Payroll Officer - Cape Town Verfied

Salary Negotiable Cape Town, Western Cape Cape Town, Western Cape more than 14 days ago 23-06-2020 3:59:56 PM
18-08-2020 3:59:56 PM
Role summary

The Payroll Officer will be key member in the position to deliver identified payroll and people functions and processes, focussing on attention to detail, solutions and proactive, open communication to ensure that the employee journey is streamlined, positive and in line with legal and other standards.

Key responsibilities

HR Operations
- Operating an efficient payroll, using Sage Pastel Payroll, other systems as required.
- Carrying out identified HR functions.
- Ensuring compliance with relevant financial and HR regulations and standards.
- Adhering to an agreed payroll and HR reporting system and suggest
improvements.
- Supporting the HR Manager and Management Team in the preparation of
- reports, monitoring information and actions relating to functions of the job role.
- Helping to maintain effective, compliant system of records.
- Being proactive in day to day contact with staff and volunteers, supporting
them and answering their enquiries promptly.

Accountable for:
- Ownership and reporting of payroll i.e. monitor Sick pay and buying and selling, dummy payslips.
of leave, report on payroll errors, delays and complaints and underlying reasons.
Ownership for issuing of staff contracts and variations, monitoring and recording.
- Changes and linking contractual arrangements to payroll in a streamlined
- process to ensure accuracy.
- Identifying improvements in practice and supporting change implementation. Complete benefit enrolments and removals and support the management/co-ordination of benefit claims, advise on general queries and supporting change implementation.

Finance
- To be responsible for the preparation and processing of wages/salaries of all employees of the company
- To deal with all matters relating to payroll as per procedures e.g. check verifications and expense claims, monitor wages, enter PAYE, and pension information.
- Issue all pay advices to Employees including Payslips, in accordance with required deadlines
- Prepare all Payroll submissions to HMRC and Pensions Provider on time
- Act as the Payroll expert within the organisation and provide updates

Skills / experience required

- Graduate applicants should possess the following attributes:
- Relevant Degree or Diploma;
- Must have minimum 2-years Sage Pastel experience
- a solid grasp of mathematics;
- A confident and personable personality;
- A positive attitude, willingness to learn and reliability;
- Strong self-motivation and drive;
- Good communication skills and
- Excellent attention to detail.