Payroll Assistant - Cape Town at SA Metal Group

Duties & responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Accurately capture data onto various payroll systems
• Loading new employees onto the payroll system
• Ensure that new employee files are created timeously
• Ensure that all documents are filed timeously and accurately
• Print and accurately sort pay slips for distribution
• Accurately process timesheets ensuring deadlines are met
• Check, update and correct timesheets and query inconsistent clockings with respective Line Managers
• Manage the administration of the time and attendance system
• Accurately process leave information
• Maintain and update payroll records in terms of statutory requirements
• Assisting the Salaries & Wages Manager as well as Payroll Administrator’s as and where required
• Adhoc duties include filing, maintaining departmental documentation, managing long service certificates and ordering stationary on in-house system
• Ensure all historical terminations are removed from the filing room and archived correctly
• Prepare UI-19 and other Labour department documentation as well as Certificate of service for terminated employees
• Assisting with staff queries

Qualifying Criteria:

• Grade 12 matric certificate
• Understanding and application of the BCEA (basic conditions of employment act)
• Any relevant certificate or qualification in payroll or administration
• Minimum 5 years of experience as a Payroll Assistant or Administrator or similar role
• Computer literacy: proficient in MS Excel, MS Word, MS Outlook
• Accsys PeopleWare experience advantageous
• Working knowledge of Time & Attendance software