Weekly Wages Clerk (Mining Contractor)

Accurate payslips, clean tax filings and happy staff: that's the job at a labour-heavy mining contractor in Roodepoort. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

This post is in Roodepoort (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Hours are mostly Monday to Friday, with the odd Saturday in busy months.

• Answer staff payslip queries clearly and in private
• Release the salary bank file for authorisation
• Capture new hires, terminations, increases and deductions before cut-off
• Calculate leave pay, notice pay and final pay under the BCEA
• Submit monthly EMP201 returns and pay PAYE, UIF and SDL on eFiling
• Compile bi-annual EMP501 reconciliations and issue IRP5 certificates
• Run weekly and monthly payrolls and check the variance reports

• At least 2 years of full-function payroll
• Experience on Sage 300 People, VIP, PaySpace or SimplePay
• Comfortable with Excel reconciliations
• Reliable with deadlines that cannot move
• You keep salary information private under POPIA
• Matric plus a payroll certificate or diploma

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

• Group life and disability cover
• Structured increases linked to certification
• 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.