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Payroll Officer

  • East Rand
  • Salary: (Negotiable)
  • Job Type: Permanent
  • Sectors: General
  • Reference: 78969

Apply before Mar 08 2026 | 31 Days left

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Vacancy Details

Employer: Unique Personnel

Description of the function:
The Payroll Officer position is responsible for full payroll processing, allocated to him/her by the department manager and representing the company’s brand in a professional manner.
 
Responsibilities:

Manage full end to end payroll processing for salaried and wage staff.
Engage with 3rd parties on payroll deductions.
Ability to investigate and resolve payroll issues in a timely and efficient manager
Ensure accuracy and that all processes are streamlined and effective
Adapt effective control and ensure a robust framework is in place to manage risk and eliminate errors
Assist with the calculating and reporting of Sales Commission, use of internal software
Prepare, submit, and request payment for statutory reporting, EMP 201, UIF declaration, company  schedules.
Ensure that Employee Benefit schedules are reconciled to payroll and request payment.
Onboard new staff on payroll system and communicate recruit with administrators on employee benefits
Termination employees on payroll system and notify employee benefits.
Extracting of payroll GL reports and importing to financial system.
Manage leave administration for salaried and wage staff
Compiling and submission of EMP 501, Bi-annual and Annual submission
Assist with compiling information for audit purposes
Ensure all employee files are updated and meet legislative and audit requirements.
Duties will include, but not be limited to the abovementioned

Candidate Requirements

Other Skills, Qualifications & Competencies

A relevant tertiary qualification or other related qualification
Minimum of 5-10 years’ experience in the HR environment and performing payroll and general HR tasks
Manufacturing experience would be preferable but not essential
Sound knowledge of Sage People 300 and ESS system
Knowledge of Syspro, will be an advantage
Knowledge of Biometrics systems and reports
Candidate must be flexible, adaptable, and eager to learn new skill.
The successful candidate shall be self-motivated, target driven and able to work independently and part of a team
Excellent Microsoft Office skills,

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