Payroll Administrator

Red Ember Recruitment (PTY) Ltd Contract

Modderfontein, South Africa Posted on 08/04/2026

Red Ember Recruitment is recruiting for a Payroll Administrator on a contract basis for our client in the North of Johannesburg.

Payroll Administration

• Rollover to new pay period
• Updatethe pay period and shifts on payroll system
• Ensurenew employees are captured on the Sage300 payroll system.
• Captureand process timesheets in accordance with pay rules and Bargaining Councilagreements.
• Ensureannual increases, bonusses and leave is processed as per the BCCEI agreement.
• Performwage and job costing batching on the Sage 300 People system.
• Processallowances such as travel, food, and accommodation.
• Processemployee movements such as appointments, transfers, promotions, andterminations.
• Updateemployee banking details accurately on the payroll system.
• JarrisonSystem: onboarding when required, verify hours accuracy, transfer employeesbetween sites, terminate employees, export Job Costing, update public holidays,any general duties to ensure a smooth payroll run.
• Ensurethe payroll is checked and reconciled
• Ensureall provisions are linked and calculating correctly as per the BCCEI Agreement
• Ensurepayroll checklist is completed for every pay run.
• Finalcosting reports to Site for approval
• Facilitatethe EFT process
• Printand distribute payslips after each payroll run.
• Resolvepayroll queries received from sites and employees.
• Trackshifts, annual leave, sick leave, and family responsibility leave.
• MaintainHR filing systems (electronic and manual)
• Maintainpayroll records for audit and reporting purposes.
• Preparemonthly Payroll Wages journal and submit to Finance
• ReconcilePayroll Accruals monthly
• Prepareand reconcile 3 rd party payments
• SupportTax Year End by correcting errors/warnings on the Validation runs
• DistributeIRP5's
• Maintain and updatethe payroll Masterfile

General HR Duties

• Understandand applies basic HR and IR procedures to support the HR Administrator
• Maintainemployee records, contracts, onboarding and HR documentation.
• Assistwith confirmation of employment letters when required.
• Assistwith submitting Provident Fund withdrawal forms
• Providegeneral HR administrative support to Site Leadership and HR Manager.
• Assistwith additional Payroll/HR/IR related duties not specifically mentioned abovebut related to the Payroll and HR function.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Grade12 / Matric
• Certificationin Payroll or HR related field (preferred)
• Minimum3 years' experience in Payroll, preferably in Construction environment (desirable)
• Minimum2 years' experience HR administration
• Experienceworking with wage/hourly payroll (essential)
• Experiencewith timesheet capturing (essential)
• Jarrisontime and attendance (preferred)
• Jobcosting and batching experience (essential)
• ConstructionIndustry experience (advantageous)