Payroll Administrator

Duties and responsibilities:

• Importing and completing the weekly wage run.
• Managing all admin relevant to a weekly payroll
• Ensuring all employees deductions are correctly recorded and the relevant deductions made.
• Calculate and pay over third-party payments timeously and accurately.
• Process employee terminations.
• Compiling all relevant weekly reports for Production Meeting.
• Loading and updating employee information on SAGE.
• Inputting and updating annual wage budgets
• Assist employees with wage queries.
• Maintaining and updating all permanent and contract employee personal files.
• Compiling annual bonus (+voucher) schedules
• Administering UIF documentation as required.
• Co-ordinating monthly HR Report on turnover, absenteeism
• Staff taxi assistance – deductions, attend meetings
• Checking and submitting timesheets to 3rd party timeously
• Any other ad hoc payroll related duties when required
• Weekly payroll experience capturing weekly payroll for 200 plus employees from start to end.
• Manage the weekly payroll process, administration and filing of approx. 250 employees

Qualifications and experience:

• Matric Certificate, preferably with Mathematics and/or Accounting
• Certificate / diploma in basic accounting / payroll / HR
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar position
• Sage People knowledge would be advantageous
• Kronos time & attendance knowledge would be advantageous
• Ability to communicate on all levels across the department
• A good administrative track record
• Excellent MS Excel skills
• Attention to detail
• Excellent numeric skills
• Proven track record in Payroll