Payroll & Wages Administrator

Red Ember Recruitment (PTY) Ltd; Kou-Kamma Local Municipality; On-site; ZAR 360,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Ember Recruitment (PTY) Ltd is seeking a Wage Administrator based in Cape Town to handle the full wage payroll function, ensuring accurate and timely payment of employees in line with SLAs and legislative requirements.

You will capture changes, maintain payroll data, respond to queries, generate payroll reports, and produce monthly wage cost reports for forecasting and meetings. Strong Excel skills and confidentiality are essential.

Qualifications

• Matric (Senior Certificate) is required.
• Payroll Certificate or equivalent payroll qualification is required.
• Relevant Sage certifications are required.
• Minimum of 3 years’ payroll administration experience.
• Practical experience with Payroll MIS in a service environment.

Responsibilities

• Capture and process new appointments, promotions, demotions, and terminations timeously and accurately.
• Manage, maintain, and update payroll and employee data.
• Handle all employee payroll, biographical, and pay-related queries.
• Prepare and submit payroll reports and wage sheets to Finance.
• Produce monthly wage cost reports for P&L forecasting.
• Report wage discrepancies on dummy payslips to management.
• Submit UI19 forms and certificates of service to terminated employees.
• Submit Provident Fund withdrawal applications for terminated employees.
• Conduct employment confirmations with external parties.
• Maintain confidential, up-to-date employee files.
• Ensure payroll complies with policies and legislation.
• Provide financial interpretation relating to benefits, leave, and remuneration.
• Support management with payroll tasks, reports, and ad hoc queries.

Skills

MS Excel

MS Word

MS Outlook

Numerical aptitude

Attention to detail

Integrity

Multitasking

Problem solving

Education

Matric (Senior Certificate)

Payroll Certificate or equivalent

Sage certifications

Tools

Sage 300

Microsoft D365 modules

CRS

Job description

Red Ember Recruitment (PTY) Ltd is seeking a Wage Administrator based in Cape Town to handle the full wage payroll function, ensuring accurate and timely payment of employees in line with SLAs and legislative requirements.

You will capture changes, maintain payroll data, respond to queries, generate payroll reports, and produce monthly wage cost reports for forecasting and meetings. Strong Excel skills and confidentiality are essential.