Responsibilities

What we’re looking for:

We’re looking for a Payroll Manager to join our team. the successful incumbent will:

• Facilitate On-time and accurate payment of employee remuneration in compliance with Company policies and statutory requirements.
• Conducting reconciliations to ensure payroll integrity.
• Manage financial postings. Reporting on payroll information.
• Operate controls and monitor compliance with internal controls policies and procedures.
• Manage people

Accountabilities: 

• Collaborate with TR, HR Ops and HRDs on payroll requirements based on financial, benefits, and HR policies – recognizing the employee requirements for compensation based on the financial, benefits, and HR policies of the organization and legislative changes.
• Administer payroll- managing the inputs and outputs from outsourced payroll system related to compensation for an employee, including pay, bonuses, earnings and deductions. Oversee the use of an outsourced payroll management system to deal with the financial aspects of employees’ compensation, allowances, deductions, gross pay, net pay, etc.
• Journal Upload of pay register results in financial statements for four legal entities
• Manage payments- managing the total payments made in employees’ payroll, including bonuses and compensation.
• Process and distribute payments- processing and distributing compensation to all employees. Execute the payroll management function through the dispensation of employee compensation
• Manage and process payroll taxes- deducting and paying taxes from employees’ compensation. Requesting tax directives.
• Paying tax according to appropriate deductions made from compensation- calculate and pay the tax liabilities according to the compensation and tax regulations of employees. Filing EMP201 with SARS.
• Conducting reconciliations to ensure payroll integrity- payroll, GL account, banking, UIF, SDL PAYE reconciliations.
• Managing financial postings- understanding account structures & codes; vendor payments, payments to UIF & treasury notification, and clearing 3rd party vendor accounts.
• Reporting on payroll information; leave & bonus provisions, allowances, FI expenses, and outstanding tax amounts. Submitting statutory declarations and COIDA reports.
• Operate controls and monitor compliance with internal controls policies and procedures.
• Monitor control effectiveness. Remediate control deficiencies. Implement and maintain technologies and tools to enable the internal controls-related activities.
• Filing and e-filing of payroll control documents for audit compliance.
• Manage complex inquiries- handling instances where a stakeholder desires clarification.
• Supervise payroll processes- Provide training to process owners. Measure and report the performance of the payroll process

People management –

• Screen and select candidates. Evaluating and selecting potential employees through interviews.
• Manage employee performance. Defining individual performance objectives. Review performance to provide appraisals.
• Manage employee development. Establishing employee development guidelines. Manage the development of their skills to enhance their skills, ability, and knowledge.
• Managing employee relations. Assisting general management in developing, maintaining, and improving employee relationships. This is accomplished through communication, performance management, processing grievances, and/or dispute. Interpret and convey organizational policies

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of-
• law e.g., BCEA, PAYE, UIF, WCA, Skills Levy Act, ETI
• regulations e.g., retirement, tax, loans, Retrenchments and CCMA
• HR and Finance policies
• and collective agreements
• All-Sec BRD
• Expert experience of relevant SAP modules and supporting technology
• Expert organizational knowledge of structures and business units
• Degree in Accounting / Financial Management  
• Commercial experience of more than 5 years including strong accounting work experience preferably FMCG 
• Advanced Excel Skills
• Good numeric Skills
• Good Analytical Skills