Payroll Officer

Findojobs South Africa; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the HR sector based in Johannesburg is seeking a Payroll Officer to manage payroll and HR support across Africa. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree in Accounting or Human Resource Management, along with 3 to 5 years of payroll experience. Key responsibilities include payroll administration, compliance with local laws, and employee training on systems. The role demands strong analytical skills and a commitment to maintaining confidentiality.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years’ experience in the payroll field.
• Preferable experience in remuneration and benefits.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).

Responsibilities

• Ensure correct and timely payment of employees.
• Administer payroll and employee benefits.
• Process payroll queries from staff.

Skills

Good interpersonal skills

Planning skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Integrity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting / Human Resource Management

Tools

PaySpace payroll system

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Power Point

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Main Purpose of the Job

The role of the Payroll Officer is to provide payroll and HR support to the Head of HR Africa within ALS Chemex. The Payroll Officer must ensure the smooth running of the payroll for their regions.

Position in the Organisation

The Payroll Officer will be based in ALS Chemex SA Head Office in Johannesburg and will report to the Head of HR Africa.

Scope of the Job

The Payroll Officer will provide support to various payrolls in Africa. In addition this role will be responsible for the administration of employee benefits, daily queries, monthly & annual legislative reports, training employees on the ESS System, creating and maintaining hard copy personnel file for their regions. The Payroll Officer will be responsible for, but not limited to the following :

• Compliance
• Practice the ALS Health and Safety Foundation Standards
• Practice the ALS company core values
• Abide by the ALS company policies and procedures
• Abide by local legislative requirements at all times
• Payroll
• Update and maintain the company payroll for South & West Africa on PaySpace
• Ensure staff is paid correctly and timeously
• Upload and maintain employee data on PaySpace
• Respond to payroll queries from the various sites timeously
• Assist staff with payroll queries and advice on UIF, taxes and leave
• Train employees on the ESS system
• Process and audit leave data
• Time keeping management including the bio metrics system
• Monitor and administer the company benefits i.e. Provident / Pension Fund, IEMAS
• Timeous preparation and payments of all 3rd parties as per country specific legislation
• Preparation of monthly and annual reconciliations
• Completion of monthly payrolls for ALS laboratories across South and West Africa
• Ensure correct allocation of staff costs to general ledger accounts
• Capture employee information regarding Employment Equity on Payspace accurately
• Assist HR on salary and benefit calculations
• Develop personnel record keeping systems and implement across Region
• Audits
• Responsible for statutory requirements, Tax, Social Security
• Ensure company compliance for auditing purposes
• Prepare for the annual financial audit and files thereof
• Audit sites to ensure that the payroll comply with legislative requirements
• Ensure all year end processes are timeously submitted
• Adhere to all year-end financial procedures
• Reports
• Assist with the collation of quarterly statistic and skills and equity report submission
• Create additional analyses and reports as requested by management
• Compile key business metrics and report on them to management
• Assist with future tender packs to ensure the budget allocated compensates for the cost and revenue of the company
• Assist with the BBBEE report
• Assist with the EE and WSPATR report
• Submission of UIF and PAYE and other African region statutory reports
• Risk Mitigation
• Alert the Management to key emerging risk areas
• Make input to improve risk mitigation strategies
• Actively participate in crisis management activities as and when required
• Systems
• Creating and maintaining employee data on ERS system
• Maintaining employee time sheets / scheduling
• Creating and maintaining ALStar user accounts
• Creating and maintaining IT user accounts
• General
• Ensure the security of the office at all times
• Prepare employee induction and exit packs, including arranging entry, annual and exit medicals
• Create new employee files
• Assist with general HR administration
• Assist with general HR filing
• Assist general maintenance, ordering stationery
• Manage the office lease agreements and office maintenance
• Be part of the organization’s company function committee assisting in planning and roll out
• General office communication and queries
• Adhoc travel and overtime will be required depending on business needs

Competencies required for the role are as follows :

Behavioral Competencies

Good interpersonal, planning and communication skills.

Maintain staff confidentiality.

Highly organised and flexible

Sound decision making and problem solving and preventive measures.

Demonstrates accountability and a team player.

Ability to investigate, resolve and respond to queries

Inspires and drives excellence in all aspects of work.

Technical Competencies

Excellent numerical and analytical skills

Solid knowledge of LRA and BCEA

Effective writing skills in English

Attention to detail and work under pressure

High level of integrity

Ability to multi task and meet challenging deadlines.

Qualifications

A bachelors degree in Accounting / Human Resource Management or equivalent qualification

Minimum of three to five years’ experience in payroll field

Preferable experience in remuneration and benefits

Knowledge of PaySpace payroll system is an advantage

Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Internet Explore

Fluent English (written and spoken)