Payroll Officer

Pedros; Durban; Sur place; ZAR 300 000 - 420 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Pedros is seeking a Payroll Officer in Durban to manage end-to-end payroll processing, ensuring accurate data, compliance and timely reporting. You will reconcile attendance, handle new hires and terminations, and support benefits processing while resolving payroll discrepancies.

The role requires a Diploma with at least 2 years' experience, Sage 300 People proficiency, and strong Excel skills. You will produce monthly reports and assist HR with queries.

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in HR, finance, accounting, business admin or related field.
• Minimum 2 years' experience as a Payroll Officer.
• Experience with Sage 300 People payroll processing.
• Experience with EMP201 & EMP501 tax submissions and reconciliations.

Responsabilités

• Process employee salaries including earnings and deductions.
• Reconcile time and attendance to ensure accurate hours worked.
• Verify and process monthly payroll data including deductions.
• Process new employees and payment banking details.
• Handle terminations per company policies.
• Process benefits contributions and deductions.
• Prepare and process monthly incentive and reward payments.
• Review payroll for errors and resolve queries.
• Generate monthly payroll reports for Management and Finance.
• Generate EMP201 reports and payment schedules.
• Prepare EMP501 reports for submission.
• Maintain up-to-date employee payroll records.
• Address employee queries with HR to resolve discrepancies.
• Participate in process improvements with Management.

Connaissances

Data analytics

Advanced Excel

Time and Attendance Systems

Employee self-service portals

Payroll compliance

Formation

Diploma in HR, Finance, Accounting, or related field

Outils

Sage 300 People

Microsoft Excel

Description du poste

The Payroll Officer is responsible for accurate and timeous processing of payroll, ensuring accurate processing of payroll data, maintaining compliance and accurate record keeping

Duties And Responsibilities

• Process employee salaries including earnings and deductions on the payroll system
• Reconcile time and attendance, ensuring accurate hours worked are captured and processed
• Verify and accurately process monthly payroll data including deductions
• Process new employees and accurate payment banking details
• Process terminations in accordance with the company’s policies and procedures
• Ensure accurate processing of benefits contributions and deductions
• Prepare and process monthly incentive and reward payments
• Review payroll processed by Payroll Administrators and assist with resolving of payroll errors and queries
• Generate monthly payroll reports for Management and Finance
• Generate and submit monthly EMP201 reports and payment schedules
• Reconcile and prepare annual EMP501 reports and files for submission
• Maintain up-to-date employee records and payroll information
• Address employee queries and collaborate with HR to resolve any payroll discrepancies and queries
• Participate and collaborate with Management on process improvements and optimization

Requirements

• A Diploma in Human Resources, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience as a Payroll Officer.
• Sage 300 People payroll processing experience.
• Experience with tax submissions and recons - both EMP201 & EMP501.
• Experience with benefits processing and 3rd party payments - provident fund, medical aid, business travel.
• Experience in remuneration structures, bonuses, incentives and rewards.
• Ability to use data analytics to make data-driven decisions.
• Experience with Time and Attendance Systems.
• Employee self-service portals experience.
• Strong knowledge of payroll and tax regulations and compliance.
• Advanced Microsoft excel proficiency.