Payroll assistant

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

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 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 notifies 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 Competency requirements

• Experience using Sage VIP and Sage 300 People payroll system is essential
• Strong MS Outlook, Excel and word skills
• 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, 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

Education/ Qualification

• Matric
• 2 years of experience as a Payroll Assistant
• Exposure to Labor law and employment equity regulations

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