Weekly Wages Clerk (Mining Contractor)

Accurate payslips, clean tax filings and happy staff: that's the job at a payroll bureau in Richards Bay. Someone who likes a bit of variety, but also likes doing things the right way, will enjoy this.

Home base is a payroll bureau on the Richards Bay side of KwaZulu-Natal.

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

• Comfortable with Excel reconciliations
• You keep salary information private under POPIA
• Reliable with deadlines that cannot move
• Sound knowledge of PAYE, UIF, SDL and the BCEA
• At least 2 years of full-function payroll
• Matric plus a payroll certificate or diploma

• Experience with medical aid and pension fund reconciliations
• SAPP registration as a Payroll Practitioner
• Knowledge of employment equity and WSP reporting

• Remote work outside payroll week
• Group life and disability cover
• Paid SAPP membership

• Never attach real payslips from a past employer; blank out names if you use one as an example.
• Mention EMP501 and IRP5 by name; employers want proof you can handle the year-end tax cycle.