Sarrian Pillay
@sarrianpillay
Experienced payroll and HR data management specialist focused on accurate, compliant payroll delivery.
What I'm looking for
I am an experienced Payroll and Human Resources Data Management Specialist with extensive experience delivering accurate, compliant payrolls across South Africa and multiple African countries. I hold a Bachelor of Social Science (Industrial Organizational & Labour Studies; Management) and have worked on enterprise and outsourced payrolls, managing large headcounts and complex statutory requirements.
I excel at process improvement, ticketing and support workflows, and training users on payroll systems. My achievements include managing payrolls of up to ~6,000 employees, working with systems such as Sage VIP, SAP/Workday, ResourceLink and Jira, and delivering reliable payroll reconciliation, statutory submissions and payroll analytics.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Payroll Officer
Vector Logistics
Feb 2025 - Apr 2025 (2 months)
Managed end-to-end monthly payrolls for ~2,000 employees, ensured accurate statutory calculations, POPIA-compliant record keeping and provided payroll analytics to business stakeholders.
Supported UK and South Africa payroll clients remotely via ticketing systems, improved SLA metrics, drove process improvements and maintained up-to-date legislative guidance.
Freelance Payroll Consultant
Self Employed
Nov 2022 - Nov 2023 (1 year)
Resumed freelance payroll consulting for small businesses, handling payroll processing, statutory filings and client payroll support using Excel-based solutions.
Freelance Payroll Consultant
Self Employed
Nov 2019 - Jun 2022 (2 years 7 months)
Provided end-to-end payroll services to small and medium enterprises, performing gross-to-net calculations, statutory submissions and ad-hoc payroll analyses using Excel.
Senior Payroll Consultant
The Employ Africa Group
Nov 2018 - Nov 2019 (1 year)
Delivered outsourced payroll services for ~2,500 employees across numerous African markets, maintained compliance, produced reconciliations and improved payroll auditability.
Payroll Officer
MassMart
Jul 2015 - Oct 2018 (3 years 3 months)
Managed payroll processing for ~6,000 employees across South Africa and multiple African countries, ensuring accurate fortnightly payrolls, statutory submissions and GL reconciliations.
HRBP Trainee
Alexander Forbes
Jun 2014 - May 2015 (11 months)
Supported HR procedures across the coastal region, assisting with policy implementation, benefits administration, recruitment and HR records maintenance to improve departmental efficiency.
Foreign Banking Consultant
Bidvest Bank
Apr 2013 - May 2014 (1 year 1 month)
Completed a structured learnership covering corporate, private, retail, investment and foreign banking, acquiring practical and theoretical banking experience.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Bachelor of Social Science, Industrial Organizational and Labour Studies; Management
Three-year Bachelor of Social Science (NQF Level 7) with double majors in Industrial Organizational and Labour Studies and Management, completed in 2012.
Merebank Secondary School
Grade 12, General Secondary Education
Activities and societies: Served as a Prefect (2008).
Completed Grade 12 in 2008 with higher-grade subjects including English, Afrikaans, Mathematical Literacy, Accounting, Economics, and Business Studies.
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