Senior Payroll Practitioner (Multi-Company)

Payday is sacred, and at this manufacturing group in Prospecton you'll make sure it lands right. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

The site is in Prospecton; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. Hours are mostly Monday to Friday, with the odd Saturday in busy months.

• Answer staff payslip queries clearly and in private.
• Import clock-card data and check overtime against the BCEA limits.
• Prepare EMP501 reconciliations and issue IRP5 certificates twice a year.
• Capture new hires, terminations and changes on Sage 300 People or VIP.
• Declare UIF on uFiling and assist staff with UI-19 forms.
• Calculate leave pay, notice pay and severance on terminations.
• Run the payroll, check variances and get sign-off before cut-off.

• Matric plus a payroll, bookkeeping or HR qualification
• Hands-on Sage 300 People, VIP, PaySpace or SimplePay
• At least 2 years running a full payroll end to end
• You triple-check figures before anything is paid

• Hybrid work outside month-end week
• Study assistance for payroll certification
• 13th cheque

• Be ready for a practical test calculating PAYE and overtime; take a calculator you know well.
• Mention every SARS submission you have done yourself; recruiters ask about EMP501 recons in the first call.