Payroll Administrator

Requirements: Grade 12 Sage Payroll related qualification or a business management related qualification Minimum 2 years experience on Sage 300 payroll. 5 Years experience may override the payroll related qualification Metal industry experience Skills: Payroll knowledge with relevant statutory legislation knowledge Knowledge of Injury of Duty Claims and Processes (Rand Mutual) Sound knowledge of the Metal Industries Main Agreement Efficient & effective communication with employees and clients Good computer skills/knowledge Very good Excel knowledge and skills Aptitude for mathematics and accounting or finance Proven track record on filing procedures Effective written and verbal communication skills Confident in working with numbers Self-motivated and pro-active Assertiveness Team Player A high level of accuracy and extremely high level of attention to detail Excellent organisational and time management skills Willing and able to work late when required Honesty Very high level of respect for confidential information Willingness to learn Responsibilities (Not limited): Ensure timely and accurate payments to all wage employees. Ensure compliance with the MEIBC Main Agreement. Ensuring the correct overtime processes are adhered to. Accurately entering employee data, hours worked and wage information into the payroll system Loading new employees and processing terminated employees on the payroll system. Ensuring all outstanding monies owed to the company are recovered. Checking and verifying hours worked during the week and on weekends for all wage employees. Processing of all duties related to the payment of weekly wages. Checking and verifying all sick notes for wage employees. Calculating and issuing payments by electronic transfer. Weekly printing and issuing of payslips to wage employees not on the electronic portal. Loading new employees onto the time and attendance system and termination of employees who have left. Generating payroll reports and filing of such as per statutory requirements. Ensure correct deduction of all wage related deductions and statutory requirements. Processing holiday, sick and maternity pay and expenses in the payroll and time and attendance system. Payment to third parties for garnishees, medical aid and pension/provident funds etc. Variance reports for hours worked compared to Syspro. Responding to employee questions and resolving payroll-related issues. Issuing IRP5s and other tax forms. Reconcile all the applicable general ledger accounts at the end of each accounting period. Updating month-end wage reports: i) 12-month report, ii) IOD report iii) leave provision. Processing provident withdrawals for terminations, retirements and death benefits. Issuing of UI.19 documentation and certificate of service for terminated employees. Processing transfers of provident fund from MIBFA to Alex Forbes for employees transferring from wages to salaries. Facilitation of the applications for the 2-Pot retirement system. Maintain and update pay office filing system in respect of personnel records and related statutory returns. SHEQ (ISO 9001, ISO 14001 & ISO 45001) Familiarise yourself with relevant statutory and regulatory requirements that relate to your appointment as Payroll Administrator, i.e. Basic Conditions of Employment, POPI Act, etc. Familiarise yourself with the Management and Resources sections of the above-mentioned standards. Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you have not heard from us in 2 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Location: Ekurhuleni, ZA

Posted Date: 11/6/2024