Payroll and HR Administrator (SME)

A payroll bureau in Epping needs a payroll person who never misses a cut-off. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

You'll be based at a payroll bureau in Epping. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Answer staff payslip queries clearly and in private
• Run weekly and monthly payrolls and check the variance reports
• Calculate leave pay, notice pay and final pay under the BCEA
• Import clock-card data and check overtime against approved hours
• Submit Compensation Fund returns of earnings
• Declare UIF on uFiling and help staff with UI-19 forms
• Compile bi-annual EMP501 reconciliations and issue IRP5 certificates

• You keep salary information private under POPIA
• Reliable with deadlines that cannot move
• Matric plus a payroll certificate or diploma
• Sound knowledge of PAYE, UIF, SDL and the BCEA
• Experience on Sage 300 People, VIP, PaySpace or SimplePay

• SAPP registration as a Payroll Practitioner
• Bargaining council wage experience, such as MIBCO or the security sector
• Experience with medical aid and pension fund reconciliations

• Structured increases linked to certification
• Remote work outside payroll week
• Group life and disability cover

• Mention EMP501 and IRP5 by name; employers want proof you can handle the year-end tax cycle.
• Never attach real payslips from a past employer; blank out names if you use one as an example.