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The Focus Group

Payroll Administrator

The Focus Group

  • R Undisclosed
  • Permanent Intermediate position
  • Johannesburg
  • Posted 22 Apr 2025 by The Focus Group
  • Expires in 13 days
  • Job 2605382
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About the position

ABOUT OUR CLIENT

Our Client provides essential healthcare solutions ensuring the physical and psychosocial wellbeing of all South Africans towards lasting social change. They are based in Johannesburg close to Sandton

JOB PURPOSE

We are seeking a meticulous Payroll Administrator to handle the day-to-day payroll capturing, including the processing of third-party payments, EMP201, EMP501 submissions, and WCA compliance, using the Psiber payroll system. The role ensures the accurate and timely processing of payroll, statutory submissions, and third-party payments, with a focus on compliance with South African payroll laws and regulations.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Day-to-Day Payroll Capturing: o Accurately capture payroll data, including attendance, overtime, third-party payments, and other payroll adjustments, ensuring all entries are correctly recorded in the Psiber payroll system.
o Update and maintain employee records in the Psiber payroll system, ensuring that payroll information is accurate and up to date.

  • EMP, WCA, and Statutory Compliance: o Ensure accurate and timely completion of EMP201 monthly submissions (including PAYE, UIF, and SDL) and EMP501 reconciliations in compliance with SARS regulations.
o Prepare and submit EMP501 annual tax submissions for employees, ensuring accuracy and resolving discrepancies as needed.

o Process Workmen’s Compensation Act (WCA) submissions and ensure correct classification of employees for WCA reporting and compliance with the Department of Employment and Labour.

  • Third-Party Payments: o Process and manage third-party payments, such as garnishments, loan repayments, medical aids, and pension contributions, ensuring they are accurately captured in the Psiber payroll system.
o Ensure timely and accurate payments to third-party organizations and vendors, maintaining proper records of transactions.

  • Payroll Adjustments and Deductions: o Process employee benefits, deductions, and payroll-related adjustments within the Psiber payroll system, ensuring compliance with company policies and statutory requirements.
o Ensure the correct processing of statutory deductions such as UIF, PAYE, and SDL.

  • Payroll Queries and Discrepancies: o Handle payroll-related queries and discrepancies from employees, management, and third-party providers, providing timely and accurate solutions.
  • Reporting & Compliance: o Generate payroll reports as required, including statutory reports (EMP201, EMP501), third-party payments, and other payroll-related reports.
o Ensure compliance with BCEA, SARS regulations, and other relevant statutory payroll requirements.

 

JOB REQUIREMENTS

  • Education: A Finance Diploma or equivalent qualification is required.
  • Experience: 1 to 3 years of experience in payroll administration, specifically using Psiber payroll system or similar payroll software.
  • Knowledge: Strong understanding of EMP201, EMP501, and WCA submissions.
o Knowledge of third-party payment processes and payroll compliance.

o Familiarity with statutory deductions and South African payroll laws, including BCEA.

Skills & Competencies:

  • Attention to Detail: High level of accuracy and attention to detail when capturing payroll data, processing third-party payments, and ensuring compliance with statutory submissions.
  • Proficiency in Psiber Payroll System: Experience with Psiber payroll system or similar software to process payroll and third-party payments.
  • Organizational Skills: Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple payroll tasks and meet submission deadlines.
  • Communication Skills: Effective communication skills to address payroll queries and collaborate with employees, management, and third-party organizations.
  • Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to resolve discrepancies and issues related to payroll and third-party payments quickly and efficiently.
Personal Attributes

  • Excellent problem-solving skills backed by solid technical knowledge.
  • Excellent customer service and communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical users.
  • Excellent organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • A versatile and service-oriented mind-set.
  • Good communication skills.
  • Understands the importance of documentation.
  • Open to learn, but also willing to teach. 

Desired Skills:

  • Administration
  • Compliance
  • PAYE
  • Payroll
  • Payroll Administration
  • Reconciliations
  • Tax

About The Employer:

Our Client provides essential healthcare solutions ensuring the physical and psychosocial wellbeing of all South Africans towards lasting social change. They are based in Johannesburg close to Sandton.

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The Focus Group

About the agency

THE FOCUS GROUP was formed in 1989 and has offices in Johannesburg and Cape Town. We are a full service Human Resource Consulting Company, encompassing Black Empowerment joint venture partner Focus Kamoso, and offering a comprehensive range of integrated recruitment, assessment, employee relations, training and development, HR, employee benefit and payroll management services to a wide range of South African, African and international business organisations. Our commitment is to enter into a partnership with you, the Client, which adds value to your business and profit to your bottom line, by tailoring solutions that assist you to • Source, assess and select the best possible human resources. • Design and implement competency based training programmes, which ensure that your employees are capable of delivering the service excellence that your clients demand, and the competitive edge which you seek to maintain. • Create a business environment in which you manage change to your advantage and an organisational climate that allows your team to perform to its maximum potential. • Design employee benefit and remuneration structures which ensure that your people take ownership of your business and which protect you against losing your most valuable resource to your competition. • Implement an employee relations framework that promotes workplace harmony and minimises the occurrence of disruptive legal disputes.

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