Jobs at Pepkor Payments & Lending

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the full recruitment and selection process, including advertising vacancies, screening candidates, coordinating interviews, assessments, and pre-employment checks.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with line managers, agencies, and external stakeholders to ensure effective recruitment support and service delivery.
• Maintain and manage the Direct Hire recruitment system and database, including publishing adverts, updating candidate information, and ensuring accurate record keeping.
• Ensure all recruitment activities comply with company policies, labour legislation, and service level agreements.
• Provide recruitment guidance and support to line managers to enable effective interviewing and selection decisions.
• Prepare and maintain accurate Talent Acquisition reports, documentation, and onboarding compliance requirements.

Qualifications

• HR Diploma or Degree in Human Resources Management/Industrial Psychology (Post graduate qualification will be considered favorably)

Experience

• 3 years’ experience in a Talent Acquisition role
• Proven experience in bulk contact centre recruitment I.E Collections, Customer Service, Inbound & Debt review
• Experience engaging with middle and senior management

Key Competencies

• Strong knowledge of recruitment methodologies and practices
• Exposure to HRIS/Recruitment systems (Direct Hire advantageous)
• Understanding of the contact centre environment
• Excellent relationship-building and networking skills
• Strong communication, teamwork, and stakeholder management abilities
• Proactive, confident, and solution-driven mindset

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Key Responsibilities 

Payroll Processing

• Ensures accurate, timeous and consistent processing of monthly payrolls (hourly and salaried employees) by the agreed due dates of each month.
• Administers payroll, benefits and leave systems accurately and timely.
• Processes all additional earnings and deductions (i.e. standby allowance, shift allowance, etc.) to ensure that all payroll inputs are processed by the agreed due dates of each month.
• Load new employees on SAGE 300 People system by the 10th of each month.
• Terminates employees on SAGE 300 People system prior to payroll roll over.
• Updates hierarchy changes on SAGE 300 People system as and when requested.
• Approves claims and personal detail changes (incl employee banking details) on SAGE 300 People ESS by the agreed due dates of each month.
• Engages with Contact Centre Operations Managers on payroll related information such as sign-off payroll hours or incentive related information to ensure information is accurate.
• Obtains approval from Payroll and Reward Manager for any changes on payroll (these changes may include and/or may not be limited to earnings, deductions, fringe benefits and company contributions.)
• Ensures that all payroll processes are compliant and adhered to as prescribed by the business.

Payroll Administration 

• Checks all contractual entitlements and payment methods for proper authorisation and for consistency with the Company’s payment policies and other statutory regulations.
• Refer any discrepancy matters to Payroll and Reward Manager for review and guidance.
• Update and maintain payroll records on Sage 300 People.
• Liaises with staff and management on payroll and employee benefit related queries.
• Prepares the reconciliation of PAYE, UIF and SDL.
• Prepares the reconciliation of payroll related GL accounts.
• Prepares statutory submissions (monthly, bi-annual and annual) by the prescribed due dates.
• Prepares third party reconciliations and payments (Discovery, Momentum etc.).
• Assists with external payroll audits (DOL, PWC etc.).
• Responsible for confirmation of employment with external companies or providers.
• Check and approve /decline personal changes (incl bank details) and claims receive via Sage ESS. 
• Prepares and completes accurate and timeous delivery of monthly reports for payroll and the business.
• Updates and maintains the Parking Schedule monthly with eligible employee movement.
• Allocates company parking bays to employees as per the Parking Policy and communicates parking bay eligibility monthly to employees.
• From time to time assist the People Support team with preparations of UI19 and UI2.7 forms (terminations & maternity leave) when required.
• Assist with preparing monthly absenteeism stats for back office and contact centre reporting.
• Prepares monthly payroll files and files all documentation accurately.

Benefits Administration 

• Assists with administration & manage the billing of employee benefits in accordance with Committee decisions, Fund rules and company Remuneration Policy.
• Assists employees with all Medical Aid, Medical Insurance and Gap Cover queries and applications, submit changes to the service provider & process deductions on the payroll. 
• Inform benefits service providers (e.g. Medical Aid, Medical Insurance, Gap Cover and Extended Funeral) of employee movements no later than 7th of each month.
• Prepare benefit reconciliation reports and compliance reports for the Payroll and Reward Manager, confirming employee movements and changes monthly by the 7th of each month.
• Assist with the annual benefits open period and ensure that all benefit changes are reconciled and processed correctly on Sage 300 People. Reports any discrepancies to the Payroll & Reward Manager and People Support Services Manager.
• Processes provident fund withdrawal forms upon termination on the provider’s online portal to ensure retirement benefits are processed correctly and follow up on outstanding withdrawal forms by the 7th of each month.
• Update and maintain record of un-submitted withdrawal forms from ex-employees and ensures that forms are received for timeous processing.

Requirements
Functional Competencies 

• Software: SAGE 300 People System, Microsoft Office, Papertrail, SARS EasyFile, SARS E-filing, FNB Online Banking
• Intermediate Level experience in Microsoft Excel
• Knowledge and experience in Payroll and HR Systems (SAGE 300 People)
• Knowledge and experience of PAYE and statutory compliance and understanding of employee benefits
• Knowledge and experience of Payroll reconciliation processes
• Knowledge of Labour Legislation, specifically Skills Development, Employment Equity and BCEA, and Tax regulations as it relates to remuneration practices

 Qualifications and Experience

• Relevant tertiary qualification - Payroll / HR Degree/ Diploma
• Approximately 3 years’ relevant working experience on a Payroll system (preferably SAGE 300 People)
• Experience processing hourly and salaried payroll  

Closing date: 21 August 2026

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Key Responsibilities

Software Development:

• Implement high-quality software solutions that meet business needs
• Improve existing systems and optimise code for innovation and performance
• Troubleshoot and debug large codebases, ensuring root causes are addressed effectively

Technical Leadership:

• Mentor and guide junior developers
• Facilitate technical design sessions and ensure best practices are followed
• Provide technical input into test plans and drive unit testing accuracy and automation

Collaboration & Documentation:

• Partner with Product Managers, Business Analysts, and IT Operations
• Document technical requirements and processes for knowledge sharing
• Participate actively in agile ceremonies and cross-functional team discussions

Innovation:

• Identify opportunities for improvement and implement innovative solutions
• Contribute as a subject matter expert in technology forums

Requirements

You will also be required to display the following competencies:

• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Collaborative, proactive, and passionate about technology and innovation
• Commitment to continuous learning and self-development

To excel in our environment, you would require the following:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a software development role and environment
• Solid experience with databases: MS SQL Server, MySQL
• Solid experience with software: C#; .NET 6, MVC, XML, SOAP, WCF, RESTful API’s, HTML5, Angular, JavaScript, jQuery, JSON, PHP, Stored Procedures, SSIS, Message Queues (RabbitMQ), Visual Studio, TFS, Azure       DevOps, GIT, Amazon EC2, Amazon S3, Amazon VPC
• Understanding of Continuous Integration, DevOps & SOA
• Experience in Financial Transactional systems (advantageous)
• Exposure to agile development methodologies (advantageous)
• 3-year tertiary Qualification in IT or a relevant technical/ analytical related field preferred