Payroll Officer (VIP Payroll)

How2Apply Talent Network
Centurion, Gauteng
Full-time
Posted 1 hour ago
Full-time Finance & Accounting
R23 750 – R30 250/month
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Job Description

Accurate payslips, clean tax filings and happy staff: that's the job at a labour-heavy mining contractor in Centurion. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

Home base is a labour-heavy mining contractor on the Centurion side of Gauteng.

What you'll actually do

  • Run weekly and monthly payrolls and check the variance reports
  • Submit Compensation Fund returns of earnings
  • Declare UIF on uFiling and help staff with UI-19 forms
  • Calculate leave pay, notice pay and final pay under the BCEA
  • Compile bi-annual EMP501 reconciliations and issue IRP5 certificates
  • Capture new hires, terminations, increases and deductions before cut-off
  • Release the salary bank file for authorisation

Must-haves

  • You keep salary information private under POPIA
  • Experience on Sage 300 People, VIP, PaySpace or SimplePay
  • At least 2 years of full-function payroll
  • Sound knowledge of PAYE, UIF, SDL and the BCEA

Helpful, not essential

  • SAPP registration as a Payroll Practitioner
  • Experience with medical aid and pension fund reconciliations
  • Knowledge of employment equity and WSP reporting

On offer

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

How to apply

  1. Make sure the role, the hours and working in Centurion really suit you before you apply.
  2. Have the following on hand (clear photos on your phone are fine at first): certified copy of your matric plus list of payroll systems you have run, with headcount.
  3. Fill in the short form below with your name and a phone number you actually answer.
  4. Keep your phone on. Shortlisted applicants are contacted by call, SMS or WhatsApp within 5 working days.

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

Applying is free. Nobody from How2Apply will ever ask you to pay for anything to get this job.

Before you hit apply

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

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Job details
SalaryR23 750 – R30 250/month
Job TypeFull-time
LocationCenturion, Gauteng
CategoryFinance & Accounting
Experience4+ years
Posted12 November 2026
Closing Date18 December 2026
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