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  Manage payroll for 5,500+ employees on weekly and bi-weekly cycles.
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  Ensure accurate payroll processing, reconciliations, reporting, and statutory submissions.
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  Maintain full Sage 300 system ownership, including configurations, controls, and reporting.
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  Oversee payroll inputs: benefits, job costing, deductions, allowances, and third-party payments.
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  Ensure compliance with ETI, PAYE, UIF, SDL, and SARS submissions (501, 201, IRP30).

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  Ensure compliance with BCEA, LRA, WCA/COIDA, and other labour laws.
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  Manage payroll compliance across bargaining councils.
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  Oversee payroll for labour brokers, including reporting and cost controls.

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  Lead, mentor, and develop the payroll team, driving performance and accountability.
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  Allocate workloads, manage deadlines, and implement process improvements.

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  Act as a payroll expert to clients and internal stakeholders.
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  Confidently explain and “sell” payroll system knowledge.
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  Handle complex queries, escalations, and audits professionally.

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  Produce payroll, headcount, costing, and compliance reports.
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  Utilize advanced Excel for analysis, reconciliations, and decision support.

Requirements

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  Matriculation (Grade 12) and a degree in HR, Payroll, Finance, or related field.
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  5–10 years’ payroll management experience in a large, high-volume environment.
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  Expert-level knowledge of Sage 300 payroll.
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  Strong understanding of taxation, payroll legislation, job costing, benefits, and statutory reporting.
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  Experience working with bargaining councils and labour brokers.
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  Advanced Excel skills for reporting and analysis.
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  Proven ability to lead and develop a payroll team.
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  Strong analytical, problem-solving, and attention-to-detail skills.
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  Confident communicator able to engage clients and stakeholders.
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  Proactive, solutions-oriented, and able to work under pressure.