Payroll Supervisor

The Payroll Supervisor is responsible for overseeing and managing the accurate, compliant, and timely execution of end-to-end payroll processes within a Shared Services environment. The role requires extensive payroll experience in a multi-division, high-volume environment, with strong Sage 300 People expertise and a thorough understanding of South African payroll legislation.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:

Payroll Processing & Administration

• Manage and execute end-to-end payroll processing for weekly and monthly payroll cycles.
• Administer payroll across multiple divisions, business units, and cost centres.
• Ensure accurate processing of salaries, wages, overtime, bonuses, commissions, allowances, and deductions.
• Process new employee engagements, terminations, salary increases, and leave payouts.
• Maintain payroll records and employee data integrity within Sage 300 People.

Compliance & Statutory Requirements

• Ensure payroll compliance with South African labour and tax legislation.
• Prepare and submit EMP201 and EMP501 reconciliations accurately and within prescribed deadlines.
• Manage statutory deductions including PAYE, UIF, and SDL.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, company policies, and payroll procedures.

Reconciliations & Reporting

• Reconcile payroll to the General Ledger (GL) and finance reports.
• Perform third-party reconciliations and coordinate payments to relevant service providers.
• Generate payroll reports and provide insights to management and stakeholders.
• Support month-end and year-end payroll reporting requirements.

Audit & Query Resolution

• Support internal and external audit processes by providing accurate payroll documentation and reports.
• Investigate and resolve payroll queries from employees, management, and stakeholders efficiently and professionally.
• Ensure all payroll activities are completed within strict payroll cut-off dates and deadlines.