COMPANY: ASCENDIS MANAGEMENT SERVICES
VACANCY: SA GROUP PAYROLL & BENEFITS MANAGER
REPORTS TO: SA HR EXECUTIVE
SITUATED AT: 31 GEORGIAN CRESCENT, BRYANSTON


KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

OBJECTIVE
• Management, direction and control of the company’s SA, Africa & International payrolls.
• To provide a monthly payroll, correct, efficient and timeous.
• Monitoring the payroll interface for compensation and benefits
• Assist with administrating of monthly payrolls
• Month end consolidation and processing support as required.
• Payroll process improvements and standardization of payroll policies and procedures.
• Ensure accurate 3rd party reconciliation
• Statutory compliance
• Manage the SA Group Benefits (Medical Aid, Gap Cover, Provident/Pension funds, ICAS & Risk Cover)
• Accountable for the AMS/UK Payroll
• Assist International companies with SAGE system queries/requests.

GOVERNANCE
• Ensure legislative compliance and internal reporting requirements are met.
• Maintain knowledge of BCEA & LRA requirements and enforced to ensure compliance.
• Bi-annual TAX reconciliations and IRP5 submissions to SARS.
• WCA compliance and submission to the Compensation House annually.
• EEA2/EEA4 data exported and provided to stakeholders for submission to the Labour Department.
• Monthly reconciliation and submission of the UIF Declarations to the Labour Department

TASK DESCRIPTION:

Benefits Management:
• 3rd Party scorecard management
• Monthly reconciliation and maintenance
• Section 14 transfers

Monthly Payroll:
• Review and approve month end reports
• Payroll consolidation

Reporting:
• Company reconciliations per payroll
• Duplication check
• Medical aid and provident fund withdrawals, new entrants and recons
• HR Monthly report
• EMP201 recon
• Leave provision
• Variance report
• Nett pay difference

Maintain SAGE People Payroll system:
• Ensure SAGE People is always updated to ensure data integrity
• Ensure all access is restricted and relevant to all users
• Ensure that SAGE People is updated in line with the latest SARS requirements.
• Ensure SAGE People methods and calculations comply with the legal and prescribed requirements.
• Hierarchy setup
• Divestment / Acquisition integration

Year End:
• Reconcile EMP501 to Emp201’s
• Submit IRP5 and EMP501 folder via easyfile
• Publish IRP5’s to all employees

Statutory:
• Reconcile and submit WCA’s
• Emp201 monthly reconciliation and submissions
• EMP501 Bi-Annual reconciliations and submissions
• Reconcile and submit UIF Declarations
• Prepare EEA2 & EEA4 information for submission

Bi-Annual Audit:
• Accountable for Audit co-ordination and compliance to all requests
• Ensure monthly support documentation is accurate and stored efficiently

Management:
• Update the annual Payroll Calendar
• Plan and effectively manage Payroll deadlines
• Management of the Payroll team
• Manage stakeholder relationships

Skills and knowledge:
• Successful administration of 2000 or more staff
• Knowledge of International and African payroll treatment beneficial
• SARS easyfile and e-filling
• Standard Bank, Nedbank and Absa
• 5-10 years in a Payroll experience in a Senior position
• Strong Leadership capability

Education:
• Grade 12
• Tertiary qualification would be preferred
• SAGE People
• SAGE People ESS
• SAGE People Super User
• SAGE tax yearend seminars (to date)
• Advanced Excel and Microsoft Office

Should you not be contacted within two weeks of your application being submitted, please consider your application unsuccessful. Closing date will be the 30 August 2019