Melissa De Klerk

Melissa de Klerk – Payroll Specialist/Bookkeeper

I have 8 years Executive Payroll experience in the Finance, Waste, Hospitality and Construction Sector. In my most recent position, I am currently working for the Group Chief Executive Officer and Group Financial Officer of a well-known Investment Company, which we also have businesses in the Hospitality Sector.
I handle sensitive and confidential information with the utmost discretion and Confidentiality.

My skills include:
• Fully Computer Literate – Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Power Point, Pastel, Sage Premier Payroll, Pastel Payroll and Sage Business Professional Cloud Payroll.
• Work well under pressure and have good time management skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Attention to detail and prefer to work independently
• Good Command of the English language; able to communicate at Executive Level

My experience from current work environments:
• Data Capturing – Hours for Salaries to be processed onto Excel sheet for import
• Import the Excel/CSV file into Sage Payroll, after the approval from the Group Chief Financial Officer
• Exporting the payroll to Sage Pay for final payment of Salaries
• Exporting the UIF Declaration file from payroll and submit to UIF to keep U-Filling up to date monthly
• Updating the U-Filling Profile monthly with changes
• Exporting the EMP201 file and submitting to SARS monthly for the PAYE, UIF, SDL
• Submitting the EMP501 files for the IRP5 Certificates
• Solving any salary disputes or queries Employees might have before the 7th of the month
• Submitting the Return of Earnings on a 6-month basis for the Workman’s Compensation
• Data Capturing on Pastel for monthly VAT submissions
• Submitting all the relevant documentation to SARS for the VAT
• Minutes of Meetings – Payroll and HR
• Internet Research