Payroll Clerk (Weekly Paid Staff)

Payday is sacred, and at this manufacturing group in Gqeberha you'll make sure it lands right. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

Location: Gqeberha, Eastern Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Submit the monthly EMP201 on SARS eFiling and pay PAYE, UIF and SDL.
• Prepare EMP501 reconciliations and issue IRP5 certificates twice a year.
• Answer staff payslip queries clearly and in private.
• Keep payroll files and banking details secure under POPIA.
• Run the payroll, check variances and get sign-off before cut-off.
• Import clock-card data and check overtime against the BCEA limits.

• Matric plus a payroll, bookkeeping or HR qualification
• At least 2 years running a full payroll end to end
• Trusted with confidential salary data
• Hands-on Sage 300 People, VIP, PaySpace or SimplePay

• SAPA (South African Payroll Association) membership or certification
• Bargaining council levy and wage-rate experience
• ETI claim experience

• 13th cheque
• Hybrid work outside month-end week
• Medical aid and retirement fund
• Study assistance for payroll certification

• Be ready for a practical test calculating PAYE and overtime; take a calculator you know well.
• Mention every SARS submission you have done yourself; recruiters ask about EMP501 recons in the first call.