Payroll Assistant

Our client, a well-established legal insurance company / call center, is looking for a Payroll Assistant to join their dynamic team in Johannesburg (Houghton).  Candidates with the relevant experience (as detailed below) AND having previously worked in a call center environment / business should apply for this awesome career opportunity.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Matric / Grade 12
• 2 Years of experience as a Payroll Assistant in a call center environment.
• Exposure to Labour Law and employment equity regulations
• Experience using Sage VIP and Sage 300 People Payroll system is essential
• Strong MS Outlook, MS Excel and MS Word skills

DUTIES:

• Process monthly payroll, including monthly and year-end returns statutory, skills and Equity reporting. Gather and examine department spreadsheets. Enter variable earnings and deductions – Checking and balancing.
• Resolve any payroll errors.
• Deal with employee salary and payroll queries.
• Process all new employees. Ensuring that contracts are correct and signed. Update records of new staff.
• Complete termination paperwork, inc. the issuing of UI.19 and service letters.
• Create and maintain all employee personnel files (digital), ensuring that terminations are archived and cleansing of information held in line with the POPI act.
• Assisting with reporting from payroll in line with HR and business requirements.
• Collate monthly spreadsheets as required and process, in line with company requirements.
• Preparing and distributing hard copy of electronic pay checks - Add payments to the bank Import.
• Performing all tasks well before the pay run to ensure that staff members are compensated and notified on time.
• Maintain leave records, including processing of all types of leave, sick absence reporting and the administration of accumulated leave.
• Support the administration of annual salary reviews, employee bonuses.
• Support all internal and external HR related inquiries or requests.
• Assist with disciplinaries and grievances when necessary.
• Any other payroll duties as required by the business.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES REQUIREMENTS:

• Flexible and adaptable in approach to work, with the ability to multi-task.
• Able to work after hours if necessary.
• Able to deal successfully with all types of people, at all levels.
• Meticulous and accurate, excellent attention to detail.
• Good communicator and personable.
• Highly organised with the ability to prioritise.
• Process driven.
• Team player.
• Call center exposure is essential