Payroll & Benefits Administrator

You'll run weekly and monthly payrolls for a farming enterprise in Randburg, accurate to the cent. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

You'll report in Randburg. Relocation is not covered for this one.

• Answer staff payslip queries clearly and in private.
• Submit the monthly EMP201 on SARS eFiling and pay PAYE, UIF and SDL.
• 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.

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

• SAPA (South African Payroll Association) membership or certification
• ETI claim experience

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

• 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").