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Payroll Officer (VIP Payroll) – Immediate Start

How2Apply Talent Network

Pretoria West, Gauteng

Full-time

Posted 1 day ago

Full-time Finance & Accounting

R22 000 – R31 000/month

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Job Description

Accurate payslips, clean tax filings and happy staff: that's the job at a retail head office in Pretoria West. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

This post is in Pretoria West (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

The work, day to day

Compile bi-annual EMP501 reconciliations and issue IRP5 certificates
Process garnishee orders and third-party deductions
Release the salary bank file for authorisation
Submit Compensation Fund returns of earnings
Declare UIF on uFiling and help staff with UI-19 forms
Capture new hires, terminations, increases and deductions before cut-off
Answer staff payslip queries clearly and in private

You'll need

Sound knowledge of PAYE, UIF, SDL and the BCEA
You keep salary information private under POPIA
Comfortable with Excel reconciliations
Experience on Sage 300 People, VIP, PaySpace or SimplePay

Helpful, not essential

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

What you get

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

How to apply for this job

Check you meet the must-haves first; recruiters filter on those before anything else.
Keep copies of these ready to send: list of payroll systems you have run, with headcount, payroll qualification certificate plus certified copy of your matric.
Send your details with the form below. Add one or two lines about similar work you've done.
If you're shortlisted you'll hear from us within 8 working days, usually by phone.

How2Apply recruits for this position on behalf of hiring employers around Pretoria West; applications go into our talent pool and shortlisted candidates are introduced directly.

How2Apply never charges you to apply, for training, for uniforms or for a "placement fee". If anyone asks you for money, it is a scam.

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.