Payroll Benefits Administrator

• Ensuring that employees are paid meticulously and accurately every month.
  
• Responsible for sending out Payroll Alerts to advise of payroll cutoff times on an annual basis and sending reminder alerts.
  
• Every month ensure payroll input is received by the payroll cutoff date.
  
• Capturing all payroll input for the company onto the various payroll spreadsheets per company for approximately 180 employees.
  
• Distributing the updated overtime form to all departments annually and reviewing and ensuring the accuracy of the approved overtime and standby schedules received from staff.
  
• Compiling garnishee information.
  
• Obtaining and formatting special payroll deductions which include Cellular Telephone deductions Unity Health GAP and Medical aid deductions.
  
• Ensuring that salary increases and bonuses are captured.
  
• Ensuring that the appropriate changes are processed on the payroll when staff are transferred promoted or demoted.
  
• Processing all documentation for new starters and leavers and ensuring that UIF documentation is completed for employees who are dismissed or retrenched.
  
• Ensuring that all payroll processing follows company policies and legislation.
  
• Submitting the payroll files to the Financial Manager for checking and signoff.
  
• Ensuring that the relevant service providers have correctly inputted the payroll information and obtaining signoff from financial managers.
  
• Checking payslips and EFT files and ensuring that all banking details are loaded on the bank.
  
• Releasing monthly payslips to be available on the system each month to ensure that staff have copies of their payslips.
  
• Handling and responding to discrepancies and queries relating to payroll Benefit Administration.
  
• Ensuring documentation for medical aid is received from employees and is correct.
  
• Checking medical aid billing to ensure that it corresponds to the amounts deducted for medical aid on the payroll.
  
• Being responsible for the coordination and administration of Medical aid Provident fund Group Life Unity Health GAP and any other benefits.
  
• Compiling monthly returns to be submitted to the provident fund provider and group life provider to reflect the amounts deducted from employees and paid for these benefits.
  
• Calculating any tax or medical aid deductions and provident fund contributions.
  
• Calculating statutory payments such as maternity annual submissions.
  

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor s Degree in Accounting Finance or Business Administration.
  
• 3 5 years of experience in payroll officer administration.
  
• Knowledge of legal regulations.
  
• Proficiency with Sage payroll processing software.
  
• Proficient in Word.
  
• Advanced Excel skills.
  
• Strong Mathematical skills.
  
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  
• Excellent multitasking skills
  
• Strong organizational skills.
  
• Highly developed attention to detail.
  
• Strong management skills.
  
• Ability to work with confidential information.
  
• Ability to prioritize tasks.
  
• Ability to work under pressure