Senior Payroll Officer (Group Companies)

You'll run weekly and monthly payrolls for a hospitality group in Richards Bay, from clock data to bank file. Good for someone who wants to build a solid track record they can put on their CV.

This post is Richards Bay-based, with most of your time spent at a hospitality group. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Process garnishee orders and third-party deductions
• Import clock-card data and check overtime against approved hours
• Capture new hires, terminations, increases and deductions before cut-off
• Compile bi-annual EMP501 reconciliations and issue IRP5 certificates
• Submit monthly EMP201 returns and pay PAYE, UIF and SDL on eFiling

• Experience on Sage 300 People, VIP, PaySpace or SimplePay
• Reliable with deadlines that cannot move
• Matric plus a payroll certificate or diploma
• Comfortable with Excel reconciliations

• Bargaining council wage experience, such as MIBCO or the security sector
• Experience with medical aid and pension fund reconciliations
• Knowledge of employment equity and WSP reporting

• 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.
• Never attach real payslips from a past employer; blank out names if you use one as an example.