Payroll Administrator

About the position

Experience and skills

• Relevant Payroll or HR qualification
• Strong numerical aptitude and attention to detail
• Advanced levels of computer proficiency including the full suite of MS Office
• 5 - 10 years' experience as a salary and wage administrator in a manufacturing
• Knowledge of VIP Sage Payroll system
• Basic understanding of accounting principles
• Legislation pertaining to the payroll environment, i.e. SARS, POPI, BCEA, etc.
• Jarison clocking system
• Experience working with IOD claims
• Experience managing staff benefits like medical aid and pension fund
• Resolve payroll/wage related queries with concerned parties

Salaries (215 staff) Responsibilities

• Capture all new staff details, overtime and allowances on VIP system
• Maintain and reconcile records for medical aid changes and update on VIP
• Pay leave/notice pay for any terminations
• Update staff loans and capture any leave submitted.
• Export payslips to Info slips and distribute to staff
• Assist with info slips for all staff unable to access
• Capture all attendance registers
• Distribute salary journals, EMP201 and salary bank account statements to bookkeepers
• Submit UIF contributions
• Submit pension data timeously month

Wages (250 staff) Responsibilities

• Import weekly clocking details for wages and confirm the accuracy thereof
• Capture weekly hours for wage staff, including overtime, leave etc.
• Prepare weekly wages, monthly PAYE, garnishee, loans, and provident fund payments
• Weekly payslip printing
• Reconciliation of all wage control accounts
• Prepare wage account reconciliations
• VIP rollover

Salaries & Wages: Responsibilities

• Complete tax year end and IRP5 run and Interim tax reporting to SARS though E-filing
• Submit WCA returns for entities and send summarised reports/allocations
• Prepare all salary and wage increase schedules for approval.
• Capture approved increases into VIP and update pension fund contributions
• Prepare bonus schedules for approval.
• On boarding of all learners annually
• Capture all new learners into VIP
• Assist in internal and external audit process
• Bonus Provision and Leave pay provision reports
• Payroll to GL reconciliation
• Compile head office payroll company trial balance
• Update EE report for all group entities and populate with updated salary data

Desired Skills:

• jarison
• VIP
• EMP201
• EMP501
• Tax
• UIF
• Payroll Administration
• Payroll reports
• Benefits Administration
• Payroll Processing

Desired Work Experience:

• 5 to 10 years

Desired Qualification Level:

• Diploma