Payroll Bureau Consultant

You'll run weekly and monthly payrolls for a labour-heavy mining contractor in East London, from clock data to bank file. Someone who likes a bit of variety, but also likes doing things the right way, will enjoy this.

The work is in East London, Eastern Cape, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Start is planned for the beginning of next month.

• Compile bi-annual EMP501 reconciliations and issue IRP5 certificates
• Submit Compensation Fund returns of earnings
• Declare UIF on uFiling and help staff with UI-19 forms
• Capture new hires, terminations, increases and deductions before cut-off
• Release the salary bank file for authorisation
• Calculate leave pay, notice pay and final pay under the BCEA
• Import clock-card data and check overtime against approved hours

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

• Experience with medical aid and pension fund reconciliations
• Knowledge of employment equity and WSP reporting
• Bargaining council wage experience, such as MIBCO or the security sector

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

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