Senior Payroll & Bill Specialist - Pretoria at SoluGrowth Pty Ltd

• The jobholder will undertake all elements of payroll; from inputting data, processing, HMRC and pension submissions and notifications, payroll reconciliation, BACS processing and creating client invoices. The jobholder will assist the other Payrollers by having extensive knowledge of payroll processes and procedures and will assist with providing payroll related advice and guidance. The role is integral to our Pay and Bill function, and this means the jobholder will be working alongside a group of people who are all focused promoting the financial integrity and operational efficiency of the department through exceptional accounting, income processing, billing and payroll services.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Administers and runs assigned payrolls in accordance with operating procedures and deadlines ensuring that all payrolls and invoice runs are processed efficiently, effectively, accurately and are paid and billed on time working to strict deadlines
• Ensures starters and leavers are processed correctly and in a timely manner, and that all manual adjustments for sickness or other items are processed correctly
• Validates all payroll data with managers prior to processing and ensure that submissions, including those to the general ledger, are correctly validated and reconciled to maintain accuracy, completeness and timeliness of data and accounting records
• Assists with maintenance of all pension records in line with the regulations set out by the Pension schemes and the Trust’s requirements. Processes payments and statutory/voluntary deductions in accordance with internal authorisation procedures
• Completes and returns, payroll data to other third-party organisations like HMRC, pension providers, courts and Child Support Agency as required
• Assists in the maintenance of all pension records in line with the regulations set out by the Pension schemes and the Trust’s requirements
• Works with Home Managers and employees, being a senior point of contact, to ensure that payroll and invoicing queries and problems are resolved promptly, delivering excellent customer service standards
• Ensures and maintains strict confidentiality over employee data and information, ensuring full compliance with Data Protection Act provision
• Assists, and in some cases leads in the review and development of pay and bill processes, procedures and systems
• Assist in maintaining, and archiving payroll data and records in a safe manner to ensure compliance with data protection regulations.
• Accountable for assisting with meeting challenging KPIs and team targets, providing support to other Payroll team members.

Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE 

• Relevant qualification
• UK Payroll & client billing experience 
• Manufacturing/timesheet/timecard based payroll experience