Payroll Clerk at Empact Group

Main purpose of the Job:

• The Successful applicant will be responsible for all administrative tasks in the payroll team, within a division of the business.

Education and experience required:

• Matric
• Payroll qualification/course
• Three years practical experience within a Payroll Department
• Advanced Microsoft Excel
• SAP

Knowledge Skills and Competencies required:

• Computer literate
• Good numeric and sound administration skills
• Good organisational skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• SAP Experience would be beneficial

Key areas of responsibility:

Payroll:

• Processing and data capture of the payroll for contract staff i.e.  all changes relating to employment of staff on the payroll e.g., new engagements, terminations, transfers.
• Capturing & calculation of all hours worked by contract staff (normal time, overtime, night shift ect)
• Capturing of allowances & deductions for all contract staff.
• Capturing of annual leave & sick leave in both modules.  Assisting Area Managers with leave queries from staff.
• Maintain master data pertaining to the employees on the payroll such as Provident Fund documentation processing.
• Adherence to efficient payroll procedures.
• Attending to wage queries within 2 working days.
• Filing of all timesheets & archiving thereof.
• Investigating any payroll discrepancies.
• Adherence to the rules set out in the company policy and procedures as well as ISO 9001/2.
• Any ad hoc reporting required by finance or management.
• Ad hoc projects.
• Timeous printing and distribution of payslips before pay day.
• Application to SARS for tax numbers of new employees
• Printing of contract reports, changes/finalisation and signing off of dummy month end with Area Managers & submitting to Regional Managers for final approval.
• Checking of reports during Dummy Month end such as deduction in arrears, maternity risk portion of provident fund
• Management of Nil Payslips & follow up of terminations.
• Start payroll before Dummy Month end & correction of any start payroll errors.

Closing Date 03 July 2026