Red Ember Recruitment Ltd
10 months ago
Payroll Administrator
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Company information
- Company
- Red Ember Recruitment Ltd
- Location
- South Africa, Gauteng, Johannesburg South Africa
- Posted
- 10 months ago
Job description
Red Ember Recruitment is seeking, on behalf of our client, a Temp Payroll Administrator to support the payroll team during the peak season period based in Johannesburg, Gauteng.
The Payroll Administrator will help ensure ensure timely and accurate payroll processing for high-volume employees (3,000+ staff) and perform payroll tasks with minimal intervention from Payroll Supervisors or Managers.
Responsibilities:
Payroll Processing & Timesheets
Employee Data & HR Administration
Leave & Benefits Administration
Terminations & Exits
Requirements
The Payroll Administrator will help ensure ensure timely and accurate payroll processing for high-volume employees (3,000+ staff) and perform payroll tasks with minimal intervention from Payroll Supervisors or Managers.
Responsibilities:
Payroll Processing & Timesheets
- Process weekly registers for kiosk drivers, temps, and casual staff.
- Track and reconcile overtime, night shifts, weekends, and public holidays.
- Reconcile clockings against overtime sheets and submit to supervisors/divisions.
- Input payroll and HR data on Sage 300, including acting, addendums, ad hoc payments, deductions, promotions, transfers, settlements, salary adjustments, UIF, and vehicle branding.
- Use ERS Clocking system to manage employee clockings and submit weekly hours for approval.
Employee Data & HR Administration
- Load and maintain new employee records in Sage 300.
- Process internal promotions, transfers, acting roles, addendums, and personal information updates.
- Ensure payroll data accuracy and compliance with company policies and legislation.
- Process all HR-related paperwork as received, including bank changes, new staff, terminations, end-of-contracts, resignations, ad hoc payments, and vehicle branding.
- Allocate vehicle branding allowances for eligible employees.
- Handle ad-hoc payments for kiosk drivers (truck/bakkie payments).
- Process employee banking detail changes.
- Manage deductions including Acknowledgements of Debt (AODs), traffic fines, kiosk errors, uniform deductions, garnishees, and maintenance orders.
Leave & Benefits Administration
- Administer annual, sick, and maternity leave queries.
- Process maternity leave applications and issue UIF documentation.
Terminations & Exits
- Process resignations, terminations, and end-of-contracts.
- Ensure all exits comply with company policies and legal requirements.
- Serve as the primary contact for payroll queries across kiosks and branches.
- Ensure accurate and timely payroll processing.
- Conduct payroll spot checks and labour audits.
- Print payroll summaries, create sign-off sheets, and manage HR email queries (payslips, leave, UIF, etc.).
Requirements
- Education: Minimum Grade 12.
- Experience: 5 years’ payroll experience, including at least 3 years processing payroll on Sage 300.
- Technical Skills: Proficient in ERS Clocking System and Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP).
- Core Competencies: Strong attention to detail and accuracy in payroll processing; excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Organisational Skills: Effective planning, time management, and organisational abilities.
- Personal Attributes: Dependable, flexible, punctual, and able to work independently or collaboratively within a team.
Required skills
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