Senior Payroll Officer (Group Companies)

Accurate payslips, clean tax filings and happy staff: that's the job at a hospitality group in Fourways. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

The work is in Fourways, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. You'll start with a short induction before working on your own.

• Run weekly and monthly payrolls and check the variance reports
• Process garnishee orders and third-party deductions
• Declare UIF on uFiling and help staff with UI-19 forms
• Submit Compensation Fund returns of earnings
• Compile bi-annual EMP501 reconciliations and issue IRP5 certificates
• Calculate leave pay, notice pay and final pay under the BCEA

• Comfortable with Excel reconciliations
• Matric plus a payroll certificate or diploma
• You keep salary information private under POPIA
• At least 2 years of full-function payroll
• Experience on Sage 300 People, VIP, PaySpace or SimplePay
• Reliable with deadlines that cannot move

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

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