benefits, including medical
insurance, pension schemes, wellness programs, and leave policies.
- Manage benefits enrollment processes, ensuring timely and accurate
information for employees.
- Negotiate favorable terms for benefits packages and service level
agreements (SLAs) with vendors.
- Ensure seamless integration of benefits data into HRIS for accurate
tracking and reporting.
Statutory
Returns (5%)
- File all statutory returns for the Group (PAYE, NSSF, NHIF, COTU,
BIFU, HELB, NITA).
Leave
Management (5%)
- Ensure all staff log their leave in HRIS.
- Track departmental leave plans and advise Managers to ensure staff
take leave for two continuous weeks.
- Ensure staff carry forward no more than 5 leave days to the
following year, completed by March 31st.
- Conduct monthly leave reconciliations with departmental leave
champions.
- Upload correct leave days’ entitlement for the year.
HR
Data Analytics & Reporting (10%)
- Conduct internal surveys, compile reports, and track HR performance
indicators.
- Design and maintain HR dashboards to track key metrics such as
turnover, retention, and performance.
- Analyze workforce data to provide insights into employee engagement,
productivity, and compensation trends.
- Provide HR leadership with data-driven recommendations on talent
acquisition, retention, and workforce planning.
Staff
Loans Processing (3%)
- Oversee staff loan applications, ensuring compliance with company
policies.
- Validate loan eligibility criteria before approval.
- Ensure accurate and timely deductions of loan repayments via
payroll.
Other
Responsibilities (2%)
- Liaise with Finance in reconciliation of HR-related expenses and
accounts.
- Support HR Annual Audit.
Job Specifications
Academic
& Professional Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in HR, Finance, Business Administration, or a
related field.
- SAP HRIS certification or relevant experience managing SAP HR
modules.
- CHRP certification (completed or ongoing) is an added advantage.
- Certification in Data Analytics (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Python, R,
VBA) preferred.
Desired
Work Experience:
- Minimum 6 years of experience in HR, with at least 3 years
specializing in Compensation & Benefits and HR Analytics.
- Hands-on experience in HRIS (SAP), payroll processing, and benefits
administration.
- Strong knowledge of HR regulations, compensation structures, and
benefits schemes.
- Experience in reconciliations and staff loans processing.
- Proven track record of supporting the achievement of an
organization’s people strategy.
- In-depth knowledge of the local banking industry, banking products,
services, and regulations.
- Sound working knowledge of labor regulations and practices.
How to Apply
