Payroll Manager - Paarl Market Street Office

We are PepsiCo

PepsiCo is proud to be one of the world’s leading food and beverage companies. Every day, we are dedicated to bringing our mission to create more smiles with every sip and every bite to life. Our products are enjoyed more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. Our portfolio — including Lay’s, Doritos, Gatorade, Pepsi and Quaker — consists of many iconic brands that generate more than US $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales, helping to deliver more than US $70 billion in net revenue in 2020.

Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive. Through PepsiCo Positive, we are charting a new course to drive positive action for the planet and people. PepsiCo Positive is an end-to-end strategic business transformation with sustainability at the centre of how we will create growth and value by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change.

In South Africa (SA), you will find our products across the region at breakfast, lunch, or dinner. At the gym or on the field. In the office or on the go. We refresh, restore, and rejuvenate our consumers all day, every day with our key brands including Simba, Lay's, Liqui Fruit and Bokomo range of cereals. PepsiCo SA employs more than 13, 000 people across our three business divisions: Bakeries, Grains, Foods, Fruit, Snacks, Juice & Beverages.

What we're looking for:

We're looking for a Payroll Manager to join our team. the successful incumbent will:

• Facilitate On-time and accurate payment of employee remuneration in compliance with Company policies and statutory requirements.
• Conducting reconciliations to ensure payroll integrity.
• Manage financial postings. Reporting on payroll information.
• Operate controls and monitor compliance with internal controls policies and procedures.
• Manage people

Accountabilities: 

• Collaborate with TR, HR Ops and HRDs on payroll requirements based on financial, benefits, and HR policies - recognizing the employee requirements for compensation based on the financial, benefits, and HR policies of the organization and legislative changes.
• Administer payroll- managing the inputs and outputs from outsourced payroll system related to compensation for an employee, including pay, bonuses, earnings and deductions. Oversee the use of an outsourced payroll management system to deal with the financial aspects of employees' compensation, allowances, deductions, gross pay, net pay, etc.
• Journal Upload of pay register results in financial statements for four legal entities
• Manage payments- managing the total payments made in employees’ payroll, including bonuses and compensation.
• Process and distribute payments- processing and distributing compensation to all employees. Execute the payroll management function through the dispensation of employee compensation
• Manage and process payroll taxes- deducting and paying taxes from employees' compensation. Requesting tax directives.
• Paying tax according to appropriate deductions made from compensation- calculate and pay the tax liabilities according to the compensation and tax regulations of employees. Filing EMP201 with SARS.
• Conducting reconciliations to ensure payroll integrity- payroll, GL account, banking, UIF, SDL PAYE reconciliations.
• Managing financial postings- understanding account structures & codes; vendor payments, payments to UIF & treasury notification, and clearing 3rd party vendor accounts.
• Reporting on payroll information; leave & bonus provisions, allowances, FI expenses, and outstanding tax amounts. Submitting statutory declarations and COIDA reports.
• Operate controls and monitor compliance with internal controls policies and procedures.
• Monitor control effectiveness. Remediate control deficiencies. Implement and maintain technologies and tools to enable the internal controls-related activities.
• Filing and e-filing of payroll control documents for audit compliance.
• Manage complex inquiries- handling instances where a stakeholder desires clarification.
• Supervise payroll processes- Provide training to process owners. Measure and report the performance of the payroll process
• People management -
  • Screen and select candidates. Evaluating and selecting potential employees through interviews.
  • Manage employee performance. Defining individual performance objectives. Review performance to provide appraisals.
  • Manage employee development. Establishing employee development guidelines. Manage the development of their skills to enhance their skills, ability, and knowledge.
  • Managing employee relations. Assisting general management in developing, maintaining, and improving employee relationships. This is accomplished through communication, performance management, processing grievances, and/or dispute. Interpret and convey organizational policies

• Expert knowledge of-
  • law e.g., BCEA, PAYE, UIF, WCA, Skills Levy Act, ETI
  • regulations e.g., retirement, tax, loans, Retrenchments and CCMA
  • HR and Finance policies
  • and collective agreements
  • All-Sec BRD
• Expert experience of relevant SAP modules and supporting technology
• Expert organizational knowledge of structures and business units
• Degree in Accounting / Financial Management  
• Commercial experience of more than 5 years including strong accounting work experience preferably FMCG 
• Advanced Excel Skills
• Good numeric Skills
• Good Analytical Skills