Senior Payroll Practitioner (Multi-Company)

This farming enterprise in Umlazi needs someone who knows payroll tax and SARS inside out. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

This post is in Umlazi (KwaZulu-Natal). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Capture new hires, terminations and changes on Sage 300 People or VIP.
• Declare UIF on uFiling and assist staff with UI-19 forms.
• Reconcile medical aid, pension and provident fund schedules.
• Keep payroll files and banking details secure under POPIA.
• Prepare EMP501 reconciliations and issue IRP5 certificates twice a year.
• Calculate leave pay, notice pay and severance on terminations.

• You triple-check figures before anything is paid
• Strong Excel, especially VLOOKUP and pivot tables
• At least 2 years running a full payroll end to end
• Sound knowledge of PAYE, UIF, SDL and the BCEA

• 13th cheque
• Hybrid work outside month-end week
• Medical aid and retirement fund

• Put headcount, pay frequencies and software at the top of your CV (for example "900 staff, weekly and monthly, VIP").
• Mention every SARS submission you have done yourself; recruiters ask about EMP501 recons in the first call.