Payroll Assistant

1 week ago


Cape Town, South Africa SA Metal Group (Pty) Ltd Full time

**PAYROLL ASSISTANT - CAPE TOWN**

The Salaries and wages department require a process-driven, attentive to detail and organized individual to join their team. This position requires an efficient individual who is able to work in a fast paced environment and is able to meet payroll administrative deadlines.

**Duties & responsibilities include but are not limited to**:

- Accurately capture data onto various payroll systems
- Loading new employees onto the payroll system
- Ensure that new employee files are created timeously
- Ensure that all documents are filed timeously and accurately
- Print and accurately sort pay slips for distribution
- Accurately process timesheets ensuring deadlines are met
- Check, update and correct timesheets and query inconsistent clockings with respective Line Managers
- Manage the administration of the time and attendance system
- Accurately process leave information
- Maintain and update payroll records in terms of statutory requirements
- Assisting the Salaries & Wages Manager as well as Payroll Administrator’s as and where required
- Adhoc duties include filing, maintaining departmental documentation, managing long service certificates and ordering stationary on in-house system
- Ensure all historical terminations are removed from the filing room and archived correctly
- Prepare UI-19 and other Labour department documentation as well as Certificate of service for terminated employees
- Assisting with staff queries

**Qualifying Criteria**:

- Grade 12 matric certificate
- Any relevant certificate or qualification in payroll or administration
- Minimum 5 years of experience as a Payroll Assistant or Administrator or similar role
- Computer literacy: proficient in MS Excel, MS Word, MS Outlook
- Accsys PeopleWare experience advantageous
- Working knowledge of Time & Attendance software

**Qualifying Attributes**
- Good communication skills both written and verbal
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to multi-task and manage a demanding workload in a pressurised environment
- Ability to effectively communicate with people on all levels
- Be self-motivated and results driven
- Disciplined in following procedures when executing tasks
- Be able to work both independently and in a team
- Good time management skills
- High work standards
- Be organised
- Logical and detail orientated methodologies
- Commitment to a strong business ethic and integrity

**Other information**:
Job title: Payroll Assistant

Reporting to: Payroll Team Leader and Divisional Director - Human Capital

Job type: Permanent position

Standard hours: 08h00-17h00: Monday - Thursday

08h00-16h00: Friday

May be required to work overtime as per operational requirements

**Salary**: We offer a highly competitive package depending on the extent of the applicant’s qualifications and experience.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent


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