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Sage 300 People Payroll Administrator


Job Location:

Cape Town - South Africa

Salary: Not provided by the employer
Experience Required: 1-3years
Posted: 19 August 2026 (25 days ago)
Application Deadline: 16 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Red Ember is seeking a Payroll Administrator to join our clients team in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town. The successful candidate will have extensive payroll experience and must have hands-on experience using Sage 300 People. This is a key role for an experienced payroll professional who can confidently manage accurate and timeous monthly and bi-weekly payroll processing.

The Payroll Administrator is responsible for the accurate processing of the full payroll function thereby ensuring that the employees are correctly remunerated on time and that the database and files are maintained and updated correctly.

Basic functions and procedures on Sage 300 People software required for the successful completion of a payroll processing period:


  • Accurate capturing of the following payroll input:
  1. Loading new employees
  2. Increases
  3. Earnings
  4. Deductions
  5. Company contributions
  6. Perks
  7. Terminations
  • Capturing payroll input using batch functionality
  • Knowledge of the content of Sage 300 People standard reports
  • Reconciliation of payroll
  • ACB Export
  • General Ledger Export
  • UIF submission
  • Backup
  • Start of period procedure
  • Administrative duties e.g. filing
  • General payroll queries
  • Knowledge required to ensure that the application of the payroll complies with statutory legislation as well as more in-depth functionalities on Sage 300 People Payroll software:


    • Definition and application of RFI SDL and OID
    • Completion and submission of the EMP201
    • Employee benefits administration
    • Taxability of earnings
    • Tax-deductibility of deductions
    • Basic BCEA knowledge
    • Medical aid fringe benefit
    • Access control
    • Creating an earning definition
    • Creating a batch layout
    • Stop further entry
    • Tax year-end procedures
    • Report writer
    • ODBC / BIM
    • Sage 300 People Module knowledge and experience
    • Job costing
    • Council experience
    • Fringe benefits
    Employee Self Service experience

    Requirements

    Grade 12

    Sage 300 People training

    2 years experience working in a Payroll environment (preferable)


    Required Skills:

    Grade 12 Sage 300 People training 2 years experience working in a Payroll environment (preferred)


    Required Education:

    Grade 12 Sage 300 People training 2 years experience working in a Payroll environment (preferred)