Senior Payroll Officer (Group Companies)

A security services company in Newcastle needs a payroll person who never misses a cut-off. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

This post is Newcastle-based, with most of your time spent at a security services company. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Process garnishee orders and third-party deductions
• 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
• Compile bi-annual EMP501 reconciliations and issue IRP5 certificates
• Answer staff payslip queries clearly and in private

• Matric plus a payroll certificate or diploma
• You keep salary information private under POPIA
• Reliable with deadlines that cannot move
• At least 2 years of full-function payroll

• Bargaining council wage experience, such as MIBCO or the security sector
• SAPP registration as a Payroll Practitioner
• Knowledge of employment equity and WSP reporting

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

• 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.