Payroll Consultant: HR Support Services at Sanlam Group

What you will do
Responsible for the calculation of wages and making appropriate deductions for tax, pension, medical aid. Compiles payroll data such as hours worked, sales, taxes, insurance and union deductions and employee identification number, from time sheets and other records. Prepares computer input forms, enters data into computer files or computes wages and deductions and posts to payroll records. Reviews wages computed and corrects errors to ensure accuracy of payroll. Records changes affecting net wages such as exemptions, insurance coverage and loan payments for each employee to update payroll records. Records data concerning transfer of employees between departments. Prorates expenses to be debited or credited to each department for cost accounting records. Prepares periodic reports of earnings, taxes and deductions. Keeps records of leave pay and non-taxable wages.

What will make you successful in this role?
Complete identified payroll processes (as per list) for client portfolio timeously and effectively:

• Personnel data is accurately captured and processed (including all “events” throughout the life-cycle of employees).
• Personnel files are created and maintained.
• Payroll data is captured and processed timeously and accurately for the Group.
• Payroll data is collated timeously for the Group.
• Employees’ salary payments are made timeously and accurately every month.
• SLA’s with the Centre of Excellence (COE) and the Business Units adhered to.
• Ad hoc payments are processed accurately and timeously as requested.
• Queries on payroll processes and issues are resolved effectively and timeously.
• Liaison with external funds and schemes managed effectively - SLA’s.
• Deduction listing for third party payments for the Group are generated, compilations completed and returns posted to third parties.
• All Group employees enrolled in relevant benefit plans, funds and schemes and status of employee benefit enrolment, rates and loans accurately maintained.
• Changes to the organisational structure (positions, jobs, organisational units, cost centres, reporting lines etc.) are accurately captured and processed.

Client Queries

• Investigate and respond to client queries referred by client services consultants.
• Provide information as and when requested.

Continuous Improvement

• Continually look for and suggest improvements to existing procedures.
• Participate in projects, contributing ideas and information from area of experience.
• Support team members.

Qualification And Experience

• Grade 12 with 4 to 6 years related experience.

Knowledge And Skills

• Payroll processing
• Recordkeeping
• Expense management
• Annual/ad hoc payroll projects
• Payroll Queries

Personal Attributes

• Communicates effectively - Contributing dependently
• Plans and aligns - Contributing dependently
• Action orientated - Contributing dependently
• Optimises work processes - Contributing dependently