Payroll & Benefits Administrator

Volvo Trucks; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in sustainable transport solutions as a Payroll and Benefits Administrator. You will handle all administration for payroll and employee benefits, ensuring efficiency and compliance within a collaborative HR Service Centre Team. Ideal candidates bring strong HR experience and a commitment to delivering excellence.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year experience in human resource and benefits administration.
• Payspace and SuccessFactors experience will be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Administer payroll and employee benefits processes efficiently.
• Collaborate with payroll and HR teams on benefit changes.
• Conduct audits and maintain employee records.

Skills

Computer literacy

MS Office

Strong Excel skills

Administrative knowledge in benefits

Excellent written and verbal communication

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Education

Matric (Grade 12)

Human Resources Qualification at NQF level 7

Job description

Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future? If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.

What You Will Do

The main purpose of the role is to ensure that all the administration pertaining to the payroll and benefits process is dealt with in an efficient manner. This position will administer all employee payroll administration and benefits. Providing general HR support as a member of the HR Service Centre Team.

Reporting: This position reports to the Payroll Manager.

Job Objectives

• Administer various employee benefit programs, such as medical aid, provident fund, group life and disability cover.
• Medical Aid administration will include processing of new, terminated and changed members.
• Provident Fund administration will include requesting of benefit statements, nomination of beneficiaries, withdrawals on the portal, death claims, increases, annual benefit statements and new employee welcome packs.
• Coordinate Medical Aid revision.
• Apply for and distribute Medical Aid cards.
• Conduct new employee benefit enrolments.
• Coordinate annual benefit changes.
• Filing and organising of all benefits paperwork.
• Collaborate with payroll and other HR team members regarding benefit changes.
• Capture benefit changes on the payroll.
• Load new employees on the payroll and link benefits.
• Change banking details and personal particulars on the payroll.
• Responsible for full payroll function for the learner and temporary payroll.
• Create Confirmation of Employment and Certificate of Service letters.
• Collaborate with the Payroll Specialist with regards to UI-19 and COIDA Return of Earnings forms.
• Employee Self Service administration and approval.
• Reconcile third party schedules/portals against payroll and prepare cheque requisitions for payment.
• HR System administration and maintenance including the telephone and CRM systems.
• Assist with audits and employee record keeping as and when necessary.

Who are you?

Do you dream big? We do too, and we are excited to grow together. In this role, you will bring:

Qualification & Job Experience

• Minimum 1 year experience in human resource and benefits administration.
• Payspace experience will be advantageous.
• SuccessFactors experience will be advantageous.
• Matric (Grade 12).
• Human Resources Qualification at NQF level 7 (Essential).

Job Knowledge & Skills

• Computer literacy and MS Office.
• A good understanding of SuccessFactors or other HRIS platforms.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Strong administrative knowledge in benefits.

Job Related Skills

• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Must have excellent organizational skills.
• Must be detail oriented and have the ability to multi-task.
• Must be able to work under pressure to meet deadlines.
• High emphasis on customer focus within agreed Service Level Agreement.

Key Competencies

• Following Instructions and Procedures.
• Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations.
• Planning and Organising.
• Coping with Pressures and Setbacks.
• Adhering to Principles, Ethics and Values.
• Deciding and Initiating Action.
• Attention to Detail.

Short listed candidates must complete and sign personal verification permission, consent and indemnity declarations, to perform reference, criminal, credit, qualification, vetting process (if applicable to position) and any other checks deemed necessary.

Volvo Group Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd is an affirmative action, equal employment opportunity employer. We encourage people with disability to apply.

Application Closing Date: 17 July 2025.

We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail.

Who We Are And What We Believe In

We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.

At Volvo Trucks you will be part of leading the way towards a sustainable transport industry. For nearly a century we have been innovating for people – to make life easier, better and safer. Driving progress is our promise to customers, to the industry and to society. At Volvo Trucks we share a curiosity to learn, we work with passion and we embrace change to stay ahead. Join us, together we move the world we want to live in.