Payroll and Benefits Manager

Behind every correct payslip at this farming enterprise in Kempton Park is a careful payroll person. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

This post is Kempton Park-based, with most of your time spent at a farming enterprise.

• Reconcile medical aid, pension and provident fund schedules.
• Prepare EMP501 reconciliations and issue IRP5 certificates twice a year.
• Import clock-card data and check overtime against the BCEA limits.
• Run the payroll, check variances and get sign-off before cut-off.
• Calculate leave pay, notice pay and severance on terminations.
• Keep payroll files and banking details secure under POPIA.

• At least 2 years running a full payroll end to end
• Hands-on Sage 300 People, VIP, PaySpace or SimplePay
• Sound knowledge of PAYE, UIF, SDL and the BCEA
• Trusted with confidential salary data

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

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

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