Payroll Clerk (Sage 300 People, Weekly Paid Staff) – Permanent

How2Apply Talent Network
Pretoria East, Gauteng
Contract
Posted 16 hours ago
Contract Finance & Accounting
R27 250 – R35 000/month
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Job Description

A retail head office in Pretoria East needs a payroll person who never misses a cut-off. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

The work is in Pretoria East, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

The work, day to day

  • Capture new hires, terminations, increases and deductions before cut-off
  • Run weekly and monthly payrolls and check the variance reports
  • Process garnishee orders and third-party deductions
  • Import clock-card data and check overtime against approved hours
  • Compile bi-annual EMP501 reconciliations and issue IRP5 certificates

Must-haves

  • Matric plus a payroll certificate or diploma
  • You keep salary information private under POPIA
  • Experience on Sage 300 People, VIP, PaySpace or SimplePay
  • Comfortable with Excel reconciliations

Helpful, not essential

  • SAPP registration as a Payroll Practitioner
  • Experience with medical aid and pension fund reconciliations

What you get

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

Applying, step by step

  1. Check you meet the must-haves first; recruiters filter on those before anything else.
  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. Watch for a call or WhatsApp from How2Apply over the next 9 working days.

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

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Tips to get shortlisted

  • Never attach real payslips from a past employer; blank out names if you use one as an example.
  • Say how many employees you paid and how often, such as "1,200 weekly-paid staff on VIP"; volume matters.

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Job details
SalaryR27 250 – R35 000/month
Job TypeContract
LocationPretoria East, Gauteng
CategoryFinance & Accounting
Experience6+ years
Posted11 November 2026
Closing Date19 December 2026
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