Senior Payroll Consultant - Western Cape at TFG (The Foschini Group)

Key Responsibilities: 

• Process payroll for employees accurately and on time
• Executes complex payroll processes and provides payroll consultation services
• Ensure adherence to service level agreements and quality standards
• Payroll reconciliations and timeous management of exceptions 
• Implement payroll systems to align with business or legislative specifications
• Conduct comprehensive payroll audits to ensure accuracy, compliance and manage potential risk
• Stay abreast of legislative changes and industry trends to inform best practices
• Provide ongoing support and troubleshooting for payroll-related issues
• Coach junior team members and contribute to a culture of learning and development
• Maintain confidentiality of sensitive payroll data and employee information 
• Perform other payroll and administrative tasks as needed

Qualification and Experience: 

• HR/Payroll/related Diploma is advantageous 
• 5 years’ functional experience in end to end Payroll processing
• Customer service / user experience passion 
• Strong working knowledge of payroll and HR systems and practices (preferably Oracle)
• Strong working knowledge of compensation, benefits and ER related policies and PAYE tax legislation 
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong organizational and time-management skills
• Understanding of the Retail business context is an advantage

Skills: 

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills 
• Good MS Office (Excel) skills 
• Review and Reporting 
• Managing Change 
• Business Case Contribution 
• Human resources systems and tools 
• Presentation Creation 
• Spreadsheet Expertise