Reward Manager/Specialist

Cape Town, Western Cape
Permanent
Full-time

16 days ago

Overview:Our client, a global asset management company is seeking a Reward Manager/Assistant to join their team. Human Capital is a dynamic and ambitious team, split across London & Cape Town. Our client supports their people across the globe and through the employee lifecycle. They blend expertise across recruitment, business partnership, development, reward, operations, benefits & wellbeing, and projects.The Global Reward Team plays a key role in ensuring that their reward structures and processes operate to attract and motivate their staff and remain competitive in the global marketplace.This is an interesting, challenging, and demanding role in a growing and evolving internationalbusiness. The successful candidate will be a member of the global Reward team of four (and part of a global HC team of 28) with good prospects to expand your role and responsibilities over time. They are looking for an individual with strong analytical and numerical skills who also enjoys interacting with stakeholders and other teams in the business. The successful candidate will be the key reward business partner for the Investments division within the firm.Responsibilities:

Annual compensation review:

Be responsible for the annual compensation review for the Investments team
Prepare divisional costing models and link with finance reporting
Assist in the delivery of remuneration reports and disclosures, including for the
Remuneration Committees

Management information and analysis:

Provide relevant and accurate data to the management/Exco team on all Reward related data
Preparation of relevant compensation related financial analysis, models and management information
Reward and financial support in connection with new hires, including valuation of buy-out awards
In conjunction with the Human Capital Finance accountants and external vendors, support with updating and ensuring the accuracy and completeness of compensation data globally

Deferral and incentive schemes:

Support to the Reward Manager in respect of the firms wide-ranging deferred compensation and ownership schemes – specifically including management of the share schemes

In respect of the share schemes:

Working closely with our third-party service providers (Administrators, Trustees, Brokers, Tax/legal advisors etc) managing the share schemes in terms of day-today transactions and general system enhancements
Primary point of contact for employee population for all queries and requirements
Responsible for preparing tax/regulatory filings required in each jurisdiction
Preparation of financial reporting on the share schemes, working closely with the Finance/Tax teams

Projects & Regulatory:

Provide advice on relevant regulatory matters affecting remuneration and incentive schemes and drafting of associated documentation and submissions

Requirements:

Recognized financial qualification; CA qualification is desirable
Experience working in a reward team
Excellent numerical skills
Financial services or professional services experience is essential
Exceptional knowledge of Excel (a test will be administered at the outset of the process to assess level of knowledge, before being allowed to proceed with interviews)
Experience of Oracle financial systems (advantageous)

Skills and Attributes:

The ability to build and maintain meaningful relationships
High conviction and be comfortable sharing opinions
A strong belief in doing the right thing
Driven by results
Ability to analyze, interpret and assimilate information

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