Payroll Administrator

Ithemba Recruitment- Sourcing Top Talent; Durban; On-site; ZAR 320,000 - 460,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in South Africa is seeking a Payroll Specialist with at least 5 years of experience in managing weekly payroll processes for over 250 employees. Responsibilities include importing wages, ensuring accurate deductions, administering UIF documentation, and compiling weekly reports. Candidates should have a Matric Certificate with Mathematics or Accounting and a relevant qualification. Knowledge of SAGE People and Kronos will be advantageous. Great communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a similar position.
• Ability to communicate effectively across all levels.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar payroll role.

Responsibilities

• Manage and complete the weekly wage run.
• Ensure accurate employee deductions and payments.
• Compile relevant reports for Production Meetings.
• Calculate and pay third-party payments accurately.
• Process employee terminations.
• Load and update employee information on SAGE.
• Inputting and updating annual wage budgets.
• Assist employees with wage queries.
• Maintain personnel files for permanent and contract staff.
• Administer UIF documentation as required.
• Coordinate monthly HR turnover and absenteeism reports.
• Submit timesheets to 3rd party.
• Payroll for 200+ employees weekly from start to end.
• Manage weekly payroll process for ~250 employees.

Skills

Weekly payroll management

Employee deductions handling

Communication skills

Education

Matric Certificate with Mathematics/Accounting

Certificate/diploma in accounting/payroll/HR

Tools

SAGE People

Kronos

Job description

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.
• 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 filingof 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