Payroll Officer

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POSITION INFO:

About us:

Village N Life is a leading local Tourism and Hospitality group where we go above and beyond to ensure the last 10% standards are met. If you thrive on a company culture that focuses on growing their employees through career development and incentives, this is the company for you. Where exceptional people and exceptional opportunity awaits.

Who We're Looking For:

The Bay Hotel with the majestic Twelve Apostle Mountain range as a backdrop and the Atlantic Ocean less than a minutes’ walk away, in the heart of glitzy Camps Bay has a position for a Housekeeping Supervisor to join their team of extraordinary people.

We are seeking a Payroll Officer to join our finance team.

Your main purpose will be the day-to-day responsibility for planning, managing and controlling payroll-related activities within the VNL group.  Ensure a smooth and streamlined payroll department, focusing on accuracy and integrity of the department and the VIP system.  Maintain payroll information by designing systems, directing the collection, calculation and entering of data. Ensure compliance with applicable laws and payroll tax obligations.

Qualifications and Experience

• Relevant HR degree or Diploma
• Financial diploma (advantageous)
• 5-6 years payroll experience
• HR experience advantageous
• Must be able to communicate at an executive level
• Advanced MS Office knowledge
• Advanced Payroll systems knowledge (SAGE VIP) and Psiber.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Integrity of new staff on VIP system
• Reviewing all new starters captured on VIP by using a checklist to ensure information is accurate and as per HR file processing of payroll information
• Ensure all managers submit their monthly payroll documents by the stipulated deadline
• Prepare reports by compiling summaries of earnings, taxes, deductions, leave, disability and non-taxable wages
• Sending payroll reports to respective managers for approval
• Uploading final pay registers in to the bank, to be released by financial managers
• Ensure all staff are paid within the agreed timeline and perform monthly reconciliations
• Ensure all EMP201's are reconciled monthly, uploaded to the SARS website and prepare for payment before the 7th of the month
• Reconciling and loading the monthly pension fund contributions on the pension portal
• Balances the payroll accounts by resolving payroll discrepancies
• Ensure all payslips are loaded on to ESS the same day as payment
• Monthly bank recon performed and signed off by Group Financial Manager
• Maintain ESS groups to standard format
• Ensure all paid per hour staff are linked to correct leave method as per set guideline 
• Perform annual leave recons on request
• Assist in preparing the payroll information to be included in the annual audit files as per group instructions received
• Provide assistance in resolving payroll related audit queries
• Understand and apply all relevant legislation, policies, procedures and standards in situations that require standard interpretation
• Support the Group Financial manager and CFO with any queries relating to Payroll department

Due to the large volumes of applications received, only candidates that meet the minimum requirements will be contacted. 

If you have not heard back from us in 2 weeks, please consider your application as unsuccessful.