Payroll Manager

 

Recruiter:

Communicate Recruitment: Finance 3

Job Ref:

CPM046376/PrM

Date posted:

Thursday, May 20, 2021

Location:

Capetown, South Africa

Salary:

800 000 Annually


SUMMARY:
A leading multinational client is currently looking for a Payroll Manager to join their dynamic team.

POSITION INFO:

Requirements:

  • Matric / Grade 12.
  • B Degree in Finance or Payroll Administration or NQF equivalent.
  • Minimum of 8 years’ experience in Payroll Administration
  • 5 years is in a managerial capacity managing multiple payrolls across a group
  • SAP Payroll experience non negotiable

 

Responsibilities:

  • Payroll Processing Management:
  • Develop, review and maintain payroll administration processes and procedures
  • Document new procedures and guidelines for the payroll system
  • Monitor compliance to payroll administration procedures and guidelines
  • Review and quality assure changes/variations within the payroll system and review engagements, terminations and documentation in relation to employee changes on the system
  • Perform a high-level review of payroll administration data for errors, omissions and inconsistencies for data integrity
  • Receive and check pay-period reports prior to uploading EFT files to the banks and act as the final internal control before the files are released
  • Upload EFT files to banks for pay groups as needed
  • Review payroll account reconciliations
  • Ensure that payroll is processed in an accurate, compliant and timely manner
  • Lead the implementation of payroll in accordance with substantive or collective agreements with organised labour
  • Handle and execute employee leave liability provisions
  • Monitor the allocation of emails, calls and voicemails to an assigned Payroll Administrator to action, and monitor the quality of service provided by team members
  • Review monthly payroll reports prior to submission to the HC Business Partners of operating entities
  • Lead payroll process optimisation, enhancement, efficiency and continuous improvement
  • Develop, maintain and safeguard payroll filing and retrieval systems, including both digital and hard-copy
  • Prepare monthly and quarterly reports on the performance of the department
  • Drive the continuous improvement of Payroll Processing within the Shared Services Centre
  • Payroll Administration Support to the Business
  • Build and maintain stakeholder relationships with functional heads across all operating entities
  • Maintain sound working relationships with the Business Partners and Administration Manager
  • Manage the timeous resolution of payroll queries by attending to escalated queries and reviewing unresolved queries on a daily basis
  • Liaise with Compensation and Benefits on matters pertaining to medical aid and pension/provident funds and participate in workshops aimed at communicating benefit options and updates to staff members, as and when required
  • Provide input into the creation of appropriate reports on metrics, in consultation with the Reporting Administrator
  • Manage the provision of support to deliver on calendar events, for ad hoc or unscheduled projects for Shared Services
  • Liaise with auditors during audits to respond to queries and provide information

 

 

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