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Responsibilities
- Ensure accurate employee static data is in line with statutory requirements.
- Implement adequate payroll processes to ensure compliance with legislative requirements.
- Review of static data after system updates to ensure all is correct.
- Check the correctness of information provided by HCM, i.e. overtime, standby allowance, leave gratuity, long service allowance, wages, hours and timesheets.
- Apply for the tax directive on eFiling.
- Process changes to medical aid, trade unions, and retirement funds.
- Validation of the correctness of payroll inputs by issuing the variance report to HCM before payments for each pay run, i.e. weekly, monthly on the 15th and end of the month.
- Ensure that the S&T import file is imported correctly for weekly payment.
- Processing of payroll-related payment journals for each payment processed.
- Check the correctness of the salary journals before rolling over to the next period.
- Reconciliation of payroll accounts.
- Ensure pay slips and IRP5s are sent to ESS on time.
- Ensure filling of employee records are properly filed for easy retrieval.
- Prepare monthly external payment files and send files for payment.
- Prepare the EMP201 and filing thereof on eFiling and processing of payments timely to maintain compliance.
- Send UIF Declarations to the Department of Labour.
- Do validations to ensure employee data meets SARS requirements.
- Liaise with HR personnel on employee payroll-related matters.
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Requirements
- Diploma in Payroll Administration or related qualification.
- Experience /training in SAGE 300 People is essential.
- Two (2) years’ relevant payroll experience.
- Proficiency in the MS Office suite.
- Good understanding of financial concepts and payroll.
- Knowledge Legislation, e.g., Income Tax, BCEA, Pension Fund Rules and Medical Schemes.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Ability to resolve problems.
- Deadline-driven and analytic thinker.
- Ability to build relationships.
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