Payroll & Benefits Administrator

You'll run weekly and monthly payrolls for a payroll bureau in Pretoria West, accurate to the cent. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

The site is in Pretoria West; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. Hours are mostly Monday to Friday, with the odd Saturday in busy months.

• Calculate leave pay, notice pay and severance on terminations.
• Declare UIF on uFiling and assist staff with UI-19 forms.
• Prepare EMP501 reconciliations and issue IRP5 certificates twice a year.
• Submit the monthly EMP201 on SARS eFiling and pay PAYE, UIF and SDL.
• Import clock-card data and check overtime against the BCEA limits.
• Run the payroll, check variances and get sign-off before cut-off.

• SARS eFiling and EMP501 reconciliations without supervision
• Sound knowledge of PAYE, UIF, SDL and the BCEA
• Matric plus a payroll, bookkeeping or HR qualification
• Hands-on Sage 300 People, VIP, PaySpace or SimplePay
• You triple-check figures before anything is paid
• Strong Excel, especially VLOOKUP and pivot tables

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

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

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