Payroll and Benefits Manager

Payday is sacred, and at this security services company in Bellville you'll make sure it lands right. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

Location: Bellville, Western Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Prepare EMP501 reconciliations and issue IRP5 certificates twice a year.
• Calculate leave pay, notice pay and severance on terminations.
• Process garnishee orders, loans and third-party deductions.
• Answer staff payslip queries clearly and in private.
• Keep payroll files and banking details secure under POPIA.
• Reconcile medical aid, pension and provident fund schedules.
• Import clock-card data and check overtime against the BCEA limits.

• You triple-check figures before anything is paid
• At least 2 years running a full payroll end to end
• SARS eFiling and EMP501 reconciliations without supervision
• Sound knowledge of PAYE, UIF, SDL and the BCEA
• Matric plus a payroll, bookkeeping or HR qualification

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

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

• Be ready for a practical test calculating PAYE and overtime; take a calculator you know well.
• Mention every SARS submission you have done yourself; recruiters ask about EMP501 recons in the first call.