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ATHULE DLAKHULU

Payroll manager
Johannesburg

Summary

Highest qualification obtained: Diploma in Accounting Current enrollment: Advanced Diploma in Accounting sciences (2 modules remaining) Years of experience: 8 years of experience in various roles in the finance field Managerial/Supervisor experience: 5 years Recent role: Payroll Manager @ Wynberg Chicken Languages: English, Isizulu, Isixhosa & Sotho Nationality: South African

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Payroll/ Finance Manager

Wynberg Chicken
01.2021 - 11.2024
  • Oversee and manage the full payroll activities for 320 employees, and 120 casuals on a bi-weekly basis, ensuring accurate and timely payments.
  • Developing and implementing payroll policies and procedures to enhance operational efficiency.
  • Collaborating with HR to ensure proper employee classification and benefit deductions.
  • Preparing and managing payroll budgets, forecasts, and audits.
  • Keeping up with payroll policies and updating employees and stakeholders.
  • Generating IRP 5 for the employees (annually).
  • Review of month end payroll reports, ensuring that the reports are accurate and free of error.
  • Training and providing guidance to the payroll officer, promoting timeous completeness of tasks.
  • Monitoring internal control processes to ensure accurate capturing and reporting of payroll activities.
  • Handling and processing SARS monthly payments.
  • Dealing with the bargaining council for the meat and trade as an when.
  • Submitting monthly payroll reports and Schedules to management.
  • Responsible for SARS submissions (EMP501/201), ensuring UIF compliance and other statutory obligations.
  • Constantly looking at initiatives to eliminate manual payroll processes to eliminate errors and increase efficiency.
  • Handling complex payroll queries from employees, clearing out any discrepancies and ensuring 100% employee satisfaction.
  • Submitting monthly payroll reports.
  • Preparing monthly payroll journals and reconciliations.
  • Processing payroll for monthly salaries and bi-weekly wages using sage 300 and ERS Biometrics.
  • Reason for leaving: Retrenched

Group Payroll Accountant

Federal Mogul Powertrain
02.2019 - 12.2020
  • Supervising and coaching payroll team consisting of 15 members, providing training and guidance to adherence to best practices.
  • Processing and overseeing the payroll process for over 8000 employees in South Africa and in 6 foreign countries (Botswana, Mozambique, Brazil, India, Namibia and Germany).
  • Maintaining employee records, including pay rates, benefits, and tax information, ensuring confidentiality and compliance.
  • Evaluating payroll data, preparing journal entries, and reconciling payroll accounts.
  • Ensuring compliance with governmental laws and policies related to payroll for both national and international tax laws.
  • Ensuring that all the employee data is captured accurately.
  • Verifying calculated hours and processing salary payments.
  • Compiling monthly payroll reports for the management.
  • Processing and reconciliation of statutory payments for both local and international countries.
  • Managing payroll for international hires, transfers, and secondments.
  • Analyzing payroll procedures, recommend improvements, and implement best practices.
  • Filling Mibco returns.
  • Ensuring alignment between payroll and general ledger systems, managing audits, and maintaining regulatory compliance.
  • Job costing.
  • Reason for leaving: End of contract

Bookkeeper and Administrator

South Africa Cricket Academy
03.2017 - 11.2018
  • Processing payroll for 5 branches.
  • Handling and resolving payroll issues and queries.
  • Customer invoices.
  • Supplier Invoices.
  • Capture 5 cashbooks with +-500 transactions per bank.
  • Debtors collection.
  • Run debit orders four times per month.
  • Arrange games, tournaments and provincial tours.
  • Manage players slots.
  • Inventory control.
  • Weekly financial reports for all branches.
  • Tutored 5 individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (Excel, pastel and type master) once a week.
  • CIPC returns.
  • VAT returns.
  • Administering of IRP5s (From preparation to distribution).
  • Reason for leaving: Relocated to Johannesburg for growth opportunities

Education

National Senior Certificate -

Dumisani Makhaye High School
01.2013 - 12.2013

National Diploma in Accounting - undefined

Durban University of Technology
01.2014 - 01.2016

Advanced Diploma in Accounting Sciences NQF Level 7 - undefined

University of South Africa
01.2023 - 06.2025

Skills

Advance knowledge of Microsoft office (Excel, word, PowerPoint & Outlook)

Accomplishments

  • Efficiency Improvement, Reduced payroll processing time by 25% through streamlined procedures.
  • Payroll Accuracy, Managed payroll for over 440 employees, ensuring 99.9% accuracy in payments monthly.
  • Staff Training Success, Trained 5 junior staff, improving team productivity by 30% over one year.
  • Cost Management Excellence, Saved company over R250,000 annually by optimizing expense management processes.

Timeline

Advanced Diploma in Accounting Sciences NQF Level 7 - undefined

University of South Africa
01.2023 - 06.2025

Payroll/ Finance Manager

Wynberg Chicken
01.2021 - 11.2024

Group Payroll Accountant

Federal Mogul Powertrain
02.2019 - 12.2020

Bookkeeper and Administrator

South Africa Cricket Academy
03.2017 - 11.2018

National Diploma in Accounting - undefined

Durban University of Technology
01.2014 - 01.2016

National Senior Certificate -

Dumisani Makhaye High School
01.2013 - 12.2013

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