Payroll Officer (VIP Payroll) – Immediate Start

How2Apply Talent Network
Johannesburg CBD, Gauteng
Full-time
Posted 1 hour ago
Full-time Finance & Accounting
R22 000 – R32 000/month
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Job Description

Accurate payslips, clean tax filings and happy staff: that's the job at a hospitality group in Johannesburg CBD. This is a good step for someone who wants proper routine and a manager who notices good work.

Home base is a hospitality group on the Johannesburg CBD side of Gauteng.

What your day looks like

  • Calculate leave pay, notice pay and final pay under the BCEA
  • Answer staff payslip queries clearly and in private
  • Submit monthly EMP201 returns and pay PAYE, UIF and SDL on eFiling
  • Compile bi-annual EMP501 reconciliations and issue IRP5 certificates
  • Submit Compensation Fund returns of earnings

You'll need

  • Sound knowledge of PAYE, UIF, SDL and the BCEA
  • Comfortable with Excel reconciliations
  • At least 2 years of full-function payroll
  • Matric plus a payroll certificate or diploma
  • Experience on Sage 300 People, VIP, PaySpace or SimplePay
  • You keep salary information private under POPIA

On offer

  • Structured increases linked to certification
  • Paid SAPP membership
  • Group life and disability cover

How to apply

  1. Make sure the role, the hours and working in Johannesburg CBD really suit you before you apply.
  2. Keep copies of these ready to send: certified copy of your matric, payroll qualification certificate 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. If you're shortlisted you'll hear from us within 8 working days, usually by phone.

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

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

Before you hit apply

  • 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
SalaryR22 000 – R32 000/month
Job TypeFull-time
LocationJohannesburg CBD, Gauteng
CategoryFinance & Accounting
Experience3+ years
Posted14 November 2026
Closing Date21 December 2026
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