Payroll Officer (VIP Payroll)

People get paid right and on time because of you at a security services company in Pietermaritzburg. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

The site is in Pietermaritzburg; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying.

• Submit monthly EMP201 returns and pay PAYE, UIF and SDL on eFiling
• Capture new hires, terminations, increases and deductions before cut-off
• Answer staff payslip queries clearly and in private
• Release the salary bank file for authorisation
• Calculate leave pay, notice pay and final pay under the BCEA
• Declare UIF on uFiling and help staff with UI-19 forms

• Sound knowledge of PAYE, UIF, SDL and the BCEA
• Reliable with deadlines that cannot move
• Comfortable with Excel reconciliations
• At least 2 years of full-function payroll
• Experience on Sage 300 People, VIP, PaySpace or SimplePay
• Matric plus a payroll certificate or diploma

• Bargaining council wage experience, such as MIBCO or the security sector
• Knowledge of employment equity and WSP reporting

• Group life and disability cover
• Remote work outside payroll week
• Paid SAPP membership

• 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.