Payroll Officer (VIP Premier)

This farming enterprise in Atlantis needs someone who knows payroll tax and SARS inside out. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

This post is Atlantis-based, with most of your time spent at a farming enterprise.

• Process garnishee orders, loans and third-party deductions.
• Answer staff payslip queries clearly and in private.
• Calculate leave pay, notice pay and severance on terminations.
• Declare UIF on uFiling and assist staff with UI-19 forms.
• Run the payroll, check variances and get sign-off before cut-off.

• At least 2 years running a full payroll end to end
• Trusted with confidential salary data
• SARS eFiling and EMP501 reconciliations without supervision
• You triple-check figures before anything is paid
• Strong Excel, especially VLOOKUP and pivot tables
• Sound knowledge of PAYE, UIF, SDL and the BCEA

• SAPA (South African Payroll Association) membership or certification
• ETI claim experience

• Hybrid work outside month-end week
• Medical aid and retirement fund
• Study assistance for payroll certification
• 13th cheque

• Mention every SARS submission you have done yourself; recruiters ask about EMP501 recons in the first call.
• Put headcount, pay frequencies and software at the top of your CV (for example "900 staff, weekly and monthly, VIP").