Payroll & Accounting Specialist — SAGE 300 People

Eastern Personnel Consultants / Oostelike Personeel Konsultante; Centurion; On-site; ZAR 335,000 - 391,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Motor Industry Provident Fund (MICFA)

Annual Bonus

Leave entitlement 18 days per year

3-month probation

Job summary

Eastern Personnel Consultants / Oostelike Personeel Konsultante seeks a meticulous Payroll Administrator / Accountant in Centurion, Gauteng. You will manage end-to-end payroll processing for the Group using SAGE People 300 and support core accounting duties including debtors, creditors, banking, and asset tracking.

The role reports to the Financial Manager and requires 3+ years in payroll and accounting, with strong numeric accuracy, confidentiality, and the ability to meet tight deadlines.

Qualifications

• Matric with Accounting and a tertiary qualification in accounting are required.
• SAGE People 300 payroll software expertise is essential.
• Minimum 3 years of payroll administration and financial accounting experience.
• High level of numeric accuracy and attention to detail; able to work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Payroll administration: prepare and process monthly payroll (1400+ payments) on SAGE People 300, validate timesheets and tax deductions, reconcile payroll accounts.
• Creditors & debtors management: process invoices, reconcile accounts, issue statements, and coordinate collections.
• Banking & reconciliations: process deposits and perform bank reconciliations; manage expenses and credit cards.
• General Ledger & Asset Accounting: post journals including depreciation and maintain fixed asset register.
• Record keeping & governance: ensure confidential handling of financial and personal data and support audits.

Skills

Payroll processing

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Under pressure

Education

Matric with Accounting

Tertiary Qualification in Accounting

Tools

SAGE People 300

Job description

Eastern Personnel Consultants / Oostelike Personeel Konsultante seeks a meticulous Payroll Administrator / Accountant in Centurion, Gauteng. You will manage end-to-end payroll processing for the Group using SAGE People 300 and support core accounting duties including debtors, creditors, banking, and asset tracking.

The role reports to the Financial Manager and requires 3+ years in payroll and accounting, with strong numeric accuracy, confidentiality, and the ability to meet tight deadlines.