FEATURE : DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION is implementing the Sage 300 People HR module to gain the benefits of an integrated human resource and payroll solution .
Celeste van Niekerk , Payroll Manager at Hisense SA Sales Holdings , says “ From the workplace to culture and processes , everything impacts how our team members experience our company . Every touch point plays an important role , from the first interaction with our organisation until the day they leave . We want team members to feel valued , empowered and happy in our company , hence adhering to all these requirements means that we have a better chance of retaining the best team members .”
“ As a technology company , it is important for us to have top-notch technology features and software in place that support us to ensure our payroll is compliant and accurate , to ensure our team members are paid on time , every time . This , in turn , results in happy employees and an increased employee experience .”
Of course , there is also , the equally important aspect of enabling senior management to make strategic decisions through data analytics relating to labour cost efficiencies , labour cost budgeting and labour cost analysis and trends . The historical legacy system limitations and the inability to achieve monthly objectives in an efficient and automated manner , prevented the Payroll Department from stepping up its value-added services . implementation and provides the team with peace of mind to know that a professional and competent resource is readily available and at short notice .
AWCape provides professional systems integration services by ensuring deployment of Sage Intacct , Sage 300cloud , Sage 300 People HR and Payroll , primarily through cloudbased solutions . The company is well known for its outstanding consulting resources and industry-leading cloud solutions , resulting in an impressive list of blue-chip customers .
AWCape founder Henri Hattingh opened his first Sage ACCPAC business , Applico , in 1986 , which later became part of QData , Africa ’ s largest software and services group during the 90 ’ s . Applico recently took over Sage training facilities in Cape Town .
Since the successful implementation of Sage 300 People , payroll efficiencies have significantly improved with specific reference to the accessibility and flexibility of data management in terms of employee imports and exports as well as management reporting . Enhanced system functionality has created a more pleasant user experience .
The Employee Self-Service feature has also been a huge advantage for Hisense in that staff members now have the ability to apply for leave , file overtime claims and change their personal details from a smartphone or PC . This helps to improve the employee experience , while ensuring personnel details are up to date and reducing paperwork for the payroll and human resource team .
Celeste further adds “ With more than 1,000 staff members on our payroll , it is important for us to run an accurate , efficient , and compliant payroll .”
Sage Business partner , AWCape played an important role in the journey to migrate the payroll systems and complete the transformation . As an implementation partner , AWCape has delivered significant value to the
Jeff Ryan , MD for AWCape says “ Generating accurate , user-friendly reports is a headache for many human resource and payroll Departments . A modern cloudbased solution like Sage 300 People can create rich reports and visualisations at the push of a button , with the ability to dig deep and slice and dice the data . This not only simplifies management reporting , but gives companies deeper insight into business trends for strategic decision-making .”
Top : Celeste van Niekerk , Payroll Manager , Hisense SA Sales Holdings
Bottom : Jeff Ryan , MD for AWCape
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SEVERAL OPTIONS , HISENSE SELECTED SAGE 300 PEOPLE RUNNING ON THE MANAGED CLOUD SERVICE PLATFORM ON
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