Payroll and HR Administrator (SME)

How2Apply Talent Network
Lephalale, Limpopo
Full-time
Posted 1 day ago
Full-time Finance & Accounting
R18 000 – R24 750/month
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Job Description

Accurate payslips, clean tax filings and happy staff: that's the job at a labour-heavy mining contractor in Lephalale. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

The work is in Lephalale, Limpopo, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

What your day looks like

  • Capture new hires, terminations, increases and deductions before cut-off
  • Calculate leave pay, notice pay and final pay under the BCEA
  • Release the salary bank file for authorisation
  • Process garnishee orders and third-party deductions
  • Answer staff payslip queries clearly and in private
  • Declare UIF on uFiling and help staff with UI-19 forms

Must-haves

  • You keep salary information private under POPIA
  • Reliable with deadlines that cannot move
  • Comfortable with Excel reconciliations
  • At least 2 years of full-function payroll
  • Sound knowledge of PAYE, UIF, SDL and the BCEA
  • Experience on Sage 300 People, VIP, PaySpace or SimplePay

Extra points for

  • SAPP registration as a Payroll Practitioner
  • Bargaining council wage experience, such as MIBCO or the security sector

What's in it for you

  • Paid SAPP membership
  • Structured increases linked to certification
  • Remote work outside payroll week

Applying, step by step

  1. Make sure the role, the hours and working in Lephalale really suit you before you apply.
  2. Have the following on hand (clear photos on your phone are fine at first): list of payroll systems you have run, with headcount, payroll qualification certificate plus certified copy of your matric.
  3. Fill in the short form below with your name and a phone number you actually answer.
  4. Keep your phone on. Shortlisted applicants are contacted by call, SMS or WhatsApp within 10 working days.

Your application joins the How2Apply talent pool for this role, and we put shortlisted people forward to employers hiring in and around Lephalale.

Applying is free. Nobody from How2Apply will ever ask you to pay for anything to get this job.

How to stand out

  • Never attach real payslips from a past employer; blank out names if you use one as an example.
  • Say how many employees you paid and how often, such as "1,200 weekly-paid staff on VIP"; volume matters.

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Job details
SalaryR18 000 – R24 750/month
Job TypeFull-time
LocationLephalale, Limpopo
CategoryFinance & Accounting
Experience2+ years
Posted3 November 2026
Closing Date9 December 2026
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