Payroll Clerk (Sage 300 People, Weekly Paid Staff)

You'll run weekly and monthly payrolls for a payroll bureau in Brackenfell, from clock data to bank file. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

You'll be based at a payroll bureau in Brackenfell. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

• Submit monthly EMP201 returns and pay PAYE, UIF and SDL on eFiling
• Compile bi-annual EMP501 reconciliations and issue IRP5 certificates
• Process garnishee orders and third-party deductions
• Submit Compensation Fund returns of earnings
• Release the salary bank file for authorisation
• Declare UIF on uFiling and help staff with UI-19 forms
• Run weekly and monthly payrolls and check the variance reports

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

• Knowledge of employment equity and WSP reporting
• Bargaining council wage experience, such as MIBCO or the security sector
• SAPP registration as a Payroll Practitioner

• Remote work outside payroll week
• 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.
• Never attach real payslips from a past employer; blank out names if you use one as an example.