Senior Payroll Officer (Group Companies)

Accurate payslips, clean tax filings and happy staff: that's the job at a labour-heavy mining contractor in Alberton. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

This post is in Alberton (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Calculate leave pay, notice pay and final pay under the BCEA
• Answer staff payslip queries clearly and in private
• Release the salary bank file for authorisation
• Import clock-card data and check overtime against approved hours
• Compile bi-annual EMP501 reconciliations and issue IRP5 certificates
• Run weekly and monthly payrolls and check the variance reports

• Reliable with deadlines that cannot move
• Experience on Sage 300 People, VIP, PaySpace or SimplePay
• Sound knowledge of PAYE, UIF, SDL and the BCEA
• Matric plus a payroll certificate or diploma

• Knowledge of employment equity and WSP reporting
• Experience with medical aid and pension fund reconciliations

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

• Mention EMP501 and IRP5 by name; employers want proof you can handle the year-end tax cycle.
• Say how many employees you paid and how often, such as "1,200 weekly-paid staff on VIP"; volume matters.