Weekly Wages Clerk (Mining Contractor)

A retail head office in George needs a payroll person who never misses a cut-off. This is a good step for someone who wants proper routine and a manager who notices good work.

Location: George, Western Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Compile bi-annual EMP501 reconciliations and issue IRP5 certificates
• Run weekly and monthly payrolls and check the variance reports
• Import clock-card data and check overtime against approved hours
• Process garnishee orders and third-party deductions
• Submit monthly EMP201 returns and pay PAYE, UIF and SDL on eFiling
• Declare UIF on uFiling and help staff with UI-19 forms
• Capture new hires, terminations, increases and deductions before cut-off

• Matric plus a payroll certificate or diploma
• Sound knowledge of PAYE, UIF, SDL and the BCEA
• Comfortable with Excel reconciliations
• You keep salary information private under POPIA
• Reliable with deadlines that cannot move

• Bargaining council wage experience, such as MIBCO or the security sector
• Experience with medical aid and pension fund reconciliations

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

• 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.