Payroll Administrator

Sea Harvest Group Ltd; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the fishing industry seeks a Payroll Manager to process payroll accurately and timely. You will manage payroll records, calculate wages, and ensure compliance with legislation. The ideal candidate will have significant payroll experience, proficiency in Sage 300 People, and strong Excel skills to handle complex payroll tasks. Join a dynamic team and contribute to our continued success.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years’ experience in payroll.
• Experience working on Sage 300 people with Job costing modules.
• Intermediate Excel user (Pivots & Vlookups).

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end payroll processing, including data entry and reconciliation.
• Ensure accurate payment of wages, bonuses, and other compensation.
• Compile Job Costing Batches for Seagoing vessels.

Skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Communication

Proficiency in Excel

Team player

Proactive

Pressure resilient

Education

Grade 12

Payroll certification

Tools

Sage 300 People

Excel

Job description

Job Purpose

Process the organisation’s payroll in a timely and accurate manner. Create and maintain employees’ payroll records. Calculating wages and applicable deductions based on employee attendance, sickness, tax liabilities and timesheet records etc. Enter payroll information into central system for processing. Complete payroll reports. Assist with Month End processes.

Key Performance Areas

Duties include but will not be limited to:

• Manage end-to-end payroll processing for employees, including data entry, validation, and reconciliation.
• Ensure accurate timeous calculation and payment of wages, bonuses, and other compensation components.
• Compile on Excel Job Costing Batches for Seagoing vessels
• Assist with Macros and Importing of Batches for Monthly pay run.
• Sourcing information and preparing of routine and ad-hoc reports and payments
  
  

Qualifications & Experience

• Grade 12 with 2-5 years’ experience within the payroll field
• Minimum of 1 years’ experience working on Sage 300 people with Job costing modules.
• Payroll certification will be advantageous
• Solid knowledge of payroll principles, processes and procedures
• Solid understanding of relevant legislation (Tax, BCEA, Employee Benefits)
• Excel intermediate user (Pivots & Vlookups)
• Excellent administration and good communication skills
• Good time management and organisational skills
• Detail-oriented, Proactive, Pressure resilient, Independent but needs to be a team player
• Strong attention to detail
• Experience with time and attendance and multiple pay frequencies
• Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
• Experience within the fishing industry would be an added advantage