Payroll Administrator

The purpose of the role is to ensure that employees get paid accurately and on time. The successful candidate must have the ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise extreme discretion at all times.

• Grade 12
• Relevant tertiary qualification advantageous.
• Three or more years in a payroll environment performing all payroll functions
• Sage 300 People Experience
• Excellent skills in MS Excel.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise extreme discretion
• The ability to work independently and under pressure
• Ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks and meet all deadlines
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to liaise at all levels
• Organized
• Resilience

• Gather payroll input from various sites with proper authorisation
• Process the input.
• Preparation and processing of the allocated payroll (This includes the entire cycle of payroll processing from capturing of new employees, leave, terminations, etc.)
• Capturing of new employees, reinstatements, terminations on Sage 300 People
• Leave processing where applicable
• Complete statutory documentation
• Calculate travel reimbursements
• Handle payroll related queries and do job confirmations
• Providing all information and documentation required by Auditors which relates to Payroll.
• Reviewing and ensuring the accuracy of approved advances and overtime claims
• Maintaining employee records; ensuring that employee changes are entered correctly and made on a timely basis; reviewing changes for proper authorisation.
• Preparing funeral claims and submitting them to for payment
• Ensuring that filing is up to date
• Maintaining a proper document control system
• Keeping abreast with company policies and tax legislation that impact remuneration