Payroll and HR Data Analyst

About the Job:

The Payroll and HR Data Analyst will be responsible for compiling and analyzing people operations data with an aim to provide visibility to the rest of the business and to track Impact metrics across the organization as well as act as the payroll master.

Key Responsibilities: 

• You will work with external HRIS support teams to ensure continuous development and application of the HRIS system to process employee information including assisting in the review, testing, documentation, and implementation of system upgrades or patches.
• Act as the SME(Subject Matter Expert) for the HRIS and ensure the integrity of all data in the HRIS system.
• Create and distribute both standard and ad hoc reports related to employee information
• Provide statistics on People Operations metrics such as staff recruitment, exits, and turnover
• Prepare and present monthly People Operations dashboard detailing People Operations  statistics and identify, analyze and interpret any emerging trends or patterns
• Ensure all People Operations recruitment trackers and databases are up to date and be responsible for impact reporting.
• Track recruitment statistics for AI Training and Impact.
• Provide periodic reports on the People Operations profile of hired workers including impact scores, onboarding training, impact programme participation, role history, and skills badging.
• Design, compile and analyse feedback from employee satisfaction surveys, pulse surveys, and people operations led focus groups and work with the Senior People Operations Manager to make recommendations to the business.
• Process payroll from end-to-end with minimal errors and share statutory and non-statutory reports with the Finance Department for filing.
• Ensure timely processing of terminal dues for all exiting staff while ensuring compliance with the off-boarding process.
• Track and report on headcount per project and disciplinary escalations.
• Track and report on leave utilizations as well as leave liability and share with the greater GSD for internal leave management.
• Track employee exits by terminating employees on the HRIS and sharing the report with the relevant department on a monthly basis.
• Responsible for contracts management i.e. new contract issuance and contract renewals and reporting on the same.
• Responsible for setting up new staff on Sage Employee Self Service Portal.
• Custodian of the support staff personnel files, and ensuring they are electronically filed and kept up-to-date.
• Provide support during audits by ensuring proper documentation is provided.
• Provide support in the performance management process by availing data and effecting changes on the payroll, as well as distributing salary review letters to staff.
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business/ Actuarial Science/ Mathematics/ Computer Science
• 2 - 4 years experience in a similar role
• Knowledge of SQL and Relational Databases
• Knowledge of MS Office Suite tools
• Good working knowledge of Typeform/Survey Monkey, Sage 300 People, Docusign and Google spreadsheet analytics, Google Data Studio

Good to have:

• Strong analytical skills
• Experience and comfort working with macro building in excel
• Good organizational skills with the ability to meet tight deadlines
• Good interpersonal skills; should be able to work well with others
• Excellent verbal and written communication and reporting skills
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality 

About Sama 

Sama provides high-quality training data that powers AI technology for Fortune 2000 companies such as Google, Walmart, Ford, Microsoft, and Marriott. We’re experts in data curation and data annotation for 2D and 3D image, video, and sensor data for machine learning algorithms.. Sama offers the highest quality SLAs in the industry, along with cutting-edge ML-assisted annotation tools, QA processes, and security and compliance standards. 

Founded in 2008 on the belief that “talent is equally distributed, but opportunity is not”, Sama is driven by the mission to expand opportunities for those who are underprivileged. As a certified B-corp, Sama has provided worker training programs to increase economic opportunity for more than 13,000 people from underserved communities. By connecting our customers with amazing talent in East Africa, we've impacted more than 59,000 workers and their dependents.

Today, our vision is to provide data scientists, ML engineers, and data operations teams with an indispensable, integrated platform for AI data preparation, labeling, and collection. 

For more information, visit www.sama.com.

More information can be found at:

• Featured in Forbes: How Ethical Is Your AI?
• Sama Honored on Inc. Magazine’s Annual List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies — the Inc. 5000
• Reversing Poverty - Ted Talk by our founder Leila Janah

Our Culture:

Sama is quite unique. We are a technology company with a social mission. People that thrive in a high-growth environment, love working on the bleeding edge of technology, and really care about having a positive impact on the world are a great fit for the Sama culture. Our core values are One Team, One Goal - Deliver. Period. - Trust & Transparency - Customer First - Humanity.

Our Benefits:

Sama offers competitive compensation commensurate with experience and a full benefits package, including: medical, dental, and vision insurance, long-term disability insurance, life, and AD&D insurance, employer-matching Group RRSP, generous holiday and vacation policies, sabbaticals, a monthly fitness stipend, and professional development opportunities.

At Sama, we pride ourselves in being a diverse and equal opportunity employer.