Great opportunity for a Payroll Manager to join a well-established company in Somerset West. They are seeking for a confident individual who can make an immediate high value impact, minimum of 2 years management experience and conversant on the relevant payroll systems.

The company has grown from a handful of temporary employees contracted to a modest customer base, to large employee pool and well-developed client base. With experience gained over the years, they have been able to offer their clients a unique and holistic approach to the recruitment and employment of personnel, ranging from basic entry-level labour to senior management personnel.

With branches in Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Durban and Gauteng, the company offers employment to thousands of employees over various experience levels and has expanded to meet the industry requirements in almost every sector in the local market.

Duties and Skills

• Perform all related payroll duties for clients using Pastel Payroll, Pastel 300 or even VIP.
• Manage client portfolio and team of 5 payroll clerks.
• Comfortable and efficient client liaison.
• Performing audits on payroll master data integrity.
• Responsible for the testing and implementation of all statutory amendments affecting employee earnings.
• Ensuring systems are set-up and updated to reflect our current employee base, including wages, benefits, sick and vacation time in line with contracts (union and non-union).
• Balancing the payroll accounts by resolving payroll discrepancies.
• Ensure Statutory payroll Reporting to regulatory bodies is accurate and on-time (SARS tax, ETI, , UIF, Skills levies etc).
• Maintaining and ensuring budgets are accurate, annual, in accordance to the timetable, according to departmental, divisional plan and monthly reviews.
• Maintaining payroll guidelines by writing and updating policies and procedures and update relevant stakeholders on changes.
• Managing regular preparation of relevant management reports, including weekly, monthly, quarterly and year-end reports (gross payroll, hours worked, vacation accrual, tax deductions, benefit deductions, etc.)

Requirements

• 2+ years payroll and people management experience.
• Degree or diploma in preferably taxation or financial beneficial, or qualified by experience.
• Must be proficient on Pastel Payroll, Pastel 300 People or even VIP.
• Excellent payroll compliance experience.
• Must be well-spoken - Skilled communicator with strong verbal and written abilities.
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of South African Tax Legislation.
• Able to work to tight deadlines.
• MS Excel and MS Word literacy required at advanced level.
• Must be fluent in English and Afrikaans.

Salary R15k to R25k ctc pm depending on qualification and experience.