Assistant Manager - Payroll at WNS Global Services SA

Job Description

Operations team Productivity:

• Implementation of the productivity tracker across all teams
• Productivity increase resulting in FTE reduction
• Capacity utilization
• Team Quality transition
• Smooth transition of payroll for any new business/process in conjunction with the clients of WNS
• Well Managed – Operational Effectiveness
• Automating reports/development of templates and detailed analysis of requirements to the clients
• Streamlined in house metrics reporting without delays to clients
• Client STD and Ad hoc reports sent without delays
• Innovation of reports contributing to client delight
• Payroll activities followed as per calendar
• Well managed – operations excellence• SOP and processes to be documented, signed of and implemented BI annually
• Conduct daily agile meetings and a monthly team meeting
• Monthly payroll run – knowledge and complete understanding off all transactions, files, reports, system impact.
• Be able to trouble shoot, amend and align to ensure a balanced completed payroll per timelines, monthly.
• Client engagement• One on one to be held with all reports once a month – people management
• Client complaints/errors• Monthly MBR and finance reporting
• Payroll
• IRP 5 – testing, submissions, reconciliations, queries, amendments, and knowledge and understanding of SARS BRS
• Master data validations
• Monthly payroll run – full knowledge and understanding off the process
• SAP system testing,
• Annual increments – calculations, package structuring, uploads
• Payroll Products and services
• Have knowledge and be able to execute:
• IRP 5 – testing, submissions, reconciliations, queries, amendments, and knowledge and understanding of SARS BRS
• Master data validations, Monthly payroll run – full knowledge and understanding off the process
• SAP system testing,
• Annual increments – calculations, package structuring, uploads
• Bulk uploads and reconciliations - TOMS, EUD, Petrol 80/20, exits, shares, performance pay, incentives and off cycle payments
• Severance pay calculations and uploads• Retirement gifts, leave cash out
• Daily cash flow and off cycle payments
• Salary recalls and credit reconciliations
• UIF – reconciliation and declaration submissions
• Pension fund – handle queries, option calculations and tax benefit calculations
• Payslips – query handling and knowledge of all items reflecting on the payslip. Progressive totals and payroll results
• Provident fund – reconciliation
• Interfaces – External/Internal upload compile and reconciliation
• Salary calculations – manual and previous year calculations
• Emergency loans/ Staff debt – create, clear and documentation resolution
• Medical – payment submissions, monthly in-service audit report, yearly special dependent audit, annual option changes and contribution increments

Qualifications

• Relevant Degree in HR/Payroll/Finance or equal qualification
• Matric/ Grade 12 Certificate
• SAP working experience of at least 3 years
• Financial working experience
• Team management
• IRP 5 preparation and submission knowledge
• Legislation and tax knowledge
• Payroll execution knowledge on SAP Preferred
• Microsoft (word, excel, power point, outlook working knowledge)
• Behavioural Traits Required 
• Positive attitude
• Team play
• Job-Related Knowledge,

Competencies & Skills Required

• SAP working knowledge. (Payroll, HR, Time Management)
• SAP payroll execution and IRP 5 reconciliation and submission knowledge
• Team management
• Knowledge of tax and labour legislation
• Strategy, planning, customer focus, decision making, driving vision and develop people Analytical skills, sound time management and punctuality
• Communication skills 
• Work under stress and deadline driven
• Other Specific Requirements• Innovative• Problem solving• Crises Management