Payroll & Benefits Administrator

Behind every correct payslip at this retail head office in Rustenburg is a careful payroll person. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

You'll be based at a retail head office in Rustenburg. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Answer staff payslip queries clearly and in private.
• Import clock-card data and check overtime against the BCEA limits.
• Run the payroll, check variances and get sign-off before cut-off.
• Reconcile medical aid, pension and provident fund schedules.
• Prepare EMP501 reconciliations and issue IRP5 certificates twice a year.
• Process garnishee orders, loans and third-party deductions.
• Declare UIF on uFiling and assist staff with UI-19 forms.

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

• Study assistance for payroll certification
• 13th cheque
• 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").