07/08/2026
‼️POSITION FILLED!!!‼️
🔥 NEW AVAILABLE JOB OPPORTUNITY!
Job Title: JNR FINANCIAL & PAYROLL OFFICER
📌Location: Between Greyton & Villiersdorp
We are seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented, and accurate Junior Financial & Payroll Officer to join a well-established agricultural business operating two farms in the Western Cape.
Based between Greyton and Villiersdorp, this role is responsible for providing efficient payroll and financial administrative support, ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time while maintaining compliance with all relevant statutory and company requirements.
If you have a passion for numbers, exceptional attention to detail, and the ability to handle confidential information with integrity in a fast-paced agricultural environment, we would love to hear from you.
Minimum Requirements:
Qualifications:
• Matric (Grade 12) — essential.
• Diploma in Payroll Administration, Finance, Human Resources, or Accounting — advantageous.
• Minimum 1–2 years of relevant payroll and financial administration experience.
• Proven experience with full end-to-end payroll processing.
• Prior exposure to HR administration in a combined role is advantageous.
Skills & Competencies:
• Proficiency in payroll software: Sage 300 People, Pastel Payroll, or Pay Space.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and MS Office Suite.
• Good understanding of statutory requirements including PAYE, UIF, SDL, and tax legislation.
• Working knowledge of accounting software such as QuickBooks or NetSuite-advantageous.
• High attention to detail, strong numerical accuracy, and analytical ability.
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to meet strict deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills — verbal and written.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion.
• Resilience and tenacity in managing high-volume payroll environments.
Key Responsibilities:
Payroll & HR Processing
• Prepare wages (bi-weekly) using company-approved payroll software (e.g. Farm Trace, Sage 300 People or PayWorks).
• Ensure all wage journals are approved by the Financial Manager prior to posting.
• Capture all wage data and ensure processing is completed in time for bi-weekly payment releases.
• Process statutory deductions including PAYE, UIF, and SDL in line with SARS requirements.
• Load new employees onto the payroll system as appointed.
• Perform daily accurate capturing of annual leave, sick leave, IOD leave, and family responsibility leave.
• Coordinate, record, and maintain all work-related injury records and ensure timely statutory reporting.
• Keep employee master data records up to date and data correspond with online systems.
• Ensure all payroll software updates and backups are performed correctly and timeously.
Financial Administration
• Process work/purchase orders, supplier invoices, expense claims, and payroll.
• Maintain a digital record of all financial transactions, documents, and supplier information.
• Assist the financial management team with credit control processes, budget planning, and expense analysis.
• Compile financial data to prepare monthly wage reports and ensure client accounts are accurate and up to date.
• Coordinate daily financial tasks with the financial management team to optimise workflow.
• Any other financial and/or administrative tasks and duties that is given from time to time
Compliance & Reporting
• Keep abreast of company policies and tax legislation that may impact remuneration, and compile and submit periodic reports.
• Ensure compliance with the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA), Labour Relations Act (LRA), and SARS regulations.
• Assist with UIF declarations and EMP201/EMP501 submissions to SARS.
• Support internal and external audits by providing accurate payroll and financial records.
• Maintain confidentiality of all employee payroll and financial data at all times.
• Assist with compliance audits (Global GAP/SIZA/Other)
Application Process
Suitable qualified candidates who meet the minimum requirements are invited to submit their comprehensive CV to:
Apply to: 📩[email protected]
Attention: Barinda Strauss Viljoen
Closing date for applications: 21 August 2026
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
If you have not received feedback within 14 days after the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.
