Payroll Assistant

Cape Winelands
Salary: Market Related
Job Type: Permanent
Sectors: Human Resources Finance
Reference: SW005973/JM

Apply before Jan 12 2026 | 31 Days left

Apply

External Application

Vacancy Details

Employer: Helderberg Personnel cc

My client, a nationally established group of companies, has an exciting opportunity for a Payroll Assistant to join their team!The successful candidate will have a degree in Human Resources Management / Industrial Psychology / Financial or Commercial. 1 – 2 Year’s working experience in Payroll essential.

Responsibilities:
1. Payroll

Update salary list, schedule and payroll for new employees, resignations, on a monthly / weekly basis.
Assist with fortnightly / monthly payroll processes such as updating reports, checking and reconciling.
Assist with processing and facilitating annual increase and bonus payments.
Process other financial compensations or deductions (casuals, staff loans, commissions etc.).
Handle payroll related queries (SARS queries, leave and salary administration queries etc.).
Leave management.
SARS EMP501 bi-annual and annual submissions
Ensure compliance with statutory regulations.
Process workman’s compensation submissions and payments annually.
Maintaining accurate payroll and employee records by ensuring all documents are filed timeously.
Pension fund, provident fund and medical insurance schedule administration.
Processing of maternity leave salaries and documentation for Department of Labour.
Quarterly STATSSA reporting.
COIDA registration, submissions, payments and compliance.
Remuneration and benefit reporting in meetings to management.
Assist external auditors with payroll audit queries, taking ownership of payroll accounting deliverables.

2. HR Administration:

Maintaining records of employee data in both paper and the database and ensure all employment requirements are met.
Filing and scanning of employee documentation.
Ensuring that Pension fund, Provident fund and Medical insurance documentation is up to date.
Assisting with the on-boarding process.
Ad-Hoc HR functions.

Requirements:

Human Resources Management degree / Industrial Psychology degree / Financial or Commercial degree will be advantageous.
1 - 2 Years experience in Payroll
Working knowledge of payroll systems. (SAGE VIP, People Soft, PaySpace etc.)
Knowledge and experience in African country payroll administration.

Skills:

Strong communication skills.
Ability to handle and prioritise multiple tasks and meet all deadlines.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise extreme discretion.
Excellent attention to detail.
Ability to work accurately and efficiently.
Proficient in using MS Excel (V-lookups, pivot tables and graphs).
PaySpace knowledge will be advantageous.

Apply

33 people have viewed this job.

About Helderberg Personnel cc

Based in Somerset West, Helderberg Personnel was established in 1998. The company initially started doing placements in the Helderberg Basin and over the years expanded nationally. Our background has proved to be invaluable in providing a high standard of recruitment, screening, evaluation and placement of candidates.

Our Value proposition:
The true value proposition of the Helderberg Personnel brand is our commitment to attending to our clients’ needs, culture and values and to ensure that, through comprehensive interviews with candidates, the overall match is determined to ensure a long term relationship. The identity of the client remains confidential at all times. We understand that our function is to ensure that the candidate must become a strategic partner to a business instead of a mere employee. Helderberg Personnel has achieved a steady growth over the last years and we have evolved into one of the leading agencies in the region. We have made placements cross functional, cross industry and up to senior management level.