Payroll Administrator

This role will be responsible for timeous payroll administration and processing of inputs and deductions to ensure payments to Phadimas and third parties are accurate.

We're a fully in-office team. This role is based at our Support Centre in Kuils River, Cape Town.

Key responsibilities:

• Payroll Input
• Receive payroll input via app
• HR Validate & Final Recruit new employees on-boarded via the onboarding app
• Verify new employees’ information and position details before payroll calculation
• Validate movements app information accurately on the system for promotions, transfers and terminations
• Import overtime captured on time app into payroll and capture exceptions manually
• Check payroll regularly for errors and anomalies and correct where necessary
• Update employee records with changes to personal details and bank details
• Provide telephonic support in respect of payroll queries
• Understanding and following payroll procedures and payroll related forms
• Assisting with communication and processing of workers compensation claims
• Basic employee benefit administration and processing i.e. withdrawls and contributions.
• Payroll Administration
• Processing Department of Labour forms (UI19, UI2.7 and salary schedule) for terminations and employees going on maternity leave.
• Medical aid reconciliations for assigned payroll
• Process staff card applications
• Maintain A.Health adjustments list
• Create employee files for new engagements
• Payroll administration is actioned on movements and onboarding app
• Payroll Scorecard – Receive a payroll score card score of 75% or higher:
• Queries resolved within 48hrs
• Feedback to customer within 24hrs
• Error free payroll administration
• Overall customer satisfaction 85%.
  
  

Qualifications required:

Essential:

• A Grade 12 Certificate/Matric
  
  

Preferred:

• Payroll Certificate/ Diploma
  
  

Experience required:

Essential:

• 2-3 years payroll administration experience
• Large payroll experience (On average 1500 Phadimas per Payroll administrator, +/- 60 terms per month, +/- 30 promotions per month)
  
  

Preferred:

• Experience working on Payspace.
  
  

Knowledge required:

• Basic employee benefit administration and processes i.e. withdrawls and contributions.
• Intermediate payroll knowledge.
• Knowledge of labour legislation and tax.
• Knowledge of full payroll function, including capturing payroll, checking remuneration, reconciling the payroll, backups/ rollover, manual calculations.
  
  

Skills required:

• Computer skills, intermediate to advanced Excel.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Attention to detail and the ability to question information.
• Above average numerical ability.
• Analytical thinking
• The ability to deal with sensitive and confidential information in a professional manner.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team.
• Able to adhere to tight deadlines.
• Ability to work under pressure.