Payroll Administrator (Permanent Position) at Lancet Laboratories

Job Summary

• The timely and accurate delivery of payroll and related client service to Lancet employees, including recordkeeping and reporting.

 Minimum Criteria Required:

• Grade 12 or relevant NQF level 4 qualification
• Payroll certificate/diploma advantageous

 Experience:

• 2-3 Yrs Relevant Working Experience
• Experience on Sage 300 People Payroll System

 Relevant Job Knowledge:

• Organisational awareness and understanding of structure
• Application and analysis of HR legislation and statutory requirements

 Key Performance Areas:

• Receives and captures input to ensure that lawful and accurate deductions and payments are made to employees.
• Captures new appointments, promotions, terminations, other remuneration benefits, and garnishee orders in accordance with standard operating procedures to ensure that all transactions are up to date before the close of payroll for a particular processing period.
• Completing and distribution of UIF documents
• Distribution of IRP5s to terminated employees
• Arranging departmental meetings and managing minutes
• Handling of all AX / D365 tasks
• Running/distribution of departmental timesheet (DHR clock-in web reports system)
• Balancing and Reconciling of Medical aid/Provident Fund and other 3rd party Schedules.
• Run, balance and reconcile adhoc Deduction Schedules.
• Distribution of month-end reports
• Performs full payroll functions (capturing, reconciling and balancing) on the smaller payroll entities.
• Handles payroll related queries telephonically, via e-mail and HR system (e.g. reprints of payslips, personal detail changes, maternity leave matters, bank detail changes, salary deductions, garnishees and medical aid queries) to resolve queries effectively whilst complying with the corporate POPIA protocol and policy and within the agreed turnaround times to ensure correctness of employee information on the payroll.

 Competencies:

• Assertiveness
• Attention To Detail
• Communication
• Customer Orientation
• Ethical behaviour
• Interpersonal skills
• Planning and organising
• Self-management
• Business numeracy
• Basic accounting skills
• Sustained attention (focus)

Deadline:17th February,2026