Minimum Requirements:

• Degree / Diploma in Accounting / HR Management / Payroll Administration
• At least 5 years of experience in Payroll Management
• SAGE 300 experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Advanced Payroll Tax knowledge and experience
• Extensive knowledge of Sage 300 Payroll
• Advanced MS Office, particularly Excel
• In- depth working knowledge of relevant tax legislation, employment conditions and Bargaining councils
• All payroll related tax filing
• Experience in payroll for African countries

Work Experience:

• 7 years working experience in Payroll
• 5 years working experience in Payroll Management

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Payroll

• Management of payroll department and payroll staff nationally
• Maintain competence, motivation and continuous improvements in the Payroll Department
• Management of the Sage 300 payroll systems and interacting with Sage 300 consultants on updates and enhancements
• Providing guidance and support on all remuneration and benefits related matters
• Ensure that payroll data is updated on a daily basis
• Ensure the accurate processing of all payrolls and payroll records
• Data input and salary processing of all admin staff on Sage 300 payroll
• Amendments and changes to salaries and wage structure and packages
• Creating of monthly salaries payroll ACB files for all divisions under the Excellerate banner
• Sage ESS Management
• Management and reconciliation of medical aid
• Management and reconciliation of all provident fund contribution
• Reconciling monthly provident fund schedules, addition and removal of employees to fund
• Reconciliation of payrolls before month end and payroll roll over
• Month end financial reports for SARS and other 3rd party payments for Finance
• Maximizing and implementing the effectiveness and efficiency of payroll processing, procedures, controls and maintenance thereof, including the streamlining and automation or processes.
• Payroll reporting including statutory reporting to HR and Finance

Audit

• Auditing of all payroll input
• Auditing of all payroll records and summaries
• Auditing of payroll procedures and functions
• General Auditing of all Operations procedures that directly have and impact of the Payroll process and procedures

Statutory and 3rd Party Responsibilities

• Liaise with Department of Labour to resolve labour related disputes
• Liaise with SARS for all income tax related issue
• Apply for tax directives when required
• Bi-annual tax submissions to SARS

Desired Skills:

• Payroll