Payroll Manager - Cape Town

SUMMARY:
Fantastic opportunity for a seasoned Payroll Manager to take on a full and accountable payroll function for multiple SA entities as well as Mauritius and Kenya. Excellent SAGE People 300 experience is a non-negotiable requirement .

POSITION INFO:
Your role will include but is not limited to: Responsible for managing and ensuring effectiveness of all Payroll Administration and services
Ensuring the effective alignment of policies, procedures, and contracts to support the business strategy
Full payroll function: full accountability for the payroll function (multiple SA entities, as well as Mauritius and Kenya with auditor liaison)
Verify payroll test runs and ensure that any discrepancies are resolved
Balance the payroll to the general ledger and ensure full adherence to legislative compliance especially payroll, tax and SARS
Ensure timely payments of third-party payments, including full reconciliations monthly
Benefits administration: manage pension fund, medical aid, group risk, gap cover and any other benefits, including arranging benefits meetings and the pension fund committee meetings
Ensure HR and ESS systems are operating correctly
Manage full incentives and increase procedures, including the arrangement of meetings and updating of the payroll
Creation of performance contracts and incentive letters
Tax year end: monthly reconciliations of PAYE, UIF and SDL to ensure correct biannual submission to SARS, including creation of EMP201's, EMP501's and IRP5's/tax directives where required
Payroll queries: ensure payroll queries are seen to and corrected within 2 working days of issue being raised
Creation of staff trust reports needed for finance and member presentations; creation of relevant correspondence for members COIDA submissions
Annual submission to COIDA 
Leave administration: leave reconciliation, including leave provisions
Payroll and DoL audits: where required
Delivering training and supervision to provide team with the knowledge required to ensure legislative compliance
Liaise with HR to address any issues with payroll that employees may experience
Serve as member of pension fund committee and EE Committee
Integration of HR and payroll systems: ensuring that data integration is possible by keeping employee databases up-to-date.
Automation of HR processes (where applicable)
Champion of all HR/Payroll Surveys, including creation of surveys and collation of data for showcasing Minimum Requirements
Bachelors degree (Accounting, Business Administration, Human Resources, or related field)
AA or EE candidates only
Minimum of 7 years of payroll administration in a professional services or corporate environment
Minimum of 3-5 years Sage People 300 experience (non-negotiable)
VIP Premier experience is advantageous
ISO 9001 experience and certification are advantageous
Sound knowledge of all relevant labour legislation, i.e. the BCEA, LRA, Employment Equity Kindly note that by submitting your application for this career opportunity, you agree that Guardian Recruiting may use your application for the purpose of the recruitment and selection of the said position, and this information may be shared with the relevant stakeholders in the business. Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Clear Criminal and Credit Records is a pre-requisite Should you not have heard back within a two-week period, please assume that your application was unsuccessful. All job postings are in accordance with our Client's BEE requirements. Please only send certificates when requested to do so