Payroll Administrator (Sage 300 People)

You'll run weekly and monthly payrolls for a manufacturing group in Rustenburg, accurate to the cent. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

This post is Rustenburg-based, with most of your time spent at a manufacturing group.

• Process garnishee orders, loans and third-party deductions.
• Capture new hires, terminations and changes on Sage 300 People or VIP.
• Reconcile medical aid, pension and provident fund schedules.
• Answer staff payslip queries clearly and in private.
• Prepare EMP501 reconciliations and issue IRP5 certificates twice a year.
• Calculate leave pay, notice pay and severance on terminations.
• Keep payroll files and banking details secure under POPIA.

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

• Multi-company or multi-country payroll exposure
• ETI claim experience

• Medical aid and retirement fund
• Hybrid work outside month-end week
• 13th cheque

• Put headcount, pay frequencies and software at the top of your CV (for example "900 staff, weekly and monthly, VIP").
• Mention every SARS submission you have done yourself; recruiters ask about EMP501 recons in the first call.