Payroll Administrator at The Unlimited

, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

25 May, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

24 Feb, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Payroll Administration, Commission Calculation, Payslip Production, Advanced Excel, VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, IF, SUMIF, COUNTIF, Confidentiality, Compliance, Time Management, Problem-Solving, Analytical Ability, Communication, Accountability

Industry

Financial Services

Description

We're on the hunt for a Payroll Administrator. Are you passionate about accuracy, structure, and ensuring people are paid correctly and on time? Do you thrive under pressure, enjoy working with numbers, and take pride in delivering payroll with absolute precision? If so, we’d love to hear from you! As a Payroll Administrator, you will play a critical role in ensuring the accurate and timeous processing of weekly and monthly commissions and payroll-related payments. This is a specialist role within the Finance team, responsible for delivering high-quality payroll outputs while maintaining strict confidentiality and compliance. As a Payroll Administrator, you will be responsible for: Accurately calculating weekly commissions, ensuring payments are processed on the same day. Produce weekly payslips. Accurately calculating monthly commissions, performance bonuses, and producing payslips, with payments processed by the 15th of each month. Tracking and ensuring the processing of all recoveries. Producing month-end payroll and commission reports timeously for Finance. Working extensively in Advanced Excel to perform complex calculations and validations. Maintaining a high level of confidentiality, accuracy, and professionalism at all times. If you have the following: Experience in payroll or finance administration. A payroll or finance-related tertiary qualification (advantageous). Advanced Excel proficiency (VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, IF, SUMIF, COUNTIF and combined formulas). Strong attention to detail with a proven ability to work accurately under pressure. Excellent planning, organisational, and time-management skills. Strong problem-solving and analytical ability. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. A customer-focused mindset with a strong sense of urgency and accountability. Willing to join on a 6-month fixed term contract. We’d love to hear from you!

Responsibilities

The Payroll Administrator is responsible for the accurate and timely processing of weekly and monthly commissions and payroll-related payments, including producing payslips and tracking all recoveries. This specialist role within Finance requires producing month-end payroll and commission reports while maintaining strict confidentiality.