Payroll Clerk Assistant

About the role
maintaining payroll information by collating, calculating, and entering data update records with changes in employee detailsor benefits like job titles that might occur over time.

Responsibilities
Pays employees by calculating pay and deductions andissuing payslips.
Maintains payroll information by collecting, calculating, andentering data into the payroll system, as well as retrieving,data when necessary.
Updates payroll records by entering changes in exemptions,savings deductions, and job titles and department/divisiontransfers.
Prepares reports by compiling summaries of earnings,taxes, deductions, leave, disability, and nontaxableearnings.
Assist with monthly, quarterly, or year-end calculations ofbonuses and other salary-based compensation.
Resolves payroll discrepancies by collecting and analyzinginformation and interacting with HR.
Provides payroll information by answering questions andrequests.
Maintains payroll operations by following policies andprocedures, and reporting needed changes.
Maintains employee confidence and protects payrolloperations by keeping information confidential.

Requirements
Matric.
South African unemployed youth aged between 18 and 34.
Must not have taken part in the YES Program before.
Analytical skills.
Data entry skills.
Attention to detail.
Deadline-driven.
Problem-solving.
Flexibility and adaptability.
Confidentiality.
General math skills.
Familiarity with financial software.
Familiarity with accounting principles.
Communication skills.
Organizational skills.