Specialist People Technology: Payroll at AngloGold Ashanti

Education & Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in IT related fields or other related Qualifications
• HR Certification Beneficial
• Success Factors Certification Beneficial

Experience

• 10+ years in a corporate IT environment
• 8+ years’ experience with SAP HR systems
• 8+ years’ experience delivering new platforms and applications (ECC Payroll and ECP), 
• 8+ Implementation Experience in ECC payroll/ECP

Technical Knowledge & Skills

• Good working knowledge of business processes around other customer groups (e.g. Supply Chain, Finance etc)
• Ability to speak the language of the relevant business unit customers, including displaying solid knowledge of business processes and typical challenges around Payroll
• Ability to navigate through divergent and conflicting views of senior stakeholders and achieve alignment in the best interests of the company
• Strong background in SAP ECC modules/ECP
• Strong change and configuration management background in order to ensure stable end user experiences
• Project management experience
• Agent of change, willing to challenge the status quo, and propose new solutions to old problems
• Desire to drive continuous improvement, with a strong attention to detail
• Self-starter, with the ability to work both with a team or independently
• Experience working with diverse communities and groups
• Customer Service-oriented approach to adding business value and managing risk
• Pragmatic team player, able to support multiple stakeholders in complex environments,
• Track record of taking accountability and providing transparency to stakeholders
• Facilitation, Negotiation & Problem Resolution Skills: Ability to build a strong network and relationships at executive levels with customers, peers and vendor groups
• Very strong and proven communication skills
• Must be able to be responsive when business priorities dictate, occasionally at inconvenient times
• Track record of sound budget, quality and schedule management
• Strong experience leading and managing suppliers and associated contracts
• Resilience and resourcefulness
• Ability to multi-task, and manage competing priorities, effectively in a changing environment and within defined timelines is critical
• Fostering a team environment - Promoting Collaboration; Conflict management and Teamwork, Develop Others.
• Manage Self - Taking ownership of one’s personal development.
• Building Effective Working Relationships - The ability to build and maintain effective collateral and cross functional working relationship.
• Building Trust & Accountability - Displays high levels of integrity and honesty.
• Maximising Performance Results - Solve Problems and Analysing Issues, Taking Initiative

Role Accountabilities

• Work with peers to review business objectives, propose and recommend solutions and optimal delivery mechanisms
• Has good understanding of the payroll processes and is able to influence process improvements, automation and improved productivity measures
• Lead discussions with stakeholders and their teams on all functional system matters including monitoring, governing, and Service Level Agreement management
• Co-develop and regularly update the functional training materials and ensure functional training interventions are implemented at per agreed plans
• Cultivate strong and productive relationships with the HR groups and appropriate senior leaders in order to provide a point of contact and accountability for the services provided
• Participate in the delivery of new platforms and applications to the HR function
• Ensure excellent customer service provided by the group, in a transparent and accountable manner
• Analyses requirements and make recommendations to the Manager: People Technology for technical solutions.
• Cooperate with and maintain records of compliance related to the DT risk management process
• The role holder is accountable to take all necessary actions to ensure compliance with required governance in his/her area of accountability. i.e SOX activities, segregation of duties, access control to platforms (such as ARP)
• Effective management of Commercial contracts related to the area
• Responsible for medium term operational and capital planning
• Effective management of Incidents/Requests/Changes/Problems/Config/capacity/Event etc.
• Effective management of Demands and Projects related to area
• Ensure alignment between other groups.