Assistant Payroll Manager

Key requirement

• Tertiary qualifications in the filed of Payroll management
• More than 8 years payroll experience essential, 2 years in managerial payroll role
• Excellent ability to work with figures and understanding of basic bookkeeping principles
• Extensive knowledge/hands on experience of payroll and time & attendance systems (Unique, Payspace at parameter level is essential)
• In-depth knowledge of the relevant labor laws, LRA, BCEA, COIDA, OSHA, POPI, INCOME TAX ACT, Wage Determination Act, as well as Bargaining Council Agreements and Payroll best practices
• Valid driver’s license
• Proficient in MS Office and Excel at advanced level
• Detail oriented, able to multitask and meet deadlines

Key responsibility

• The process of new engagements and staff movement processes as well as all payroll related input, in line with wage determination 452, company policies, procedures, practices, agreements and applicable legislation
• Handling and processing of statistical data, legislative and financial info required such as annual bonus, attendance bonuses, productivity bonuses, leave provisions, retrenchment provisions, labor stats and employment equity reports
• Assist in compiling and managing a departmental budget and monitoring against actuals
• Providing guidance to direct reports
• Oversee effective utilization of staffing in the departments and ensure deadlines are met at set standards in the execution of duties
• Provide guidance to direct reports
• Development and maintenance and training of payroll internal workflows and processes
• Implement, management, control and execution of the payroll and time & attendance interfaces to and from systems