Payroll Bureau Consultant

How2Apply Talent Network
Harrismith, Free State
Full-time
Posted 1 day ago
Full-time Finance & Accounting
R19 250 – R25 500/month
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Job Description

People get paid right and on time because of you at a hospitality group in Harrismith. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

This post is in Harrismith (Free State). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

What your day looks like

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

You'll need

  • Comfortable with Excel reconciliations
  • You keep salary information private under POPIA
  • At least 2 years of full-function payroll
  • Experience on Sage 300 People, VIP, PaySpace or SimplePay

Extra points for

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

What's in it for you

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

Applying, step by step

  1. Make sure the role, the hours and working in Harrismith really suit you before you apply.
  2. Keep copies of these ready to send: payroll qualification certificate, list of payroll systems you have run, with headcount plus certified copy of your matric.
  3. Fill in the short form below with your name and a phone number you actually answer.
  4. If you're shortlisted you'll hear from us within 9 working days, usually by phone.

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

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Tips to get shortlisted

  • 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.

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Job details
SalaryR19 250 – R25 500/month
Job TypeFull-time
LocationHarrismith, Free State
CategoryFinance & Accounting
Experience2+ years
Posted9 October 2026
Closing Date16 November 2026
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