Payroll Specialist

5 hours ago

Durban, South Africa Remoteca Limited Full time

**Job description**

**Position**: Payroll Specialist

**Role**: Full-Time

**Opportunity**:
**Job Summary**

The Payroll Specialist will work alongside the HR/Payroll Manager on the organization’s payroll functions, ensuring that weekly payroll is processed on time, accurately, and in compliance with government regulations. This position also assists employees with payroll-related questions. Must be able to work quickly yet efficiently ensuring a high standard of accuracy.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Responsible for processing multiple state biweekly payrolls for 800+ employees, monthly stipend and bonus payments.
- Enters, maintains, and/or processes information in the payroll system; information may include employees hourly rates, salaries, commissions, bonuses or other compensation, time worked, paid leave and holidays, deductions and withholding, address changes, and other information.
- Ensures proper processing of payroll deductions for taxes, benefits, and other deductions.
- Processes payroll transactions including salaries, benefits, garnishments, taxes, and other deductions.
- Processes payroll updates including new hires, terminations, and changes to pay rates.
- Being familiar with processing benefit paperwork.
- Being very familiar with the employee onboarding process which includes filling out I-9's and other tax paperwork.
- Maintains the maintenance of employee records.
- Issues, or reissues, physical or replacement checks or direct deposits due to payroll errors or final discharge.
- Reconciles payroll to the general ledger.
- Process unemployment claims as needed.
- Manage other administrative tasks related to human resources.
- Performs other duties as assigned.

**Skills**:

- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Proficient with the Mac operating system.
- Proficient with or the ability to quickly learn payroll software.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

**Qualifications**:

- **5+ years of experience** in payroll processing.
- **Proven experience** using **ADP** payroll software.
- Working knowledge of ADP Workforce Now
- In-depth knowledge of payroll and tax regulations.
- Schooling in accounting or payroll a plus
- Minimum of one to two years of experience processing payroll.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy in processing complex payrolls.
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.

**Experience**:

- ADP Software: 1 year (required)
- ADP Workforce Now: 1 year (required)
- Payroll: 2 years (required)

**Location**:

- Durban, KwaZulu-Natal (required)

Work Location: Remote

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