Permanent - Payroll Administrator - Ekurhuleni (East Rand) - South Africa

Role Summary

• Reporting to the Payroll Accountant, processes salaries due from the appropriate records covering hours worked, levels of pay, absenteeism, etc. 
• Makes the appropriate deductions for tax, pension, medical aid, etc.  Records the relevant details on salary system.

Accountabilities / Key Performance Areas

• Payroll Input: Capturing employee/payroll data in VIP Premier and maintaining accurate records. Meet-ing deadlines. Ad hoc administration on the MySuccess system.
• Timesheets: Administer monthly timesheets.
• ERS: Management and maintenance of the Time and Attendance system (ERS). Administering employee absences and short time. Auditing smoking times/duration and relevant escalation of non-adherence to the Smoking and T&A Policy.
• ESS: Administering employees leave (annual, sick, FRL, study, unpaid)
• General Office Administration

Primary Responsibilities

Payroll Input

• Monthly payroll data capture onto VIP.
• Record-keeping
• General office administration including archiving and filing.
• Preparation of ad hoc reports as required.

Times

• Liaising with divisions, timesheet deadlines etc.
• Administration and management of timesheets.
• Capture labour summaries.

ERS

• Full function control of the ERS Time and Attendance system.
• Assist in setting up, monitoring and submitting schedules on banking of hours.
• Monitor and control any / all time and attendance matter for head office and branches.
• Auditing the smoking regulations.

ESS

• Approving annual leave, sick leave, family responsibility leave etc
• Verifying sick notes
• Verifying doctor’s practice registration numbers

Canteen System

• Maintaining the canteen system

Diploma / Degree in Finance with SAGE Payroll Academy (an advantage)
Metal Industry experience 
Min 3 years’ experience
VIP Premier
ERS (time and attendance)
ESS (employee self-service for leave)
Very strong excel skills (pivot table and v-look ups are essential)
Strong admin skills
Very good with numbers – we will perform psychometry to assess numerical ability