Payroll administrator

Full-time Other-General

Red Ember Recruitment (PTY) Ltd | Contract

Payroll Administrator

Johannesburg metropolitan, South Africa | Posted on 12/05/2026

Industry Nonprofit Charitable Organizations Salary R and R per month, total cost-to-company. Market Related true Province Gauteng Country South Africa Postal Code 2192 Job Description

Red Ember Recruitment is seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Payroll Administrator on behalf of our client based in the Johannesburg Metropolitan area.

The successful candidate will support accurate, compliant, and timeous payroll administration across approximately 720 employees operating within multiple entities. The environment includes a large shift-worker payroll component with payroll inputs captured from manual timesheets.

The role requires a highly organised payroll professional with strong payroll processing experience, excellent attention to detail, sound knowledge of South African payroll legislation, and the ability t...