Payroll Administrator - HQ Sandton at The South African Breweries (SAB)

The key purpose of this role is to ensure regional payroll information is processed through the correct channels and that all employees are paid on time. To manage payroll input and payroll queries as per policies and procedures and ensure compliance with legislation and within a corporate governance framework. The role also requires a team player that would assist other members in the team when there is an overload of work

Key outputs and responsibilities:

• Ensure deadlines are met
• Ensure timeous outputs
• Ensure accuracy of payrolls
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work closely with regions
• Tracking/Distributing/checking of all Payroll input
• Detailed knowledge of current SAB/ABI procedures, policies and conditions of employment
• Receiving and managing all input from the business
• Validating correctness of input received
• Employee will supply backup for changes made for the payroll Controller
• Ensure payslips are distributed to all regions
• Ensure queries are resolved within SLA
• Be a team player
• Validate variance reports to ensure accuracy of payroll
• Pay attention to detail when input is received
• Maintain confidentiality
• Be able to problem solve
• Submit daily trackers on time to Payroll controller
• Processing of all payroll input eg. New engagements, Terminations, Promotions etc
• Update and manage monthly error report and provide feedback to Controller
• Sound knowledge of the relevant legal aspects e.g. PAYE
• Ability to liaise effectively
• Analytical and problem solving skills and attention to detail
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Good communication skills
• Good Excel & MS Office Skills
• Review integrity of dummy payroll for completeness and accuracy, sign off.
• Ensure Dashboard and query resolution tracker updated timeously and accurately.
• Provide support on process training
• Attend Workshops and process improvement drives
• Provide support with Policy file updating

Key attributes and competencies:

• Excel
• SAP Payroll / HR
• Manages the activities in the processing of daily/monthly inputs into payrolls and month end reports and procedures
• Ensure that all deadlines are met.
• Controls, checks and authorise wages and salaries payrolls
• Resolve Regional issues timeously.
• Ensures compliance with legislation
• Management of Ad hoc queries from HR/Benefits
• Restructuring of packages / September
• Ensure correct processing of Christmas Bonus in December

Experience:

• Experience on SAP payroll system will be beneficial
• Sound knowledge of the relevant legal aspects e.g. PAYE
• Ability to liaise effectively
• Analytical and problem solving skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Good communication skills
• Good Excel & MS Office

Education

• Grade 12 with and 1 – 3 years payroll experience.
• PC literate
• Detailed knowledge of SAP HR
• Knowledge of payroll policies and procedures
• MS office skills
• Good numeric skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality