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Senior Analyst - Payroll

5 - 8 years

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Job Type

Full Time

Job Description

This role involves managing payroll systems, performing audits, reconciling payroll data, and collaborating with HR and Finance teams to resolve discrepancies. The analyst also ensures adherence to tax regulations and internal controls, while driving process improvements and supporting reporting requirements. Manage workflow to ensure all payroll transactions are processed accurately and timely, whilst ensuring that procedures are in place to provide strong internal controls and ensure good governance in the payroll.

Responsibilities

  • Assisting in the processing of payrolls in South Africa as well as the rest of Africa to ensure timely and accurate payment to
staff as well as to submit the necessary legislative returns – South Africa and Africa (Moz, DRC, Ghana).
  • Remain current on new legislation and regulatory rulings influencing payroll and reporting requirements. Enforce

Adherence To Requirements And Advise Management On Required Actions.

  • Evaluate and analyse existing payroll policies and procedures; draft, propose and implement changes and/or quality
control measures leading to best practice operations.
  • Process correct garnishee calculations and compliance.
  • Run the payroll interface - General Ledger, Leave provision, and 3rd party payments.
  • Administration of reimbursements to employees, i.e. Credit cards and petrol cards.
  • Balance and reconcile payroll related payments and deductions to reports produced via the VIP system prior to
transmission in order to validate confirmed reports.
  • Timely review and sign off on all required payroll and tax reconciliations.
  • Prepare and submit legislative returns - SARS, SDL, and UIF.
  • Prepare accurately and timely reports as required by the Finance and Human Resources Departments.
  • Carry out self-audits on the master payroll schedule.
  • Check Bank Control Account reconciliations.
  • Monitor and reconcile all salary and share bank accounts.
  • Responsible for resolving General Ledger queries from Finance.
  • Update all employees’ Employment Equity and Skills Development information on the VIP system.
  • Reconciliation and submission of Employee benefits. Manage the interface between Employee benefits and
respective third parties. Ensure reconciliations are done to match the records of the third parties.
  • Maintenance and accurate capturing of Leave records. Advise the Human Resources Department if a problem arises
identified in terms of excessive sick and unpaid leave taken by an employee.
  • Prepare and distribute IRP5 certificates each year.
  • Provide training and mentorship needed for payroll.

Qualifications

Any graduate in Finance with 5 to 8 years' experienceMandatory Skills: SAGE, Payroll Administration, Payroll Processing

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