Payroll Administrator

Red Ember is seeking a Payroll Administrator based in Pretoria to join our client's team to perform allocated payroll functions, including ensuring the accurate calculation and preparation of all salary-related inputs, validating and accurately processing payroll information, generating payments to third parties, and preparing monthly payroll reconciliations.

To accurately calculate and prepare all salary-related information for payroll processing for the relevant period.

To accurately process all salary-related information in the SAGE People Payroll system.

To resolve all salary-related enquiries from employees and third parties.

To prepare, validate and ensure the accuracy of Group Life and Post-Retirement Medical Aid information for actuarial valuation purposes.

To prepare and reconcile third-party payments to payroll every month.

To reconcile all payroll-related general ledger control accounts, including explanations for reconciling items

To prepare year-end external audit working papers for directors and executive remuneration, provisions and disability accruals.

To prepare, validate and ensure the accuracy of statutory submissions for Stats SA.

To comply with relevant taxation, BCEA and other legislation, including policies and procedures of the SABN.

Grade 12/NQF equivalent with Accounting and Mathematics (Essential)

Post-school Payroll qualification (Desirable)

2-4 years of core experience in an HR administrative OR Payroll environment (Essential)

Knowledge and Skills:

Payroll/HR administration

Any ERP system

Relevant taxation, BCEA and other related legislation

Basic Accounting

Payroll-related policies, procedures and processes

Microsoft Office Suite (Excel and Word)

Verbal and written communication

Interpersonal

Integrity

Confidentiality

Time management

Working well under pressure