Job Title:  Payroll Manager

No Relocation Assistance Offered
Job Number #164062 - Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa

Who We Are

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name!

Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous—we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all.
 

MAIN RESPONSIBILITES:

-  Cross functional collaboration with all internal stakeholders

-  Documenting and updating payroll policies and procedures

-  Ensure that company policies are adhered to ESS Adminitsrtaion

-  Resolving all payroll discrepancies.

-  Submit Expatriate quarterly and annual reporting to New York

-  Assist with Expatriate queries

-  Liaise with outsourcing payroll provider for payroll processing

-  Liaise with tax service provider for completion of Expatriates’ income tax returns

-  EMP201 Statutory Returns submission to SARS

-  EMP501 Reconciliation process and submission to SARS

-  Proficient with SARS E@syfile Software

-  SARS Tax Directives for stock options and as required

-  Ex-Pat Quarterly , annual reporting and Month end reporting 

-  Month end third party reconciliations for medical aids, funeral funds, retirement funds, group risk, unions, garnishee and maintenance orders amongst others

-  Pension and provident fund reconciliations on third party portals where applicable

-  SOX compliance testing and SOX design process flows

-  Periodically assist in audit testing

-  Purchase orders on SAP for payments to third parties

-  Assist with General Ledger reconciliation discrepancies

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

-  Bachelor's Degree Accounting, Human Resources Management, Finance, or Business.

-  Certified Payroll Professional Designation (Preferred)

-  Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in payroll or similar role

-  Solid financial acumen and strong accounting background

-  Advanced Payroll Tax knowledge and relevant experience

-  Strong working knowledge of relevant tax legislation, employment conditions and Bargaining Councils (advantageous)

-  Experience in dealing with Expats Solid experience with PAYE, E-filing, Easyfile and Emp501 reconciliation

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Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Achieving our purpose starts with our people — ensuring our workforce represents the people and communities we serve —and creating an environment where our people feel they belong; where we can be our authentic selves, feel treated with respect and have the support of leadership to impact the business in a meaningful way.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.

Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please complete this request form should you require accommodation.

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