Nature & Scope:
The Group Payroll & HR Administrator will report to the Head of Human Capital Administration and be responsible for managing payroll data for 18 companies across 8 African countries. This role involves ensuring accurate payroll management compliance with local regulations and effective communication with internal and external stakeholders.
Responsibilities:
- Collect verify compile and distribute employee payroll data for 18 different companies in 8 different African countries.
- Calculate and process weekly and monthly payroll changes timeously and align with the Payroll Bureau’s Service Level Agreement (“SLA”).
- Process new appointments terminations promotions salary adjustments and medical aid amendments monthly.
- Ensure incountry Human Resource (“HR”) Representatives adhere to payroll calendars and deadlines.
- Liaise with incountry HR Representatives management staff and third parties on payroll queries and provide regular feedback.
- Validate variance reports to ensure accuracy of payroll and the understanding of payroll calculations. This will include doing payslip interpretations.
- Ensure the accountants receive salary funds requests timeously.
- Ensure monthly payroll journals are provided to the accountants timeously.
- Complete unemployment forms.
- Update and maintain leave database.
- Complete and submit quarterly STAT SA reports.
- Manage annual internal and external payroll auditing.
- Manage and maintain payroll and employee files electronically.
- Complete Wage Declaration Forms for most of the companies.
- Provide department heads with reports as and when required.
- Provide accountants with a monthly salary matrix headcount report.
- Ensure monthly statutory payments and submissions are processed timeously.
- Ensure payroll compliance standards are in alignment with local payroll regulations.
- Stay up to date with statutory payroll regulations and best practices in Africa.
- Liaise with service providers such as but not limited to bankers auditors pension & provident fund service providers medical aid service providers and payroll bureau.
- Maintain suitable and adequate documentation of all work performed with appropriate security and confidentiality safeguards.
- General daytoday human resources administration.
- Assist with various administrative and operational issues.
Requirements: Qualification and Skill
- Matric/Grade 12 is essential.
- A relevant Payroll or HR Qualification will be advantageous.
Experience / Background Preference
- The ideal candidate will have THREE to FIVE years’ working experience in payroll.
- Knowledge of Document Management Systems is essential.
- An understanding of payroll processes is essential.
- Basic knowledge of payroll related legislation which includes BCEA UIF Medical Aid and Pension
- Fund Regulations is essential.
- Basic understanding of accounting principles is essential.
- Microsoft Excel Intermediate Level.
- A strong command of English both written and verbal is a requirement of the job.
Key Competencies:
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the following:
- Very strong administrative skills.
- A very strong work ethic.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to communicate efficiently and effectively on all levels.
- Ability to work well in a team environment.
- Ability to maintain a very high level of confidentiality.
- Analytical and problemsolving skills.
- Able to multitask while effectively managing timelines.
- Must be able to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines in a fastpaced environment.
- Very strict attention to detail.
- A very structured organized and methodical manner of working.
If you wish to apply for the position please send your CV to
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Sahil Bissoon
Business Development and Recruitment Specialist
CA Finance
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