Payroll Practitioner

MultiChoice Group; Randburg; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media and entertainment company in South Africa is seeking a Payroll Administrator to ensure accurate and timely payment of employees while adhering to compliance standards. The ideal candidate will have experience in payroll processing, knowledge of relevant legislation, and competency in SAGE 300. This role is crucial for enhancing employee satisfaction and maintaining compliance across all payroll functions.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ relevant experience in a similar role.
• Good knowledge of employee related legislations (BCEA & LRA).
• Good knowledge of the Income Tax Act (in relation to employee taxes).

Responsibilities

• Pay employees accurately and on time by maintaining employee and financial data.
• Ensure monthly deliverables while maintaining SLAs, KPIs, and customer relationships.
• Perform quality assurance and health checks according to specified requirements.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Problem solving

Customer Service

Education

Matric

Payroll Qualification

Tools

SAGE 300

Excel

Job description

The MultiChoice Group is a multinational media and entertainment group headquartered in South Africa with presence in amongst others the Netherlands, Dubai and the UK with principal operations in pay television (pay-TV), Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD), advertising and content security. Brands within the MultiChoice Group include DStv, GOtv, SuperSport, M-Net, DStv Media Sales, Showmax and European-based content security leader Irdeto. We’re proud to say we serve 20 million subscribers across more than 50 African markets, with a successful history of identifying and adapting to industry trends, allowing us to continuously deliver the best in entertainment.

By joining our passionate and creative team, you can help us achieve our objectives of expanding our pay-TV and SVOD (Subscription Video On demand) subscriber bases, improving advertising sales, spearheading cutting-edge technology, supporting local content and providing an exceptional customer experience.

Join Africa’s most loved storyteller!

Reports to: Payroll Team Leader

Division: Finance Shared Services

Department: Payroll

Direct Reports: 0

Key Customers:

HR Reward, HR Operations and HR Administration.

Line managers and all employees.

Shared Services Finance Payroll Team

Purpose of the Position: Pay employees accurately and on time by maintaining employee and financial data in the payroll system. Ensuring adherence to the monthly deliverables while maintaining SLAs, KPIs and customer relationships.

Key Performance Objectives

Payroll Compliance

Payroll compliance is essential to ensure that we meet all legal and regulatory requirements related to payroll. Non-compliance can result in fines, legal actions, and damage to the company’s reputation. It also means fair treatment of employees, leading to better morale and trust within the organization.

Ensure the payroll requests and entries processed in payroll system are compliant with employees related legislation and company policies.

- Quality assurance and health checks are performed according to specified requirements and corrective action taken where necessary.

- Ensure legislative compliance by correcting errors with regards to SARS and UIF validation reports.

- Ensure SOP’s and internal procedures are adhered to and updated when there is a change.

- Maintain confidentiality and ensure adherence to POPIA.

- Assist the internal and external auditors in their inquiries.

Payroll Processing

- Adhere to monthly payroll processing calendar and ensure accurate and timely deliverables according to deadlines and with policy.

- Evaluate payroll requests for completeness and accuracy before processing in the payroll system.

- Meet SLA for all payroll changes calls logged on SMAX, by processing and closing calls within agreed timelines.

- Respond to payroll related queries within SLA.

- Process ad-hoc payment requests weekly.

- Support the Payroll Accountants in resolving reconciling items timeously.

Payroll Analytics

Payroll Analytics is a value adding activity to ensure accurate payroll data and to provide meaningful report to our customers.

- Ensure reliable payroll data through variance reports, exception reports, picking up on non-compliance and taking corrective action.

- Supporting customers with payroll analytics

- Distribution of agreed monthly payroll reports.

Project Management

Shared Services drives a culture of continuous improvement and innovation, and therefore Project Management is an important aspect of the role.

- Ensure standardisation of payroll processes across all payrolls.

- Work with cross functional teams in HR; Shared Services Finance and business to ensure compliance, accuracy, and efficiency in employee related processes.

- Assist in the on-boarding of new payrolls.

- Adhoc projects that arise on a continuing basis.

- Support Shared Services initiatives of process improvements, people practices, business efficiencies, and improved governance.

Continuous Learning and Development

- Keep up to date on changes in payroll related legislation.

- Ensure all company-initiated courses are completed on time.

- Self-development to stay relevant in the payroll profession.

Qualifications

- Matric

- Payroll Qualification

Experience/Skills

- Minimum 2 years’ relevant experience in a similar role

- Good knowledge of employee related legislations (BCEA & LRA)

- Good knowledge of the Income Tax Act (in relation to employee taxes)

- SAGE 300 experience essential

- Excel intermediate or advanced

Technical Competencies

- Knowledge of all Payroll legislation, policies, and procedures,

- Speed and accuracy with figures,

- Stakeholder management,

- Proactive and ability to think ahead,

- Ability to prioritise to meet multiple deadlines,

- Ability to work under tight deadlines and pressurised situations,

- Ability to think and move quickly in a dynamic fast-moving environment,

- Continuous learning

Behavioural Competencies

- Attention to detail

- Communication skills

- Conflict management and resolution

- Problem solving

- Customer Service

- Stress management

- Teamwork

- Resilience

- Tenacity

- Integrity & Ethics