Payroll Manager at Communicate Recruitment

Job Overview

• A leading organization within the Chemical industry is currently looking for a Payroll Manager to join their dynamic team.

Requirements:

• Matric / Grade 12.
• B Degree in Finance or Payroll Administration or NQF equivalent.
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in Payroll Administration
• 5 years is in a managerial capacity managing multiple payrolls across a group
• SAP Payroll experience non negotiable

Responsibilities:

• Payroll Processing Management:
• Develop, review and maintain payroll administration processes and procedures
• Document new procedures and guidelines for the payroll system
• Monitor compliance to payroll administration procedures and guidelines
• Review and quality assure changes/variations within the payroll system and review engagements, terminations and documentation in relation to employee changes on the system
• Perform a high-level review of payroll administration data for errors, omissions and inconsistencies for data integrity
• Receive and check pay-period reports prior to uploading EFT files to the banks and act as the final internal control before the files are released
• Upload EFT files to banks for pay groups as needed
• Review payroll account reconciliations
• Ensure that payroll is processed in an accurate, compliant and timely manner
• Lead the implementation of payroll in accordance with substantive or collective agreements with organised labour
• Handle and execute employee leave liability provisions
• Monitor the allocation of emails, calls and voicemails to an assigned Payroll Administrator to action, and monitor the quality of service provided by team members
• Review monthly payroll reports prior to submission to the HC Business Partners of operating entities
• Lead payroll process optimisation, enhancement, efficiency and continuous improvement
• Develop, maintain and safeguard payroll filing and retrieval systems, including both digital and hard-copy
• Prepare monthly and quarterly reports on the performance of the department
• Drive the continuous improvement of Payroll Processing within the Shared Services Centre
• Payroll Administration Support to the Business
• Build and maintain stakeholder relationships with functional heads across all operating entities
• Maintain sound working relationships with the Business Partners and Administration Manager
• Manage the timeous resolution of payroll queries by attending to escalated queries and reviewing unresolved queries on a daily basis
• Liaise with Compensation and Benefits on matters pertaining to medical aid and pension/provident funds and participate in workshops aimed at communicating benefit options and updates to staff members, as and when required
• Provide input into the creation of appropriate reports on metrics, in consultation with the Reporting Administrator
• Manage the provision of support to deliver on calendar events, for ad hoc or unscheduled projects for Shared Services
• Liaise with auditors during audits to respond to queries and provide information