Wage Administrator

PTY; Midrand; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Ember seeks a Wage Administrator based in Midrand to join the team and manage full payroll administration duties, ensuring accurate and timely staff payments in line with SLAs and statutory requirements.

Responsibilities include data maintenance, answering payroll queries, and generating reports for Finance and management, with confidentiality and compliance at the core.

Qualifications

• Matric (Senior Certificate)
• 3+ years payroll administration experience in a customer-oriented service environment
• Experience with CRS and D365 modules is advantageous
• Advanced skills in MS Word, MS Excel and MS Outlook

Responsibilities

• Ensure accuracy across wage payroll and timely payment of staff
• Capture and process appointments, promotions, demotions and terminations accurately
• Maintain payroll data and handle employee payroll, biographical and pay queries
• Prepare payroll reports and wage cost reports for management
• Ensure compliance with policies, procedures and legislation
• Confidential handling of payroll information and ad hoc queries

Education

Matric (Senior Certificate)

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

MS Outlook

CRS

D365 modules

Job description

Permanent

Wage Administrator

Halfway House, South Africa

Red Ember is seeking a Wage Administrator, based in Midrand to join our client’s team.

The Wage Administrator will be responsible for ensuring accuracy across all wage-related activities by performing the full administrative function of the wage payroll. This includes ensuring the accurate and timely payment of all staff in accordance with defined service level agreements as well as legislative and statutory requirements.

Capture and process new and existing appointments, promotions, demotions, and terminations accurately and timeously.

Manage, maintain, and update payroll-related data.

Handle all employee payroll, biographical, and pay-related queries.

Ensure all Payroll and Time & Attendance tasks are completed within specified timeframes.

Prepare and submit payroll reports and payroll sheets to Finance and relevant departments on time.

Produce monthly wage cost reports for P&L forecasting and finance meetings.

Report wage discrepancies identified on dummy payslips to management.

Issue UI19 forms and certificates of service to terminated employees after final payment.

Submit Provident Fund withdrawal applications to NBC for terminated employees.

Conduct employment confirmations with external parties.

Maintain accurate and up-to-date employee files while ensuring confidentiality of payroll information.

Ensure payroll processing complies with company policies, procedures, and relevant legislation.

Provide financial interpretation relating to employee benefits, leave, time management, and remuneration.

Assist and support management with payroll-related tasks, reports, and ad hoc queries.

Requirements

Matric (Senior Certificate)

Minimum 3 years Payroll administration level,with practical Payroll MIS Knowledge, within a customer-oriented serviceenvironment

Knowledge of CRS andD365 modules will be an advantage

MS Word, MS Excel & MS Outlook (Advanced skill level)