HRIS Practitioner (SAGE 300 and ESS) - 6 Months Contract

About the role

A 6-month contract HRIS Practitioner position in Pretoria to maintain and optimise the HR information system (SAGE 300 and ESS). The role ensures accurate employee data, secure access, reliable reporting and smooth integration with payroll to support HR operations and decision-making. Salary is market related.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain, configure and administer the SAGE 300/Premier HRIS platform, applying updates, patches and routine maintenance
• Ensure system security and role-based access controls, and manage user provisioning and deprovisioning
• Manage employee biographical, occupational, payroll-related and employment-status data, performing regular audits and cleansing
• Develop and distribute standard and ad hoc HR and payroll reports (headcount, turnover, leave, Employment Equity, compliance) and prepare data extracts for management, payroll and audits
• Administer ESS functionality and workflows for leave, approvals and self-updates, and maintain HR workflows such as onboarding, movements and promotions
• Provide first-line technical support, deliver user training and create user guides
• Ensure HRIS and payroll integration is correct, assist with month-end and year-end payroll data preparation and reconcile datasets
• Support internal and external audits, maintain procedural documentation and data flow diagrams, and take part in HRIS projects, upgrades and vendor rollouts

Required profile

• NQF Level 6 tertiary qualification in Human Resources, Information Systems or a related field
• At least five years of experience in HR information systems administration
• Proven experience with SAGE 300 or SAGE Premier HR and Employee Self-Service (ESS)
• Experience in HR data management, reporting and workflow configuration
• Prior public sector or similar experience is an added advantage

Required skills

• Formal training and certification in SAGE 300 or SAGE Premier HR is mandatory
• Added advantage: HR reporting frameworks (Employment Equity, SETA reporting), knowledge of recruitment, onboarding and performance management, and experience with system integrations, automation and AI-driven HR environments