Experienced payroll professional with a strong track record in managing payroll functions and enhancing operational efficiency. Demonstrated expertise in streamlining processes, resulting in reduced errors and improved employee satisfaction. Committed to delivering accurate and timely payroll services while fostering a collaborative team environment.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Senior Payroll Administrator
Massmart Wholesale (Pty) Ltd
05.2022 - 09.2025
Management of payroll operations as per processes and policies, whilst ensuring controls are in place.
Supervision of a team of three payroll administrators.
Auditing of payroll input (new engagements, terminations, salary increases, maternities and disabilities).
Monthly payroll checks for provident funds.
Report on all unrecoverable losses and ensure team operates with knowledge to process reversals.
Run various check files ensuring all negative net pay, positions, and other items preventing closure of payroll; are resolved.
Follow up on stop salaries and ensure administrators receive finalization prior to next payrun in form of termination and check payslip for each stop salary.
Assist Payroll Manager with reconciliations pertaining to Tax year-end and reporting (Tax year-end and interim payment vs liability reconciliations.
Assisting administrators with queries.
Ensure Payroll administrators are trained on all updates and obtain training material from payroll systems team.
Processing legal entity transfers of employees between the different organisational divisions.
Assisting with reporting requirements for human resources, branch and departmental managers.
Authorising manual payments.
Drafting dummy payslips for prospective recruits.
Payroll reports as required by branch and departmental managers.
Extraction and balancing of ad hoc payments.
Attending to payroll finance queries.
Liaising with financial institutions and attorneys regarding garnishees and external loans.
Assisting with escalated payroll queries from internal and external stakeholders.
Attending to the Auditors requests and queries.
Acting Payroll Supervisor
Masscash (Pty) Ltd
03.2021 - 04.2022
Supervision of a team of four payroll administrators.
Auditing of payroll input (new engagements, terminations, salary increases, maternities and disabilities).
Assisting administrators with queries.
Ensuring payroll administrators are kept abreast with changes in policies and procedures. Transferring employees between the different organisational divisions.
Assisting with reporting requirements for human resources, branch and departmental managers.
Authorising manual payments.
Drafting dummy payslips for prospective recruits.
Payroll reports as required by branch and departmental managers.
Extraction and balancing of ad hoc payments.
Attending to payroll finance queries.
Liaising with financial institutions and attorneys regarding garnishees and external loans.
Assisting with escalated payroll queries from internal and external stakeholders.
Attending to the Auditors requests and queries.
Payroll Administrator
Masscash (Pty) Ltd
03.2016 - 02.2021
Processing payroll for ±800 employees.
Capture & process monthly overtime, incentives and stocktake from stores.
Changing of banking details, employee personal information changes, Process long service awards, CCMA settlements, Re-instatements, maternities, disabilities, transfers, terminations as well as adhoc salary deductions and salary changes for different reasons.
Balancing net pays, permanent allowances & intercost variance report.
Keeping track of validity of fixed term contract employees.
Keeping track of disabilities, maternities, interest loans, movement of fixed to permanent employees.
Processing schedules from insurance firms.
Processing garnishes and maintenance orders.
Processing personal and home loans from financial institutions.
Payslip and payroll reports distribution.
Sending out payroll content sheet back to stores for managers to confirm the changes made on payroll.
Processing non-union and union negotiated annual increases.
Processing incentive bonus awards and 13th cheque payments.
Processing month end EFT's.
Applying for tax directives.
Manual EFT payments.
Attend to payroll finance queries.
UI19's and certificates of service.
Preparing overtime provisions report for finance.
Admin Clerk
Home and Catering Supplies
11.2014 - 04.2015
Switch Board.
Manage Stock.
Manage Showroom.
Filing.
Reason for leaving: End of contract
Admin Clerk
PW Engineering
01.2014 - 07.2014
Data processing.
Scanning and processing invoices.
Switch-board duties.
Addressing customer queries.
Reason for leaving: End of contract
Education
National Diploma Payroll Administration Services - Payroll
Payroll Education (Pty) Ltd
Johannesburg, Gauteng
01.2021 - 12.2021
National Senior Certificate - English, Afrikaans, Mathematics, Accounting, Life Sciences, Dramatic Arts
Ridge Park College
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
01.2009 - 12.2013
Skills
SAGE VIP People (300)
SharePoint
Metrofile DataStor
MS Excel
MS Word
MS Outlook
MS PowerPoint
Languages
English
Fluent
Personal Information
ID Number: 951218 0123 080
Gender: Female
Nationality: South African
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Senior Payroll Administrator
Massmart Wholesale (Pty) Ltd
05.2022 - 09.2025
Acting Payroll Supervisor
Masscash (Pty) Ltd
03.2021 - 04.2022
National Diploma Payroll Administration Services - Payroll
Payroll Education (Pty) Ltd
01.2021 - 12.2021
Payroll Administrator
Masscash (Pty) Ltd
03.2016 - 02.2021
Admin Clerk
Home and Catering Supplies
11.2014 - 04.2015
Admin Clerk
PW Engineering
01.2014 - 07.2014
National Senior Certificate - English, Afrikaans, Mathematics, Accounting, Life Sciences, Dramatic Arts