Midrand: HR and Payroll Generalist

About the Role

The HR and Payroll Generalist will support the business through consultation, provide advice and guidance, improve efficiency, build and maintain excellent relationships between management and employees.

Key Responsibilities

• Process all new employee documentation accurately and load them on payroll before the 15th of each month.
• Process all terminations accurately as per set deadlines and ensure that employees who have left are not paid to minimise financial risk.
• Capture accurate information on transfers, salary changes, maternity, staff loans, study loans, business mileage reimbursement, garnishee orders and other related payroll changes as per set deadlines.
• Accurately capture overtime and ensure that it is duly authorized before processing to minimise financial risk.
• Reconcile payroll accounts on a monthly basis (Medical aid, provident fund, PAYE, skills levy, General Ledger).
• Accurately pay monthly reconciliations to third parties as per deadline – before the 7th of each month.
• Reconcile IRP5s annually and submit to SARS as per set deadline to ensure compliance.
• Calculate and make provision for WCA assessment fee and submit to Compensation Commissioner annually and ensure it is paid before deadline to minimise financial risk to the company.
• Monitor and ensure that statutory and benefits obligations are complied with at all times to avoid financial penalties and minimise risk.
• Liaise with finance department to ensure that all statutory payments (PAYE, UIF, SDL, WCA) are paid as per set deadlines.
• Register new employees.
• Ensure the existence, communication and application of appropriate Policies and Procedures to enforce compliance.
• Provide management with meaningful and quality report on new employees, terminated employees, job transfers, etc, before the 31st of each month to enable them to plan properly.
• Communicate to management and staff on payroll related activities through a business communiqué to keep them updated with new trends.
• Assist with the process of a potential disability where it is expected that an employee will not recover from an accident, injury or ill health to ensure compliance to policies.
• Compile accurate quarterly employment statistics and ensure it is submitted on time to ensure compliance.

Requirements

• 4 – 5 Years HR Generalist Experience
• Strong experience in payroll
• Extensive knowledge of relevant South African legislation (UIF, SDF, PAYE, WCA)
• Sound knowledge and experience in SA Labour Legislations (BEE, EE, BCEA, LRA)

Qualifications

• Proficient in MS office Suite (Excel, Word, Power point)
• Ability to use database for recording and reporting

Salary & Benefits

• Salary: TBA
• Benefits: TBA