Payroll Specialist - Human Capital, Head Office Reitz

VKB Group; Reitz; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading agricultural company in South Africa is seeking a Payroll Specialist to ensure accurate and timely payroll processing. The ideal candidate should have at least 3 years of payroll experience, strong analytical skills, and knowledge of payroll regulations. Key responsibilities include managing payroll for approximately 1000 employees, ensuring compliance with policies, and resolving payroll-related queries. Applicants who are team players with excellent attention to detail are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• 3+ years’ payroll experience.
• Deep knowledge of payroll regulations.
• Experience in payroll administration.

Responsibilities

• Managing monthly payroll with precision.
• Ensuring compliance with legislation and company policies.
• Maintaining payroll records and resolving related queries.
• Supporting with reports and audits.
• Spotting opportunities to improve efficiency.

Skills

Analytical skills

Team player

Attention to detail

Service orientation

Personal resilience

Education

Grade 12 or NQF4 with Accounting

Relevant qualification in Finance or HR Management

Tools

SAGE PEOPLE

MS Office

Job description

“If you want to go fast, go alone, if you want to go far, go together”

At VKB Group, our Payroll Unicorns keep the magic alive. We turn timesheets into accurate paychecks, overtime rules into well‑oiled processes, and clocking chaos into calm order.

We’re looking for a special kind of unicorn – someone who is humble enough to listen, hungry enough to improve every day, smart enough to solve problems, bold enough to take initiative, and a team player who knows that we win together, with a hint of abattoir savvy!

Do you love numbers almost as much as you love people? Are you the type who gets a tiny spark of joy when everything balances to the cent? Then sharpen your pencils (or, you know, open your spreadsheet) — we want you on our team!

Your Magic

• Humble – You know it’s not about the spotlight; it’s about serving divisions and getting payroll right for every employee.
• Hungry – You chase down errors, perfect processes, and always look for ways to make the system better.
• Smart – You wield your BCEA knowledge, Excel formulas, and PRP Solutions skills like a payroll wand.
• Bold – You take initiative when devices malfunction, shifts need setting up, or new sites come online.
• Team Player – You know unicorns are rare, but in our herd, collaboration is everything.

Job Description

As our new Payroll Specialist, you’ll be the hero ensuring our people are paid accurately and on time — and that all the behind‑the‑scenes processes run smoother than freshly‑oiled machinery.

Responsibilities

• Managing monthly payroll with precision and care
• Ensuring compliance with all relevant legislation and company policies
• Maintaining payroll records and resolving any payroll‑related queries with a smile
• Supporting Human Capital Services and Finance with reports and audits
• Spotting opportunities to improve efficiency (we love efficiency!)
• Full payroll function of allocated department and/or entities (± 1000 employees)
• Ensure compliance with required standards and deadlines
• Reconciliation of General Ledger
• Reconciliation and payments of all statutory returns
• All third‑party payments
• Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures
• Updates all monthly payroll financial records
• Prepares reports by compiling summaries of earnings, taxes, deductions, leave, etc.
• Providing information and answering employee questions about payroll related matters
• Managing electronic timekeeping systems
• Calculating payable hours, commissions, bonuses, tax withholdings, and deductions
• Preparing and issuing earnings statements
• Maintaining employee records
• Coordinating with the HR department to ensure correct employee data
• Lead special projects based on the needs of the department, system upgrades, user testing and validation
• Attending and participating in HR / Payroll meetings
• Monthly SARS EMP201 submissions
• Midyear and Year end SARS EMP501 submissions
• Coordinating with Health and Safety for audits, and assisting with data for yearly IOD submission.

What You’ll Need In Your Unicorn Toolkit

• The ideal candidate is analytical and methodical team player, with experience in payroll administration and deep knowledge of payroll regulations
• Grade12 or NQF4 with Accounting as a subject
• Relevant qualification in Finance or Human Resource Management, would serve as recommendation
• 3 + years’ payroll experience
• Sound working knowledge of SAGE PEOPLE
• Excellent MS Office Skills
• Prepared to work overtime

Skills Required

• Service orientation
• Team player
• Personal resilience
• Ability to develop good professional and friendly relationships with internal staff and represent the organization in a professional and positive manner
• Attention to detail to deliver constant and accurate output
• Ability to accept and act on responsibility in a deadline driven environment

Why VKB Group?

Because here, Payroll Unicorns aren’t mythical—they’re real, valued, and vital. You’ll work with a team that celebrates wins together, supports each other through challenges, and believes our values matter just as much as our skills.

Become a Payroll Unicorn – Join VKB Group

Other Information

• VKB Group will use any personal data collected through the job opportunities section of this website solely for recruitment purposes and, if your application is successful, for purposes connected with your employment.
• VKB Group is an equal opportunity employer. VKB Group’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process aligned to VKB Group’s Employment Equity & Transformation Strategy. VKB Group actively supports the recruitment of People with Disabilities.