Payroll and HR Administrator (SME)

People get paid right and on time because of you at a hospitality group in Pietermaritzburg. Good for someone who wants to build a solid track record they can put on their CV.

Location: Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Import clock-card data and check overtime against approved hours
• Answer staff payslip queries clearly and in private
• Declare UIF on uFiling and help staff with UI-19 forms
• Process garnishee orders and third-party deductions
• Submit Compensation Fund returns of earnings
• Release the salary bank file for authorisation
• Submit monthly EMP201 returns and pay PAYE, UIF and SDL on eFiling

• At least 2 years of full-function payroll
• Experience on Sage 300 People, VIP, PaySpace or SimplePay
• Sound knowledge of PAYE, UIF, SDL and the BCEA
• Matric plus a payroll certificate or diploma
• You keep salary information private under POPIA
• Comfortable with Excel reconciliations

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

• Group life and disability cover
• Paid SAPP membership
• Structured increases linked to certification

• Say how many employees you paid and how often, such as "1,200 weekly-paid staff on VIP"; volume matters.
• Mention EMP501 and IRP5 by name; employers want proof you can handle the year-end tax cycle.