Payroll Analyst

**PAYROLL ANALYST**

**Duties**:

- Review payroll inputs
- Prepare and submit all necessary paperwork for tax deductions, benefits and garnishments
- Analyse compensation-related data including wages and bonuses
- Oversee payroll transactions (e.g. via sage pay, acb file)
- Conduct regular audits on payroll procedures and records
- Process benefit costs
- Manage payment calendars for payroll
- Report to management on payroll issues and changes
- Answer employees’ questions about salaries and tax
- Stay up-to-date with Payroll legislation and latest Sage updates

**PAYROLL MANAGEMENT**
- Be responsible for the full end to end function of the South African Payroll.
- Manage the South African Payroll system for both 2 sister companies
- Work closely with the HR and finance team to prepare and process all necessary documents and information
- Ensure timeous payment of salaries every month
- Ensure 100% accuracy of information for Payroll purposes.
- Keep up to date and comply with all tax compliance procedures, IRP5’s and any other payroll related processes.
- Work with external payroll service providers in other countries to manage the full end to end payroll function of employees.
- Will assist with the overtime process
- Process pay run for Independent Contractors
- HR AND PAYROLL QUERIES
- Be available to answer employees’ queries at any time of the day.
- Get back / answering queries accurately and professionally and within a reasonable timeframe
- Process and issue IRP5

**HR BENEFITS MANAGEMENT**
- Manage all the administration required to provide healthcare benefits to employees
- Bi-annually do health benefits awareness in the company
- Liaise with the external healthcare benefits service providers to ensure our employees are being looked after.

**MINIMUM QUALICATIONS & EXPERIENCE**
- Grade 12 or equivalent,
- Tertiary Qualification in HR and/or Payroll or equivalent
- 4-5 years’ experience in the field of HR and/or payroll
- Managed a large payroll (500+ employees)
- Experience in working with multiply company/company rule on Sage 300
- Training and Experience in SAGE 300 payroll is essential
- International Payroll and HR experience an advantage
- Proficiency in English (Verbal, Written, Reading) is essential
- Proficient in Microsoft office/windows, etc.
- Knowledge of south African labour law

**SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND PERSONALITY ATTRIBUTES**
- Numerical skills
- Strong knowledge on Sage 300 people reports (variance report, GL setup, UIF Declaration)
- Strong knowledge on garnishee order setups
- Experience in managing more than one payroll for more than one company/company rules
- Strong knowledge in processing independent contractors' payment on Sage 300
- Knowledge in garnishee order setup
- Highly structured and organized and can prioritize
- Proactive and take initiative
- UIF Declaration
- In depth knowledge on SA Payroll legislations and Payroll tax setup
- Advanced level in Excel and analytic skills

**Job Type**: Permanent

COVID-19 considerations:
Yes