Megan Maart
@meganmaart
HR and payroll professional delivering accurate payroll, compliance, and employee lifecycle support.
What I'm looking for
I am a dynamic HR and payroll professional with extensive experience supporting end-to-end employee lifecycle processes across multi-site environments. I have partnered with HR business partners and managers to improve operational efficiency, resolve complex payroll and HR queries, and ensure data integrity using systems such as SAP and Payspace.
I have a proven track record in payroll administration, SARS submissions, labour relations support, and process improvement, and I actively contribute to training, knowledge sharing, and compliance initiatives. I hold a Certified HR Generalist credential and bring hands-on experience from retail, remote payroll services, and public health administration roles.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Payroll Support Consultant
Deel Local Payroll powered by Payspace
Mar 2024 - Present (1 year 7 months)
Provide end-to-end HR and payroll support for clients, resolving escalations, ensuring data integrity and compliance with labour, tax and privacy legislation, and delivering training to new team members to improve operational capability.
Payroll Assistant
Reel Pay
Mar 2022 - Feb 2024 (1 year 11 months)
Monitored time and attendance, leave transactions and manpower costs, ensured timely SARS submissions, and collaborated with HR and management to resolve employee relations queries and support compliant payroll operations.
Payroll Administrator
Shoprite Checkers Pty Ltd
Aug 2018 - Mar 2022 (3 years 7 months)
Managed employee data and lifecycle updates on SAP across multiple branches, supported recruitment and onboarding accuracy, oversaw time and attendance and leave reporting, and assisted with labour relations documentation and branch support visits.
Administrator & Data Capturer
Department of Health
May 2017 - Apr 2018 (11 months)
Managed switchboard operations, assisted with daily statistics and office equipment tasks, performed minute taking and data capture during a volunteering and internship period across clinic sites.
Quantitatives Tutor
University of the Western Cape
Feb 2016 - Oct 2016 (8 months)
Tutored and supported students in quantitative modules, marked assessments, provided consultations and invigilated tests to improve student performance and understanding.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
AIHR (Academy to Innovate HR)
Certified HR Generalist, Human Resources
2025 - 2025
Activities and societies: Courses: Driving Business Value & Measuring Success; Policies and Processes for the Employee Lifecycle; HR in a Scaling Business; HR Communications Toolkit; HR in Practice
Completed Certified HR Generalist program with focus on HR operations, employee lifecycle and HR analytics.
University of the Western Cape
Bachelor of Commerce (general) - first year completed, Commerce
2014 - 2016
Activities and societies: Academic Literacy for Commerce; Distinction in Quantitative Skills for Commerce
Completed first-year coursework toward a Bachelor of Commerce covering accounting, information systems, management, quantitative skills, business statistics, economics, operations management and marketing.
Computer School
Certificate in Computer Excellence, Information Technology / Office Applications
2013 - 2013
Completed a Computer Excellence course covering Microsoft Office applications.
Elsies River High School
National Senior Certificate, Secondary Education
2008 - 2012
Grade: 64%
Obtained the National Senior Certificate with coursework in English, Afrikaans, Mathematics, Life Orientation, Life Sciences, Accounting and Business Studies; final Grade 12 average 64%.
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