Payroll and HR Administrator (SME)

You'll run weekly and monthly payrolls for a retail head office in Prospecton, from clock data to bank file. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

This post is Prospecton-based, with most of your time spent at a retail head office. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• Run weekly and monthly payrolls and check the variance reports
• Release the salary bank file for authorisation
• Calculate leave pay, notice pay and final pay under the BCEA
• Submit Compensation Fund returns of earnings
• Answer staff payslip queries clearly and in private
• Process garnishee orders and third-party deductions

• Sound knowledge of PAYE, UIF, SDL and the BCEA
• Experience on Sage 300 People, VIP, PaySpace or SimplePay
• Reliable with deadlines that cannot move
• Comfortable with Excel reconciliations
• Matric plus a payroll certificate or diploma
• At least 2 years of full-function payroll

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

• 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.