Payroll & Benefits Administrator

This retail head office in Sandton needs someone who knows payroll tax and SARS inside out. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

This post is in Sandton (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Capture new hires, terminations and changes on Sage 300 People or VIP.
• Keep payroll files and banking details secure under POPIA.
• Process garnishee orders, loans and third-party deductions.
• Calculate leave pay, notice pay and severance on terminations.
• Declare UIF on uFiling and assist staff with UI-19 forms.
• Run the payroll, check variances and get sign-off before cut-off.
• Submit the monthly EMP201 on SARS eFiling and pay PAYE, UIF and SDL.

• Matric plus a payroll, bookkeeping or HR qualification
• Hands-on Sage 300 People, VIP, PaySpace or SimplePay
• SARS eFiling and EMP501 reconciliations without supervision
• Trusted with confidential salary data
• Sound knowledge of PAYE, UIF, SDL and the BCEA
• You triple-check figures before anything is paid

• Bargaining council levy and wage-rate experience
• ETI claim experience
• SAPA (South African Payroll Association) membership or certification

• Medical aid and retirement fund
• 13th cheque
• Study assistance for payroll certification

• Put headcount, pay frequencies and software at the top of your CV (for example "900 staff, weekly and monthly, VIP").
• Be ready for a practical test calculating PAYE and overtime; take a calculator you know well.