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ROAD ACCIDENT FUND (RAF)
 
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SENIOR OFFICER: PAYROLL X2
Division:  Finance
Reference No:  3585
Location: Centurion, Gauteng, ZA
Employment Type:  Permanent
Disability (EE targeted role):  No
T.A.S.K Grade:  12
Job Posting Salary:  R579,259.00
Job Posting End Date:  21 Nov 2023
 
The Road Accident Fund’s mission is to provide appropriate cover to all road users within the borders of South Africa; to rehabilitate and compensate persons injured as a result of motor vehicle accidents in a timely and caring manner; and to actively promote safe use of our roads.
 
Purpose of the Job: Reporting to the Manager: Payroll, the successful candidate is accountable to oversee the work done by payroll officers and facilitate the accurate and timeous payment of salaries to the correct beneficiaries as well as third party in line with the legislative requirements.
 
Key Performance Areas
 
Payroll Administration
  • Review inputs captured by the Payroll Officers.
  • Handle payroll queries and advise business on RAF Benefits and Salary Structure.
  • Apply for the tax directive on SARS efiling system.
  • Review captured subsistence and travel claims on SAP.
  • Ensure that IRP5’s contains accurate data and are distributed on time.
  • Handle tax queries and perform manual tax calculation where necessary.
 
Reporting
  • Prepare Internal and External reports and ensure that reports are submitted timeously, such as Stats SA, COIDA, EE reports etc.
  • Develop payroll reports in line with the business requirements.
 
Stakeholder Relations
  • Aid in proactive and progressive relationships with key stakeholders.
  • Deal with inquiries and requests for information from both internal and external stakeholders.
  • Aid in the maintenance of relationships with service providers or procurement teams and ensure that all relevant procured items are invoiced and paid on time.
 
Process Third Party Payments
  • Analyse third party quotes and ensure payment thereof.
 
Monitor System Compliance
  • Perform end user tests on SAP.
  • Perform Payroll system conducts.
  • Develop business processes and procedures.
 
People Management
  • Ensure that good employee relations are maintained.
  • Provide ongoing operational support to employees.
 
Qualifications and Experience
  • Bachelor’s Degree/ Advanced Diploma in Finance/ HR or related qualification.
  • SAP HR/ Payroll Certification will be an added advantage.
  • Relevant 4 years’ experience in a Payroll/HR Administration environment of which 1 year must have been on supervisory level.
  • Experience in SAP HR/Payroll Functional Modules
 
Technical Competencies Required
  • Payroll administration in-depth knowledge
  • Planning, organizing, and coordinating.
  • Personal mastery.
  • Judgement and decision making.
  • Ethics and values.
  • Client service orientation.
  • Payroll administration in-depth knowledge
  • Practical knowledge of, and experience in the application of tax and payroll related legislation.
  • Hands-on experience as Employer/SARS e-filer.
  • Understanding and Practical knowledge of relevant Acts and Collective Agreements (BCEA, LRA, TAX,UIF, WCA, SARS, Pension and Medical Aid Funds).
  • Basic understanding of ER, Training and Development, and Performance Management.
  • Experience in Project Management.
  • Computer literate – In depth knowledge of HR/Payroll/Financial Software Packages, Microsoft Office: Excel, Word.
 
NB: “RAF offers Total Employment Cost packages with no additional contributions from the Employer, successful candidates are required to structure their packages in a manner that will suit their needs”.
 
The Road Accident Fund subscribes to the principles of employment equity and preference will be given to People with Disabilities.
 
Applicants who have not received any correspondence from us within six weeks from the closing date can consider themselves unsuccessful
 
Security Vetting shall be conducted on all prospective employees
 
It is the applicants’ responsibility to have foreign qualification evaluated by the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA) and to provide proof of such evaluation.
 
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OFFICER LEGAL COST VALIDATION X3
Division:  Operations
Reference No:  3646
Location:  Durban, KwaZulu Natal, ZA
Employment Type:  Fixed Term Contract
Disability (EE targeted role):  No
T.A.S.K Grade:  10
Job Posting Salary:  R434,656.00
Job Posting End Date:  21 Nov 2023
 
The Road Accident Fund’s mission is to provide appropriate cover to all road users within the borders of South Africa; to rehabilitate and compensate persons injured as a result of motor vehicle accidents in a timely and caring manner; and to actively promote safe use of our roads.
 
