Payroll and Benefits Officer

Career Growth Hospitality Recruitment & Training; Milnerton; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Growth Hospitality Recruitment is seeking a Payroll and Benefits Officer to manage monthly payroll, benefits administration, and statutory submissions for a client in Century City. The role requires accuracy, confidentiality and strong organisational skills to maintain employee records and respond to payroll queries.

You will handle provident fund and medical aid schedules, manage the self-service platform, and support audits and reporting for compliance.

Qualifications

• Practical experience in payroll processing and employee benefits administration.
• Working knowledge of South African payroll requirements and statutory submissions.
• Experience using payroll, employee self-service and attendance systems.
• Strong numerical skills and the ability to reconcile payroll information accurately.
• Good communication skills and a professional approach to employee queries.
• Ability to manage deadlines, maintain organised records and handle sensitive information confidentially.

Responsibilities

• Process monthly payroll, including new employees, terminations, variable pay, tips, Sunday and night hours, and leave transactions.
• Prepare payroll reports and ensure monthly schedules balance to payroll.
• Respond to employee payroll and leave queries.
• Prepare offer letters, employment contracts and new starter documentation for the relevant review and approval.
• Manage statutory submissions, including UIF declarations, UI19 forms, EMP501 reconciliations, EasyFile submissions, IRP5 distribution and annual COIDA returns.
• Administer provident fund, group benefits and medical aid schedules, including employee joiners, leavers and fund exit documentation.
• Manage the employee self-service platform, including registrations, leave structures, payroll synchronisation and payslip uploads.
• Monitor employee attendance, provide monthly reports to Heads of Department and flag recurring concerns.
• Maintain accurate employee files and conduct regular file and work permit audits.
• Support financial, BEE and HR-related audits.
• Compile information for CATHSSETA, employment equity and BEE reporting.
• Assist with new company registrations for COID, the Department of Labour and provident funds.

Skills

Payroll processing

Employee benefits administration

Statutory submissions

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Confidential information handling

Communication skills

Tools

Payroll software

Employee self-service platform

Attendance systems

Job description

Career Growth Hospitality Recruitment is recruiting a Payroll and Benefits Officer for our client based in Century City.

Reporting to the Group Financial Manager, you will be responsible for monthly payroll processing, employee benefits administration, statutory submissions and maintaining accurate employee records. This role requires strong attention to detail, good organisational skills and the ability to handle confidential information with care.

Key Responsibilities

• Process monthly payroll, including new employees, terminations, variable pay, tips, Sunday and night hours, and leave transactions.

• Prepare payroll reports and ensure monthly schedules balance to payroll.

• Respond to employee payroll and leave queries.

• Prepare offer letters, employment contracts and new starter documentation for the relevant review and approval.

• Manage statutory submissions, including UIF declarations, UI19 forms, EMP501 reconciliations, EasyFile submissions, IRP5 distribution and annual COIDA returns.

• Administer provident fund, group benefits and medical aid schedules, including employee joiners, leavers and fund exit documentation.

• Manage the employee self-service platform, including registrations, leave structures, payroll synchronisation and payslip uploads.

• Monitor employee attendance, provide monthly reports to Heads of Department and flag recurring concerns.

• Maintain accurate employee files and conduct regular file and work permit audits.

• Support financial, BEE and HR-related audits.

• Compile information for CATHSSETA, employment equity and BEE reporting.

• Assist with new company registrations for COID, the Department of Labour and provident funds.

Skills and Experience

• Practical experience in payroll processing and employee benefits administration.

• Working knowledge of South African payroll requirements and statutory submissions.

• Experience using payroll, employee self-service and attendance systems.

• Strong numerical skills and the ability to reconcile payroll information accurately.

• Good communication skills and a professional approach to employee queries.

• The ability to manage deadlines, maintain organised records and handle sensitive information confidentially.