Compensation and Benefits Manager

SGS; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A global company in Gauteng is looking for a Payroll Manager to oversee payroll processes and lead the payroll team. The ideal candidate will possess strong payroll management experience, ensure compliance with all statutory requirements, and coordinate closely with HR and finance. Responsibilities include directing payroll operations, managing the Payspace system, and ensuring errors are minimized. Applicants should have at least 5 years in Payroll Management and strong skills in payroll systems.

Qualifications

• Minimum of over 3 years Payroll experience in a Multinational/Global Management role.
• Strong understanding of segregation of duties in payroll.
• Keen understanding and application of relevant labor legislation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the payroll team.
• Ensure compliance of tax and statutory requirements.
• Liaise with internal and external auditors.

Skills

Vendor Management

Payroll

Benefits Administration

Analysis Skills

Education

Bachelors Degree in commerce

Grade 12 Certificate

Tools

Payspace payroll system

Microsoft Excel

VLOOKUP

Pivot Tables

HRIS

Job description

Leading the payroll processes and ensure high qualitative management (less than 1% error)

Managing and leading the payroll team. Ensuring full compliance with legislation. Coordinate and collaborate with other departments for tax year end closings and other statutory regulatory requirements.

• Responsible for the accurate administration of the Payspace payroll system and salaries payrolls
• Manage and direct payroll operations by signing off the final payments to employees
• Lead and manage the payroll team
• Ensure the accurate and timeous administration of new employees or terminations as well as personal information changes
• Partner with Human Resources and Finance in ensuring all required deadlines are met and accuracy of information is maintained
• Ensure compliance of Tax and statutory requirements across all payrolls
• Liaise with the internal and external auditors and the finance department to ensure compliance with relevant legislation standard operating procedures and financial deadlines
• Signing off expat payroll
• Authorize and oversee changes to payroll system parameters to ensure technical correctness access and correctness of payroll applications to meet business requirements
• Implement and advise on corrective measures in terms of identified financial risks to be applied to ensure compliance with relevant human resources financial and payroll tax legislation policies and standard operating procedures
• Sign off and authorize third party payments in accordance with internal risk management controls
• Develop and manage payroll staff to ensure that they have the required skills and can perform and achieve their key job accountabilities and performance objectives
• Submission of Returns of Earnings (WCA reports) to the Department of Labor. Letters of Good Standing for all entities to be finalized by 30 April each year
• Recommend develop and implement sound payroll policies and procedures to ensure best practice and compliance with relevant legislation
• Ensure that the payroll functions align with business needs and can offer a quality service always
• Assistance with due diligence process as and when required for acquisitions
• Reconciliation of all payrolls to GL including control accounts and provision accounts
• Good understanding of segregation of duties
• Knowledge of Risk benefits approved unapproved board of management meetings trustee meetings fringe benefit tax etc.
• Responsible for all SARS queries and IRP5 e-filing and Easy File submissions
• Assist and validate the IRP5s done by the payroll supervisor Annual and Bi-Annual submissions
• Support management with annual salary review reports budget costs
• Reporting on ICOFR payroll cycle reports Annual Incentive share schemes expat costs Corporate Sustainability reporting Headcount reports overhead tracking reports Corporate Bonus calculations etc.
• Annual Mercer submissions
• Using mail merge administer increase letters for corporate employees MD directs union hourly paid employees and normal employees
• Bargaining Council knowledge advantages
• Manage the performance and service delivery of the team i.e. to take overall accountability for the performance of the team and the execution of duties in line with their delegated responsibilities

Qualifications

• Training in Payroll and cost accounting knowledge
• Bachelors Degree in commerce will be an advantage
• Grade 12 Certificate
• Global or Multinational payroll reporting experience and knowledge
• Minimum of over 3 years Payroll experience in Multinational/Global Management role
• Minimum of 5 years in Payroll Management
• Payspace payroll system advantageous
• Mercer submission
• Bargaining Council
• Keen understanding and application of relevant labor legislation

Competencies

• Strong Microsoft Excel Word Skills
• Outlook
• SharePoint
• VLOOKUP compulsory
• Pivot Tables

Remote Work

No

Employment Type

Full-time

Key Skills

Vendor Management,Fmla,HIPAA,Analysis Skills,Benefits Administration,HRIS,Filing,Payroll,Employment & Labor Law,ADP,Human Resources,Workday

Experience

years

Vacancy

1