HR Management Accountant – Stellenbosch | Apply Now!

📍 Location: Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa
🏢 Department: Human Resources
🗓 Closing Date: 15 August 2025
💼 Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time

Website: http://www.lactalis.co.za

🏢 About the Organisation

Our client is a dynamic player in the HR and operational compliance space across South Africa and neighboring African regions. As part of a broader network including Africa Austral, Sanulac, and Vista, the company is committed to continuous improvement, data-driven HR operations, and accurate management reporting. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to HR compliance, reporting, and forecasting on a multi-country scale.

📄 Role Summary

The HR Management Accountant will be instrumental in ensuring organisational compliance with HR and labour-related legislation, as well as enhancing HR data integrity and reporting. You will work at the intersection of finance and human resources, supporting full-time equivalent (FTE) tracking, labour cost management, system integrity, and budgeting activities across regional entities.

This is a strategic role requiring strong analytical, technical, and interpersonal skills — ideal for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments and cross-functional teams.

🧾 Key Duties & Responsibilities

✅ HR System & Reporting

• Maintain and improve HRIS systems and related tools.

• Process and update employee data in HR platforms.

• Ensure system integrity between platforms (e.g., HR Focus and Lactalent).

• Prepare regular HR reports, including dashboards, charts, and variance analysis.

• Collaborate with IT, BI teams, and HR operations to streamline reporting.

• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to HRIS.

• Handle leave management approvals and pending requests.

• Act as the liaison with internal departments and external service providers.

✅ FTE & Labour Cost Reporting

• Prepare detailed monthly FTE and labour cost reports.

• Upload monthly data to the corporate HRM system.

• Maintain labour cost definitions and ensure data consistency.

• Conduct variance analysis and provide insights to management.

✅ Budgeting & Forecasting

• Collaborate with IT to develop and refine budget cubes.

• Ensure data validity for budgeting inputs.

• Upload and extract HRM data related to forecasting cycles.

• Generate variance reports and interpret deviations for HR leadership.

🎓 Required Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree/Diploma in Cost and Management Accounting.

• 3–5 years of relevant experience in HR accounting, reporting, or payroll.

• Prior experience with HRIS, payroll platforms, and ERP systems is highly desirable.

• Advanced MS Excel and MS Office Suite knowledge.

• Strong analytical and statistical interpretation skills.

• Familiarity with BI tools such as BI Cubes and SharePoint.

• Project and stakeholder management skills.

• High attention to detail and organisational ability.

• Excellent communication (written and verbal).

• Flexibility to travel locally and regionally as needed.

🤝 Employment Equity Commitment

This employer is committed to Employment Equity in both internal promotions and external hiring. Internal candidates will be given preference where applicable, in alignment with transformation goals.

💡 CV Tips for HR Management Accountant Applicants

To improve your chances of success in this role, follow these application tips:

✔ Highlight your accounting qualification and link it to HR or payroll functions.
✔ Clearly mention HR systems or ERP tools you’ve worked with (e.g., Sage, SAP, Oracle, Workday).
✔ Include examples of reporting dashboards, variance analysis, or budgeting experience.
✔ Quantify your impact: “Reduced labour cost variance by 10% through accurate forecasting.”
✔ Showcase Excel and BI tool proficiency under technical skills.
✔ Structure your CV with clear headers and bullet points for easy readability.
✔ Keep your CV to a maximum of two pages — concise but results-driven.

📬 Apply now if you’re looking for a strategic role where HR, finance, and technology intersect! Help streamline HR processes, optimise labour cost control, and ensure accurate reporting across multiple African entities.

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