Payroll Assistant

Reference: 10754 NB
Consultant: Nine Broodryk

• Update salary list, schedule and payroll for new employees, resignations, on a monthly/weekly basis.
• Assist with fortnightly/monthly payroll processes such as updating reports, checking and reconciling.
• Assist with processing and facilitating annual increase and bonus payments.
• Process other financial compensations or deductions (casuals, staff loans, commissions etc.).
• Handle payroll related queries (SARS queries, leave and salary administration queries etc.).
• Leave management.
• SARS EMP
  501 bi-annual and annual submissions ensure compliance with statutory regulations.
• Process workman’s compensation submissions and payments annually.
• Pension fund, provident fund and medical insurance schedule administration.
• Processing of maternity leave salaries & documentation for Department of Labour.
• Quarterly STATSSA reporting.
• COIDA registration, submissions, payments and compliance.
• Maintaining records of employee data in both paper and the database and ensure all employment requirements are met.
• Filing & scanning of employee documentation (promoting a paperless environment).
• Ensuring that Pension fund, Provident fund & Medical insurance documentation are up to date.
• Assisting with the onboarding process.
• Ad-Hoc HR functions.

• Human Resources Management degree / Industrial Psychology degree
• Financial or Commercial degree will be advantageous.
• 1 – 2 year’s work experience in a Payroll Assistant or similar role.
• Working knowledge of payroll systems. (SAGE VIP, People Soft, Pay Space etc.)
• Knowledge and experience in African country payroll administration.
• Analytical with good math skills.
• Proficient in using MS Excel (V-lookups, pivot tables and graphs).
• Pay Space knowledge will be advantageous.

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