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Payroll & Benefits Administrator – Permanent

How2Apply Talent Network

Benoni, Gauteng

Full-time

Posted 1 hour ago

Full-time Human Resources

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Job Description

This security services company in Benoni needs someone who knows payroll tax and SARS inside out. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

Location: Benoni, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

The work, day to day

Reconcile medical aid, pension and provident fund schedules.
Answer staff payslip queries clearly and in private.
Run the payroll, check variances and get sign-off before cut-off.
Calculate leave pay, notice pay and severance on terminations.
Import clock-card data and check overtime against the BCEA limits.
Prepare EMP501 reconciliations and issue IRP5 certificates twice a year.

What you need

Hands-on Sage 300 People, VIP, PaySpace or SimplePay
Strong Excel, especially VLOOKUP and pivot tables
Trusted with confidential salary data
Matric plus a payroll, bookkeeping or HR qualification
At least 2 years running a full payroll end to end

Nice if you have

ETI claim experience
Bargaining council levy and wage-rate experience
Multi-company or multi-country payroll exposure

What you get

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

Applying, step by step

Read the "What you need" list above. If you tick most of it, go ahead and apply.
Get these ready, because shortlisted people are asked for them straight away: certified copy of your SA ID or work permit plus a CV noting headcount and payroll software you ran.
Use the form on this page. It takes about two minutes and you don't need to upload anything yet.
If you're shortlisted you'll hear from us within 8 working days, usually by phone.

How2Apply recruits for this position on behalf of hiring employers around Benoni; applications go into our talent pool and shortlisted candidates are introduced directly.

Applying is free. Nobody from How2Apply will ever ask you to pay for anything to get this job.

How to stand out

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.