Junior Payroll Clerk

Our client in the Retail Industry has a position available for a Junior Payroll Clerk, based in East London.

Responsibilities:

• Gathering and examining timesheets to ensure their validity.
• Capturing new employee contracts on VIP payroll and ensuring all supporting documentation is provided.
• Ensuring monthly payroll hours are captured correctly onto VIP payroll.
• Ensuring stock take casual hours are processed and paid timeously.
• Capturing approved annual and sick leave.
• Ensuring that compensation for overtime work is calculated at the appropriate rate, and that annual leave is calculated accordingly, if applicable.
• Confirming that deductions have been processed correctly.
• Performing all tasks well before the pay run to ensure that staff members are compensated and notified on time.
• Addressing queries about payroll-related issues.
• Working to resolve discrepancies in payments as a matter of urgency.
• Assisting finance with Payroll related reports.
• Maintain complete employee files.
• File and safeguard all relevant employee documentation.
• Dealing with staff joining and leaving the company (take-on and resignations).
• Filing of all payroll and employee documentation.
• Accurate data capturing
• Maintain cleanliness in office.
• Ensure filing is managed and up to date.
• Responsible for all payroll related tasks and any reasonable tasks given by the finance manager/financial accountant.
• Providing documentation to stores for labour inspections as and when required.
• Performing any reasonable duties delegated by Management and/or the payroll administrators.
• Monitor staff advances (when they occur).
• Manage staff medical loans.
• Stay in touch with outcomes of annual wage negotiations.
• Provide a schedule to allocate long service awards.
• Sundry payments and travel claims.

Requirements/advantageous skills and attributes:

• Payroll qualification/diploma.
• 2-3 years’ experience (SAGE VIP Payroll).
• Basic knowledge of BCEA.
• Positive attitude.
• Hard working.
• Coachable and willing to adapt to new concepts, grow and learn within a team environment.
• Meticulous and attention to detail.
• Good Communication skills.

If you are not contacted within two weeks of applying, please consider your application unsuccessful.