Payroll Specialist at CME Recruitment

About the position

We are looking for a qualified payroll specialist to join a large company in Cape Town with a payroll of more than 600 headcount

Experience

• HR/ Finance qualification
• Advanced Sage People 300 experience essential
• 4 years + experience in a payroll administrative position
• HR Payroll Systems and Financial Management Exposure

Duties

• Manage and respond to queries via email, calls, and other forms of communication
• Oversee payroll administration and maintenance
• Upskill new users on systems and provide user admin support
• Propose methods to improve customer service
• Validate all documentation received for employee changes and ensure they are inline with audit requirements
• Ensure all new employees and terminations are uploaded onto the payroll timeously
• Process all payroll change instructions
• Ensure all 3rd party payments are set up and processed i.e. Medical Aid, Union Fees, Provident Fund
• Finalise the payroll for release as per the pay day calendar
• Release and/or print pay slips after payroll processing
• Leave and other payroll related management
• Time Keeping system management and maintenance
• Ensure employee files are complete and accurate at take on
• Record keeping, filing and retrieving documentation accurately and on time and ensuring all documentation confidentially maintained
• Support annual bench marking and employee structure review
• Compile the necessary reports to ensure the payroll reconciliation reports balances at month end
• Arrange the EMP201 reports for SARS payments
• Compile the monthly reports and any ad hoc reports as and when required i.e. leave reports and distribute to the relevant Managers if required
• Annual Budget report
• Planning of payroll key dates
• Ensure employee information is in line with legislation and Amaro Foods policies and procedures
• Update any changes in Legislative requirements, relating to payroll
• Policy and Procedure drafting and recommendations
• Send monthly UI19 declarations
• Submit EMP501 bi-annually timeously
• Support the Return on Earnings submission
• Comply to relevant legislation, policies and systems
• Audit management and support
• Provide solutions to close out all audit findings to ensure no repeat findings
• Comply with the necessary Occupational Health and Safety requirements
• Support with Payroll and ad hoc projects related to human capital
• Continuously review efficiencies in payroll and introduce more effective reporting and processes
• Provide input into Human Capital Strategy with expertise in remuneration and benefits
• Draft and implement policies relating to Remuneration and Benefits

Desired Skills:

• payroll
• payroll processing
• financial
• accounting
• payrolling
• sage300
• Payroll reports
• Benefits Administration
• Payroll tax
• Pension Administration
• Management Payroll
• Manual payments

Desired Work Experience:

• 5 to 10 years Recruitment
• 5 to 10 years Payroll & Wages

Desired Qualification Level:

• Diploma