Purpose of the Job: To Validate and Assess Legal Cost Bills.
 
Key Performance Areas
Perform Assessment of Bills.
  • Screening and checking compliance with RAF Act, Rules of Court, SLA and Applicable RAF Tariffs.
  • Evaluation of bills of cost that are settled and or taxed.
  • Assessment of Bills of Cost for Cost set down for taxation and those that are not set down.
  • Assessment of Bills of Cost for block settlements.
  • Prepare and make cost contributions and settle Bills of Cost.
  • Evaluate assessor invoices and accounts in terms of the SLA and applicable tariff.
  • Conduct research on case law and legal principles to keep abreast of developments.
  • Preparation of executive summaries for legal costs as per threshold.
 
Assessment of Service Provider’s Bills and Invoices
  •  Evaluate and tax Advocate’s accounts in terms of SLA and applicable tariff.
  •  Evaluate assessor invoices and accounts in terms of the SLA and applicable tariff.
  •  Assessment of disbursement of Experts Accounts.
  •  Attend to block bookings.
 
Attend to Taxation of Bills of Cost
  •  Prepare and make offers and settle Bills of Cost.
  •  Attendance at Magistrate’s Court and Regional Court for taxations.
  •  Attendance at High Courts for taxations.
  •  Appearance before the Taxing Master to argue complex legal principles governing taxations of legal costs.
 
Attend Reviews of Bill of Cost
  •  Prepare review documents for review proceedings in court.
  •  Serve review documents to opposing party citing the basis of review.
  •  Attend court and appear to argue the basis of review in front of Magistrate or Judge.
 
Attend to Litigation relating to Costs
  •  Negotiable reasonable settlements of costs.
  •  Request cost payment
  •  Recover extra costs where applicable and advise Management accordingly.
  •  Provide advice to Legal Departments in respect of Litigation process received.
  •  Updating the status of claims view note.
  •  Perform verification to ensure that the right payment is made to the correct Attorney
 
Authorisation of Bills of Cost for payments
  •  Attend to Fee analysis.
  •  Perform duplicate checks.
  •  Evaluation of Bills of cost that is settled and or taxed.
  •  Process Bills of Cost that are settled and or taxed in terms of delegation of authority policy.
  •  Request payment on the system.
  •  Prepare the source documents to be forwarded to Finance Department for checking and payment.
  •  Keep daily statistics of activities and trends on work allocated and work to be assessed.
  •  Submit daily and monthly statistics as required by Management.
  •  Keep record of statistics for performance management and review.
  •  Attend queries from stakeholders pertaining to Bills of Cost settled and outstanding payments   of accounts.
  •  Referral of Writs Reports to Quality Assurance.
  •  Prepare Batch Report for Payment Department.
 
Play advisory role and function to Claims Departments, Attorneys and Cost Consultants
  •  Prepare and render advice to claims sections, attorneys and cost consultants.
  • Conduct research on Case Law and legal principles to keep abreast of developments.
 
Quality Assurance on Writs Reporting
  •  Investigation, reconciliation of Writs and Reporting.
 
Qualifications and Experience
· NQF 7 (Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma) in Law or related qualification.
  • Admission as an Attorney would be advantageous.
  • Relevant 3 years’ experience in Claims or Legal Costs environment.
 
Technical and Behavioral competencies required
  • Personal mastery
  • Emotional wisdom
  • Ethics and governance
  • Customer orientation and customer focus
  • Communication Skills (Written and Verbal).
  • Report-writing skills.
  • Computer Literacy.
  • Decision making skills.
  • Negotiation skills.
  • Planning and organizing skills.
  • Analytical thinking.
  • Problem solving skills.
  • Administration skills. 
  • Team player with tenacity to work independently.
  • In-depth knowledge and thorough understanding of RAF Act.
  • Attention to detail and ability to work under extreme pressure.
 
 
The Road Accident Fund subscribes to the principles of employment equity and preference will be given to People with Disabilities.
 
Applicants who have not received any correspondence from us within six weeks from the closing date can consider themselves unsuccessful
 
Security Vetting shall be conducted on all prospective employees
 
It is the applicants’ responsibility to have foreign qualification evaluated by the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA) and to provide proof of such evaluation.
 
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