Payroll Officer

Communicate Finance; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 580,000; Full time

Job summary

Communicate Finance is seeking an experienced Payroll Specialist to manage end-to-end payroll processes for a large employee base in Gauteng, South Africa. You will handle salaries, deductions, statutory submits, and month-end reporting while ensuring accuracy and compliance with SA labour laws.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in payroll, strong Excel skills, and hands-on experience with Sage VIP or Sage 300 People. You will work under deadline-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in a payroll-focused role with end-to-end processing.
• Strong knowledge of South African payroll legislation and statutory requirements.
• Advanced Excel skills for complex payroll data.
• Experience with Sage VIP or Sage 300 People or similar systems.
• Excellent numerical and analytical abilities.
• Proven ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Processing monthly, weekly, and bi-weekly payroll accurately and on time.
• Administering end-to-end payroll for a large employee base.
• Calculating salaries, overtime, allowances, leave, and bonuses.
• Processing deductions including PAYE, UIF, SDL, medical aid, pensions, and garnishee orders.
• Maintaining up-to-date payroll records.
• Handling appointments, terminations, transfers, promotions and salary changes.
• Reconciling payroll transactions and balance sheet accounts.
• Preparing payroll journals and assisting with month-end reporting.
• Ensuring compliance with labour legislation and company policies.
• Submitting statutory returns and maintaining payroll documentation.

Skills

5+ years payroll experience

End-to-end payroll processing

SA payroll legislation knowledge

Numerical aptitude

Analytical skills

Ability to work under pressure

Education

B.Com Accounting

Tools

Excel

Sage VIP

Sage 300 People

Job description

Job Description

• Processing monthly, weekly, and bi-weekly payroll accurately and within prescribed deadlines
• Administering end-to-end payroll processing for a large employee complement
• Calculating salaries, wages, overtime, shift allowances, leave pay, bonuses, and other earnings
• Ensuring accurate processing of deductions, including PAYE, UIF, SDL, medical aid, pension, provident fund, garnishee orders, and other statutory requirements
• Maintaining employee payroll records and ensure all information is accurate and up to date
• Processing employee appointments, terminations, transfers, promotions, salary increases, and other payroll-related changes
• Reconciling payroll transactions and payroll-related balance sheet accounts
• Preparing payroll journals and assist with month-end reporting requirements
• Ensuring compliance with relevant labour legislation, payroll legislation, and company policies
• Submitting statutory returns and maintain supporting payroll documentation

Skills & Experience

• 5+ years' experience in a payroll-focused role
• Proven experience processing payroll from start to finish
• Strong knowledge of South African payroll legislation and statutory requirements
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Experience using payroll systems such as Sage VIP, Sage 300 People (or similar)
• Strong numerical aptitude and analytical skills
• Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines

Qualification

• B.Com Accounting (or similar)