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Key Purpose of the role

The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting the payroll department with their daily functions. They will be responsible for capturing and maintaining their cost center employee payroll records

 

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

• Manual Payments

• Call centre

• Internal and external queries

• Walk in clients

• Preparation of 3rd party payments

• Reconciliation of input and salaries

• Extracting of reports

• Inductions for new starters

• Calculation of claw backs

• Capturing of LOA

• Salary adjustments

• Employee transfers

• Process terminations, banking details, letter of appointment, letter of employment, NMG withdrawals

• TAX submissions

• Leave  Maintenance

• Daily Filing

• Ad-hoc payments

 

Competencies and Attributes

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• neatly presented appearance

• strong attention to detail

• ability to work under pressure and extended hours when required

• work independently or in a team

• follow processes and procedures

• provide feedback to clients and have a 24 hour resolution turnaround time with queries

• have strong organising skills

• attention to detail

• Take the initiative to make quick decisions.

 

Education and Experience

• Minimum matric with mathematics and accounting

• Certificate/ diploma in accounting

• Certificate in Sage VIP People

• Microsoft proficiency

• Legislation knowledge of the Labour relations, Basic conditions of employment Act, SARS – PAYE, NMG, Paradigm

• computer literate

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY   
                             
The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

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Key Purpose of the role

The successful candidate will be responsible for the analysis of data, generate reports, automation of reports and processes and monitoring potential data loss

Job category

-The successful individual will be required to but not limited to the following key outputs:

• Data coordinating and analysis on information retrieved / received.

• Create and maintain reports that are required by various parties.

• Ensuring quality of delivery.

•Assist and work closely with other MIS Analysts, MIS Manager and external MIS areas.

•Assisting with compiling and maintenance of daily, weekly and monthly reports Key Outputs.

•Assisting with ad-hoc reports for relevant teams.

•Creating follow up and feedback of Surveys.

•Identify and highlight opportunities for improvement in any project / processes.

•Writing necessary SQL scripts for extracting data to support any required needs.

•Writing necessary Power BI scripts for extracting data to support any required needs.

•Compiling necessary Power BI dashboards to support any required needs.

•Assisting with operational reporting and where necessary specifying new reporting requirements.

Example cases: Cognos reports, Excel reports, SQL reports, Office.com, Power BI and dashboards.

•Challenge business in their thinking, especially to understand the intent of the business Requirement.

•Review the functional requirements with the client, using appropriate formats such as presentations and walk-through discussions.

Competencies

The successful candidate will be required to display the key competencies:
• Analysis, judgment and problem-solving skills essential.
• Planning and organisational skills must be well honed.
• Must be able to control own work effort.
• Tolerance of Stress.
• Must be a Team player.
• Strong Communication skills.
• Must display tenacity and drive to accomplish tasks.

• Must be able to work and manage deadlines.
• Ability to Operate in a pressurised environment.

• Liaise with Other MIS departments for obtaining relevant data and prioritizing data requests.

• Produce Management reports.

• Ability to present and interpret reports.

• Attention to detail.

Personal Attributes and skills:

- Assertiveness

- Self-confidence

- Honest and ethical

- Resilience

- Perseverance

- Able to manage stressful situations

- Results driven

- Ability to work independently without supervision

- Self-Disciplined

- Able to influence and negotiate

- Persuasive

- Able to manage stress and stressful situations

- Results driven

- Ability to work independently without supervision

- Self-Discipline

- Able to influence and negotiate

- Persuasive

- Build strong relationships

- Use own initiative

- Decisiveness

Qualifications and Experience:

Essential:

• Tertiary qualification.

• Stats / Math’s / Computer Science an advantage.

• BSC Computer Science / IT- Degree - advantageous.

• Proficient in Office 365, Advanced Excel, PL SQL, MS SQL Server, Power BI.

• Statistical analysis ability.

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY                            

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply