Payroll Officer - Mazars

Duties and Responsibilities

• Payroll Creation, processing and administration (VIP Payroll and /or manual calculations)
• UIF – Ensure employer registered, ensuring deductions processed for all relevant employees, declared to DOL and payments submitted.
• COIDA – Ensure Employer is registered, Completion of Annual return of earnings, submission, payments and obtain LOGS.
• EMP 201 – Ensure the client is registered for PAYE, SDL and UIF. Link all taxable income, EMP201 submitted and payment to SARS timeously
• Bi-Annual and Tax year-end EMP501 and IRP 5 data administration, reconciliation, declaration and submission timeously
• Leave management – Knowledge of BCEA leave and ensuring Client’s leave policy complies, and administer leave records and reporting
• Process PAYE, UIF, SDL and COIDA Registrations, if applicable
• (If not applicable: Act as backup and assist clients with guidance/documents required for registration)
• 3rd Party administration, reconciliation and process of payments
• Distribution of Payroll Journals, Reports and statutory reports to internal departments
• Electronic fund payment administration
• Bank Reconciliations
• Build and maintain professional client relationships (Internal and External)

Minimum Requirements

• Grade 12 with a qualification in payroll/ remuneration tax e.g. National Diploma in Tax
• 3-5 years of experience in an external payroll/remuneration administration environment
• In-depth knowledge of remuneration tax
• Knowledge of BCEA
• MS Office (sound proficiency in Excel & Word)
• In-depth Knowledge of VIP (Premier)
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Proven experience with SARS Easyfile & SARS E-filing
• Experience in drawing reports from VIP via ODBC or FLEXI reports
• Payroll creation and methods of calculation on SAGE PREMIER VIP
• Electronic Fund transfers
• Bank Reconciliation and administration
• Excellent organizational and time management skills