Payroll Specialist

1 week ago


Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa ALPLA PACKAGING SA (PTY) LTD Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Payroll Administrator to join our team at ALPLA PACKAGING SA (PTY) LTD. The successful candidate will be responsible for handling payroll processes, ensuring accuracy and compliance with local laws and regulations.

Key Responsibilities
  • Manage payroll processes, including loading new engagements, employee internal movement, and terminations.
  • Load employee fingerprints for clocking and time and attendance.
  • Create final payroll files according to set timelines, ensuring adequate approval flows are respected up to and including bank transfers.
  • Send forecasts to the Finance & Controlling Manager of the required amount for each bank one week before executing the salary payment.
  • Responsible for creating salary transfers instructions to be handed over to all payroll banks (electronically and manually), follow-up on execution on a timely manner, and archiving of documents.
  • Distribute payslips on ESS and print manually for employees with no ESS.
  • Send payroll reports monthly to the Payroll Manager for approval.
  • Ensure that all allowances and deductions are applied and aligned with local law and any compensation related to company policy.
  • Keep master data accurately at all times.
  • Support with Budget process at year-end.
  • Monitor the budget.
  • Responsible for reporting to management (leave reports, overtime reports, employee movement, eMis reporting).
  • Responsible for EMP201s submission.
  • Responsible for ROE and EMP501 submission on time with no penalties.
  • Responsible for distribution of IRP5s to employees and former employees.
  • Prepare and submit third-party recons and payments.
  • Manage special situations like maternity/temp disabilities.
  • Responsible for all HR Controlling reporting, including eMis data upload on a monthly and yearly basis.
  • Support with setting ESS access to employees and training.
  • Responsible for online Discovery and Momentum reconsideration.
  • Support with Mauritius payroll.
  • Knowledge and understanding of Bargaining Councils.
Requirements
  • Minimum 5 years payroll processing experience.
  • Sage300 & Sage300 ESS payroll experience.
  • Time and Attendance knowledge: preferable Jarrison.
  • Payroll, HR or Finance qualification.
  • Basic accounting knowledge.
  • Tax Law, BCEA and Labour law knowledge.
  • African payroll experience (MUR especially).
  • Full payroll analysis reporting experience.
  • Payroll experience in a Manufacturing environment will be advantageous.
  • Able to handle multi-task environment with profound organizational skills.
  • Excellent time management and administration skills.
  • Ability to research, interpret, and analyze information.
  • Strong MS Office skills especially in Excel and familiarity with HR systems.
  • Excellent local language skills and good English skills.
  • Basic understanding of expats payroll.
What We Offer

Competitive salary

International exposure

Market-related benefits


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