Payroll Officer (VIP Payroll) – Experienced

Accurate payslips, clean tax filings and happy staff: that's the job at a retail head office in Sandton. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

The site is in Sandton; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Release the salary bank file for authorisation
• Submit Compensation Fund returns of earnings
• Import clock-card data and check overtime against approved hours
• 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

• Sound knowledge of PAYE, UIF, SDL and the BCEA
• Comfortable with Excel reconciliations
• Matric plus a payroll certificate or diploma
• You keep salary information private under POPIA

• Bargaining council wage experience, such as MIBCO or the security sector
• SAPP registration as a Payroll Practitioner

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

• Never attach real payslips from a past employer; blank out names if you use one as an example.
• Mention EMP501 and IRP5 by name; employers want proof you can handle the year-end tax cycle.