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Junior Payroll Officer

takealot.com

Cape Town · Western Cape · onsite

takealot.com

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented <strong>Junior Payroll Officer</strong></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong>to join our team in Cape Town.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We’re a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us.&nbsp; We offer a market related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs, a great work environment and a promise that you won’t be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great!</span></p> <p><strong>The position reports to the Payroll Manager.</strong></p> <p><strong>Your responsibilities will include:</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Data Processing</strong>: Capture new hires, banking details, salary changes, and terminations into the payroll systems within agreed SLA deadlines. Processing of Termination documentation as required.</li> <li><strong>Time &amp; Attendance</strong>: Verify employee overtime, and track annual, sick, or family responsibility leave etc</li> <li><strong>Statutory Calculations</strong>: Assist with calculations for statutory deductions and filings like UIF and PAYE.</li> <li><strong>Query Resolution</strong>: Handle routine internal and external payroll questions from employees and managers.</li> <li><strong>Reporting</strong>: Support month-end reconciliations and reporting tasks</li> <li><strong>Employee Documentation: </strong>Ensure that all payroll documentation is filed. Establishing/maintaining employee records; ensuring that employee changes are entered correctly and made on a timely basis.</li> <li>Payroll Projects: Contribute to Payroll projects when required&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Benefits</strong>:&nbsp; Assist with the management and implementation of benefits in relation to payroll.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Qualifications and Experience:</strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Teritary qualification Businesss Management / Human Resources Diploma or equivalent</span></li> <li>At least 1 – 2 years’ experience in an HR admin role with specific experience in a payroll&nbsp;administration environment</li> <li>Experience with time and attendance systems is required</li> <li>Experience working on ESS Knowledge of relevant, South African legislation (BCEA, UIF, SDA, PAYE, WCA)</li> </ul> <p><strong>Minimum Required Competencies:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Accounting/Payroll knowledge sufficient to perform journal entries and payroll account reconciliations</li> <li>Payroll administration</li> <li>Payroll Processes and procedures</li> <li>Payroll queries handling</li> <li>Reporting&nbsp;</li> <li>Strong computer skills</li> <li>Excellent communication and interpersonal skills</li> <li>Strong problem solving skills</li> <li>Ability to work in an unstructured environment with diverse cultures</li> <li>Detail-obsession</li> <li>Advanced Excel</li> </ul> <p><strong>Attributes Required:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Proactive</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Assertive</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Integrity</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Delivery orientated</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Can do attitude</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ability to communicate and manage well at all levels of the organization</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Written and Verbal communication skills</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ability to work independently and work well in a team</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Customer service orientation</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Strong planning and organizing skills, and the ability to work under pressure</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks and meet all deadlines</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise extreme discretion</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>The Environment</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">takealot.com employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer-centric, fun and have the shared ambition of takealot.com being the leading e-commerce company in Africa.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">We have fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where we can improve.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">We are short on ego and high on output.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">We are doers and not only thinkers, its all in the execution after all.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">We love what we do and what we are creating.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We seek to Employ an </span><strong>Extra Ordinary Mind</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> who:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">is forthright but respectful</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">is an expert at doing, who can not only design but also execute</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">is analytical, able to use data to make decisions</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">is competitive, self-directed and strive to be the BEST (GREAT requires a lot of work and does not only happen during business hours)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">is </span><strong>passionate about the potential of e-commerce</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and delivering a </span><strong>world-class customer experience</strong></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">is </span><strong>entrepreneurial</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><strong>thrives under change</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and accepts it is a constant and always </span><strong>looks for solutions</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to do something better and faster</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">is able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product input</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">is curious and challenge the status quo</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">is innovative and enjoys iteration</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">is collaborative</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">will be at the cutting edge of developing new concepts for takealot.com.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>thinks like an owner</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> of the business.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">is </span><strong>SMART, has INTEGRITY</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and </span><strong>is HARDWORKING</strong></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you meet the above you are an </span><strong>Extraordinary Mind</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> so come and join us!</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference</span></em></p>

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