SAP Payroll Manager at Sappi

Payroll management

• Ensure accurate monthly wages and salary payments are effected.
• Responsible for testing and implementation of all statutory amendments affecting employee earnings.
• Ensure Company IRP5 consolidation and reconciliations are accurate and submitted to SARS timeously.
• Ensure all employees receive accurate IRP5’s timeously for individual tax assessments.
• Audit master data changes and verify for accuracy.
• Ensure all third party and payroll monthly reconciliations are undertaken.
• Identify areas for payroll improvement and provide recommendations to optimise effectiveness and efficiencies.
• Review all payroll payments to ensure accuracy and existence of supporting documentation.
• Implement payroll best practice across all payrolls for Sappi Limited and Sappi Southern Africa.
• Understand the implication and application of all benefit programmes (medical aid, retirement funding, housing, leave, bonuses, shares) available to employees and ensure that payroll payments are reflected accurately.
• Ensure the effective resolution of all payroll related queries.
• Evaluate and flag any risk areas and ensure that contingency plans are in place. (Regional MIS and performance bonus checked)
• Review U-Filing reports prior to submission.
• Approval payroll journals prior to posting,
• Reviewing S189 calculations prior to submission to stakeholders.

Financial management

• Assist with the salary budgets for Sappi Limited and RHO by utilising BPC.
• Ensure that accounts payable, accounts receivable and general ledger transactions are performed.
• Analyse and adjust the annual leave accumulation and 13th cheque on a quarterly basis.
• Ensure that all vendor payments occur timeously with supporting documentation.
• Ensure that all suspense accounts are reconciled on a monthly basis and in line with policy.
• Perform quarterly checks on balancing of tax and IRP5’s and undertake the bi-annual sign-off of completed reconciliations.

Reporting

• Ensure monthly costs are analysed on an ad hoc basis.
• Review quarterly annual leave liability reports.
• Review and submit monthly skills development levy calculations for the General Manager Learning
• Ensure the monthly EMP201 reports are submitted to SARS.
• Review and submit RMA earnings declarations for certain business units.
• Review annual medical aid liability reports prior to submission.
• Review quarterly payroll costs for PAMSA candidates prior to submission.
• Review annual retirement funding statistics to the tax department.

Ad hoc

• Responsible for payroll system implementation and projects such as joint ventures.
• Releasing creditor payments.
• Perform user access reviews.
• Managing the Shared Services Payroll department.
• Oversee the recruitment recognition, performance management, remuneration, development and discipline of the team.
• Take direct responsibility for the development of direct reports.

The ideal candidate should have

Relevant Bachelors’ degree.

• 3 or more years' SAP Payroll experience.
• 3 or more years’ experience supporting Finance Processes e.g. Income tax, GL recons and journals.
• 3 or more years' Management experience.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of applicable legislations.
• Diploma in Payroll Management preferred.
• Knowledge of basic accounting principles and people management is essential.
• Employee Central knowledge is preferred.