Payroll Administrator (Sage 300 People)

You'll run weekly and monthly payrolls for a retail head office in Centurion, accurate to the cent. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

You'll report in Centurion. Relocation is not covered for this one. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Import clock-card data and check overtime against the BCEA limits.
• Reconcile medical aid, pension and provident fund schedules.
• Calculate leave pay, notice pay and severance on terminations.
• Answer staff payslip queries clearly and in private.
• Capture new hires, terminations and changes on Sage 300 People or VIP.
• Keep payroll files and banking details secure under POPIA.

• Matric plus a payroll, bookkeeping or HR qualification
• SARS eFiling and EMP501 reconciliations without supervision
• At least 2 years running a full payroll end to end
• You triple-check figures before anything is paid
• Sound knowledge of PAYE, UIF, SDL and the BCEA
• Strong Excel, especially VLOOKUP and pivot tables

• SAPA (South African Payroll Association) membership or certification
• Multi-company or multi-country payroll exposure
• ETI claim experience

• Medical aid and retirement fund
• Study assistance for payroll certification
• Hybrid work outside month-end week
• 13th cheque

• Be ready for a practical test calculating PAYE and overtime; take a calculator you know well.
• Mention every SARS submission you have done yourself; recruiters ask about EMP501 recons in the first call.