Payroll Manager

1 week ago


Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa Colgate-Palmolive Full time
Relocation Assistance Offered Within Country
Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa

Do you want to come to work with a smile and leave with one as well? In between those smiles, your day consists of connecting with others across the world, full of stimulating discussions, and making impactful contributions


If this is how you see your career, Colgate is the place to be Our dependable household brands, dedicated employees, and sustainability commitments make us a company passionate about building a future to smile about for our employees, consumers, and surrounding communities.

We win as a global organisation by continually learning and collaborating.

The pride in our brand fuels a workplace that encourages creative thinking, champions experimentation, and promotes authenticity which has supplied to our enduring success.


If you want to work for a company that lives by their values, then give your career a reason to single day.


Scope of Responsibility:

Full monthly salary payroll cycle, including bi-weekly temps wage run.

Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Cross functional collaboration with all internal collaborators
  • Detailing and updating payroll policies and procedures
  • Ensure that company policies are adhered to
  • ESS Administration
  • Assist in resolving all payroll discrepancies
  • Submit Expatriate quarterly and annual reporting to New York
  • Assist with Expatriate queries
  • Liaise with outsourcing payroll provider for payroll processing
  • Build and maintain successful working relationships with third party partners
  • Liaise with tax service provider for completion of Expatriates' income tax returns
  • EMP201 Statutory Returns submission to SARS
  • EMP501 Reconciliation process and submission to SARS
  • SARS Tax Directives for stock options and as required
  • Month end reporting
  • Month end third party reconciliations for medical aids, funeral funds, retirement funds, group risk, unions, garnishee and maintenance orders amongst others
  • SOX compliance testing and SOX design process flows
  • Periodically assist in audit testing
  • Purchase orders on SAP for payments to third parties
  • Assist with General Ledger reconciliation discrepancies
  • Performs other duties as required
  • Aligns with all policies and standards

Required Qualifications:

  • A Bachelors Degree Accounting, Human Resources Management, Finance, or Business.
  • Certified Payroll Professional Designation (preferred)
  • Membership with relevant Professional Association (preferred)
  • Minimum 10 years proven experience of which at least the most recent 5 years must have been or be in a senior payroll role
  • Proven financial competence and strong accounting background
  • Advanced Payroll Tax knowledge and proven experience
  • Strong solid understanding of relevant tax legislation, employment conditions and Bargaining Councils (advantageous)
  • Proven experience in dealing with Expats, PAYE, Efiling, Easyfile and Emp501 reconciliation
Equal Opportunity Employer

Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.


Colgate-Palmolive is a leading global consumer products company, tightly focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition.

Colgate sells its products in over 200 countries and territories around the world under such internationally recognized brand names as Colgate, Palmolive, elmex, Tom's of Maine, Sorriso, Speed Stick, Lady Speed Stick, Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sanex, Elta MD, PCA Skin, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline and Suavitel, as well as Hill's Science Diet and Hill's Prescription Diet.


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