Payroll Administrator [REF: 24775]

About the position

Responsible for the timely and accurate delivery of payroll and related client service, including record-keeping and reporting and the administration of time and attendance.

Responsibilities/Outputs:

• Ensure coordination between payroll and human resources to ensure proper flow and maintenance of
• employee data.
• Enforce policies and procedures relevant to payroll administration.
• Processing of employee take-ons, adjustments, promotions and terminations.
• Processing and balancing of all time & attendance related items.
• Processing all additional variable payroll input received e.g.: travel claims, expense claims.
• Processing of all employee master data changes.
• Balancing third-party billing schedules with payroll deductions.
• Ensure all payroll inputs are captured and checked timeously.
• Attend to all payroll related queries raised internally and externally.
• Ability to manually recalculate the following items as part of a continuous system audit: earnings, deductions
• (including statutory deductions), company contributions and provisions.
• Compile detailed monthly payroll variance reports.
• Ensure variance reports are reviewed and approved according to payroll deadlines.
• Prepare monthly post-payroll reports.
• Prepare ad-hod payroll reports.
• Ensure up to date filing of all payrolls-related documentation.
• Prepare reports and assist in resolving queries for internal and external audits.
• Balancing third-party billing schedules with payroll deductions.
• Critically review and improve existing payroll processes.
• Assist with ad-hoc payroll projects.

Qualifications:

• National Senior Certificate is essential
• NQF Level 7 3-year degree/Advanced diploma in Finance/Payroll

Experience:

• 5 years' experience in Payroll Administration is essential.
• Advanced knowledge of Time & Attendance is essential.
• Advanced knowledge of Personal Tax is essential.
• Advanced knowledge of Basic Conditions of Employment is essential.

Technical Competencies:

• Advanced Microsoft Office Packages
• Intermediate SAP knowledge
• Advanced Xtime knowledge
• Advanced SAGE 300 People knowledge

Behavioural Competencies

• High level of integrity due to confidentiality of information
• Attention to detail
• Planning skills
• Coping under pressure
• Problem solving skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Professional communication skills
• Accuracy
• Conflict management skills

Desired Skills:

• Payroll Administration

About The Employer:

Join a well established company in the Manufacturing industry based in Centurion