Payroll Clerk (Sage 300 People, Weekly Paid Staff)

Accurate payslips, clean tax filings and happy staff: that's the job at a payroll bureau in Tembisa. Someone who likes a bit of variety, but also likes doing things the right way, will enjoy this.

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

• Submit Compensation Fund returns of earnings
• Answer staff payslip queries clearly and in private
• Compile bi-annual EMP501 reconciliations and issue IRP5 certificates
• Process garnishee orders and third-party deductions
• Run weekly and monthly payrolls and check the variance reports
• Declare UIF on uFiling and help staff with UI-19 forms

• Reliable with deadlines that cannot move
• Sound knowledge of PAYE, UIF, SDL and the BCEA
• Comfortable with Excel reconciliations
• At least 2 years of full-function payroll
• 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

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

• Never attach real payslips from a past employer; blank out names if you use one as an example.
• Mention EMP501 and IRP5 by name; employers want proof you can handle the year-end tax cycle.