Payroll & Benefits Officer

Red Ember Recruitment (Pty) Ltd; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Ember Recruitment (Pty) Ltd is seeking a Payroll & Benefits Officer to join our client's People Support Department in Kraaifontein, South Africa. The role focuses on accurate, timely payroll processing and delivering payroll, benefits and administration support to the People Support function and wider business.

The successful candidate will manage monthly payrolls for hourly and salaried staff, administer benefits and leave, and ensure compliance with company policies and relevant

Qualifications

• Experience with payroll processing and benefits administration.
• Ability to administer leave and other payroll-related processes.
• Experience liaising with managers on payroll information.

Responsibilities

• Verify and process monthly payrolls for hourly and salaried staff.
• Administer payroll, benefits and leave systems accurately.
• Load new employees into SAGE 300 People and update records.
• Process terminations and changes in payroll hours and entitlements.
• Liaise with managers on payroll hours, incentives and related queries.
• Ensure compliance with policies and legislation.

Skills

Payroll processing

Benefits administration

Leave administration

Manager liaison

Tools

SAGE 300 People

Job description

Job Description

Red Ember Recruitment is seeking a Payroll & Benefits Officer to join our client's People Support Department based in Kraaifontein.

The successful incumbent will be responsible for the accurate, professional and timeous processing of payroll, while providing efficient payroll, benefits and administration support to the People Support function and wider business.

• Ensure accurate, timeous and consistent processing of monthly payrolls for hourly and salaried employees.

• Administer payroll, benefits and leave systems accurately and efficiently.

• Process additional earnings and deductions, including standby and shift allowances.

• Load new employees onto SAGE 300 People within the required deadlines.

• Process employee terminations before payroll roll-over.

• Update hierarchy changes on SAGE 300 People.

• Review and approve personal detail changes and employee claims via Sage ESS.

• Liaise with managers regarding payroll hours, incentives and other payroll-related information.

• Obtain the necessary approvals for payroll changes relating to earnings, deductions, fringe benefits and company contributions.

• Ensure all payroll processes comply with company policies and statutory requirements.

Payroll Administration

• Verify contractual entitlements and payment methods for authorisation and compliance with company policies and legislation.

• Investigate and investigate? Wait

• Maintain accurate payroll records on SAGE 300 People.

• Liaise with employees and management regarding payroll and employee benefit queries.