Payroll Manager (Sage Experience) - KFC



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We have an opportunity in our HR team for a Payroll Manager reporting to the Total Rewards Manager – The role will be responsible for the following:

  • Overseeing, maintaining & ensuring accurate payroll processes for KFC Africa (approximately 220 RSC & 1,700 Equity employees).
    • Managing monthly payroll preparation & timely payment of employees & third parties
    • Preparing relevant payroll reports and meaningful analysis of payroll data
    • Reconciling payroll to HR Database and Finance General ledger


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  • Ensuring compliance with tax obligations & other relevant payroll-related legislative requirements (i.e., provident fund, medical aid, leave policies, bargaining councils etc.).
  • Ensuring efficient payroll systems & procedures and maintaining integrity & confidentiality of payroll information

 

Prioritised Responsibilities:

Salaries & Wages - 45%

  • Oversee the Payroll Officer by ensuring that all employees are paid accurately and timeously
  • Ensure that all 3rd parties are paid accurately and timeously
  • Analyse, reconcile and close payroll system on monthly basis
  • Ensure that payroll and processes comply with company and audit requirements
  • Analyse labour hour data to ensure that accurate hours are paid monthly
  • Analyse leave data to ensure accuracy & integrity thereof
  • Create and communicate payroll cut-off calendar
  • Manage the specific payroll requirements for expatriates, incentives (Gautrain, Per Diem, once-off allowances, share appreciation rights exercises) and company benefits such as fuel, fleet & insurance administration.
  • Implement all annual increases, changes in allowances and bonus information in the payroll system


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Reports, Reconciliations and Payroll Information - 15%

  • Ensure and maintain an effective payroll system & meaningful reporting in line with the organization’s objectives.
  • Ensure GL is set up in accordance to the requirements of the Finance Department & periodic reconciliation therefore
  • Provide Finance with calculations for accruals according to the company’s financial period ends
  • Produce payroll and HR reports when required
  • Analyse & interpret payroll information from systems & effective communication to relevant stakeholders

Tax & Legislative requirements - 10%

  • Provide and submit legislative and statutory information on time and accurately
  • Ensure reconciliation of EMP201, EMP501 & IRP5’s bi-annually and ensure that all files are submitted
  • Ensure that all tax changes are implemented correctly as and when SARS amends
  • Maintains technical & functional knowledge
  • Support Finance Team with ad-hoc statutory requirements

HR Database and VIP Payroll Systems - 15%

  • Maintain the integrity of the HR Database and VIP systems and ensure that all parameters are in accordance with relevant legislation
  • Maintenance of VIP systems and parameters as well as ensuring that all new versions are uploaded
  • Maintain and update systems design and parameters in accordance with company growth and development
  • Audit integration between database, payroll and time and attendance systems


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Supervision - 15%

  • Oversee, coach and supervise Payroll Controller & Payroll Officer
  • Delegate & review payroll related duties
  • Ensure confidentiality & integrity of payroll information across the payroll team

Qualifications:

  • A completed Tertiary Qualification from a reputable institution in HR and/or Finance
  • A completed Tax qualification will be highly favoured

Experience

  • Minimum of 5 year’s payroll experience in a medium to large size organization working with Microsoft Office Suite, Sage system and other related payroll processes and systems
  • Balancing of IRP5’s and SARS submissions via e-filing. Deadline driven & good organizing skills
  • 1-2 years experience in managing an Administrator or similar
  • Excellent analytical skills and experience in writing reports and do system changes.  Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)


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Skills/Competencies:

  • Relevant qualification & certification on Payroll (reputable tertiary institution)
  • Excellent analytical skills and experience in writing reports and do system changes.
  • Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
  • Attention to detail / Organised
  • Strong work ethic & integrity
  • Calm under pressure, deadline-driven
  • Supervisory skills
  • Computer literate/affinity with payroll & financial systems
  • Up to date knowledge of relevant legislation & statutory requirements
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with all staff levels is essential



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