Payroll Execution Officer - Rosebank at Anglo American

Job Description:

• Ensure that all SLA targets and measures are met. Comply with all Governance requirements. Focus on building strong stakeholder relationships by adding value through optimal customer service
• The Payroll Execution Specialist administers and processes all payroll data activities on the specified ERP system or supporting technologies. This includes payroll processes such as off-cycle and month-end payroll processes, tax mid-year, year-end reconciliation and submission processes. In addition, the Payroll Execution Specialist will manage ad hoc payroll finance and general query resolution.

You’ll look after our most important resource.

KEY TASKS

• Operational Delivery
• Performs Payroll Reconciliations
• Responsible for costing creation to business units
• Resolving of queries and reconciliation on accounts
• Balancing of taxation and distribution on time
• Creating bank files after controls have run successfully
• Responsible for provision accounts analysis and balancing
• Balance and submit the pension schedules electronically
• Compiling of vendor requests for the Coordinator on a timorously fashion
• Investigate and resolve vendor queries received from Tier 2, Resolution Team
• Generate remuneration statements and management of the distribution thereof
• Escalate system issues and complex payroll queries to Payroll and Data Coordinator
• Execute transaction data, including direct deposits, general deductions, and additional pay
• Ensure all reporting of revenue codes to wage types are aligned as per regulatory requirements
• Processes adjustment cycle checks, salary reversals, escalate salary corrections to EDM Team Leads, and manual salaries
• Delivery of day to day payroll execution processes within agreed SLAs and performance measures.
• Compile vendor requests according to agreed timelines accurately, efficiently and timeously
• Execute transaction data according to agreed timelines accurately, efficiently and timeously
• Investigate and solve queries received according to agreed timelines accurately, efficiently and timeously
• Map SARS codes to wage types according to agreed timelines and standards accurately, efficiently and timeously
• Submit pension schedules according to agreed timelines accurately, efficiently and timeously
• Solve queries and reconciliations according to agreed timelines accurately, efficiently and timeously
• Execute according to agreed timelines and performance standards accurately, efficiently and timeously
• Process adjustments and appropriate escalation of salary corrections accurately, efficiently and timeously
• Analyse and balance the provision accounts according to agreed timelines accurately, efficiently and timeously
• Create bank files after controls have been successfully run according to agreed timelines accurately, efficiently and timeously.
• Integrate the GSS AS and Business FI departments according to agreed timelines and service standards
• Service Management
• Compile service management reports according to agreed timelines and service standards
• Support Service Manager in the standardisation of delivery to the business and the Service Management Framework
• Deliver support according to agreed timelines and service standards
• Customer Relationship Building
• Ensure streamlined integration to GSS AS and business FI departments
• Support customer relationship structure as set by Payroll & Data Manager
• Execute Business Partner Relationships as set out by the Payroll & Data Manager to facilitate the optimal functioning of their functional area
• People Interaction
• Networking with other teams once a month
• Client feedback in operational meetings positive
• Articulate, adopt, embrace and live Anglo American’s values
• Timeous and appropriate escalation of system issues and payroll queries
• Team Interaction (Encouraging collaboration in direct team and wider ES Organisation)
• Solve payroll reconciliations according to agreed timelines accurately, efficiently and timeously
• GENERIC TASKS
• Health, Safety & Environment:
• Demonstrate behaviour in line with health, safety and environmental standards
• Report to your leader about any issues you can’t address
• People:
• Demonstrate behaviour in line with the Group’s values, standards and a professional workplace
• Participate as an effective team member in working collaboratively with your leader, peers and relevant others (including from other teams where relevant) to achieve business goals
• Financial:
• Operate in a cost effective way, within limits set by your leader
• Work Processes:
• Work within policies, processes and systems and advise your leader of any issues which impede your, or the team’s performance.

Qualifications:

• Grade 12
• Payroll or Tax Diploma/Degree

EXPERIENCE

• SAP HR R3 end-to-end training and experience
• Extensive experience in payroll processing and execution
• Payroll accounting experience is highly advantageous.
• SAP HR R3 end-to-end training and experience
• SA Tax Knowledge and Experience
• Indebt Knowledge of SA Payroll tax and legislation

Technical Knowledge:

• Basic payroll accounting understanding
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and Outlook)
• Should take initiative
• Should be meticulous
• Willing to drive change

REQUIREMENTS

• Valid South African drivers licence