Payroll Clerk (Weekly Paid Staff)

This manufacturing group in Rustenburg needs someone who knows payroll tax and SARS inside out. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

The work is in Rustenburg, North West, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• Reconcile medical aid, pension and provident fund schedules.
• Submit the monthly EMP201 on SARS eFiling and pay PAYE, UIF and SDL.
• Declare UIF on uFiling and assist staff with UI-19 forms.
• Keep payroll files and banking details secure under POPIA.
• Import clock-card data and check overtime against the BCEA limits.
• Answer staff payslip queries clearly and in private.
• Calculate leave pay, notice pay and severance on terminations.

• At least 2 years running a full payroll end to end
• Sound knowledge of PAYE, UIF, SDL and the BCEA
• Hands-on Sage 300 People, VIP, PaySpace or SimplePay
• You triple-check figures before anything is paid
• Trusted with confidential salary data
• Strong Excel, especially VLOOKUP and pivot tables

• ETI claim experience
• SAPA (South African Payroll Association) membership or certification

• 13th cheque
• Medical aid and retirement fund
• Hybrid work outside month-end week

• Mention every SARS submission you have done yourself; recruiters ask about EMP501 recons in the first call.
• Put headcount, pay frequencies and software at the top of your CV (for example "900 staff, weekly and monthly, VIP").