Payroll Administrator

At Liberty, we employ more than 6 000 people across 7 businesses in 18 African countries. Every day, our employees grow their knowledge by working with diverse groups of people who specialise in a wide range of skills across insurance, asset management, investment and health products. We continually seek to engage, develop, recognise and reward the people who make our business great.

Purpose
To deliver payroll services through the execution of predefined objectives as per agreed standard operating procedures (SOPs).

Experience
3-5 years experience in Payroll

Qualification
Diploma/ Equivalent Qualification in Payroll/HRM

Critical Job
SAP Experience

Process

• Contribute to the provision of a comprehensive admin. service through the correct interpretation and application of procedures to optimise delivery.
• Utilise a variety of software packages to produce correspondence and documents and maintain associated records, spreadsheets and databases.
• Accurately administer day-to-day remuneration and compensation transactions, ensuring the effective implementation of related processes.
• Collate audit working papers to ensure that the required data and information for audit/s has been obtained.
• Generate a variety of documents and where necessary produce reports according to set standards and prescribed guidelines.
• Preparation of statutory returns, UIF, PAYE and Workmen's Compensations etc. to the relevant government entities.
• Accountable for own work quality, standards and outputs related to policies, procedures and defined processes.
• Proactively identify problems, apply known solutions and escalate more difficult problems.
• Plan for task execution and adjust priorities against an established plan.

Customer

• Resolve client queries and escalate problematic queries to the correct level to ensure prompt and effective resolution, enhancing the client experience.
• Executes activities to ensure customer service delivery that meets or exceeds customer expectations aligned to Treating the Customer Fairly (TCF) principles.

Finance

• Adhere to specified standards, policies and procedures to prevent potential losses/wastage.

Learning and Growth

• Contribute positively to own area-specific knowledge improvement.

Governance

• Comply to set governance and compliance procedures and processes related to an area of work and continuously identify, rectify and escalate risks where necessary.

Technical Competencies

• Compensation and Benefits (Basic)
• Talent Management (Basic)
• Legal Compliance (HR) (Basic)
• Product Related System Application (Basic)
• Query resolution (Basic)
• Calculations (Basic)
• Business Administration Skills (Basic)
• Payroll management (Basic)

Behavioural Competencies

• Organisation and Attention to Detail (Basic)
• Interpersonal Effectiveness (Basic)
• Teamwork and Cooperation (Basic)
• Problem Solving and Analysis (Basic)
• Communicating with Impact (Basic)

Liberty Group Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and the group's Transformation Strategy, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards the achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the organisation.

The Companys approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.