Quick Start Guide
Create your company, add employees and run your first payroll in under 30 minutes.
Payroll Africa is built so that a South African employer can go from a blank account to a finalised, SARS-aligned payroll run in a single sitting. This guide walks you through the shortest path.
Step 1 — Create your account
Sign up with your work email and mobile number. We send a one-time PIN by SMS to verify the number — this protects your payroll data and lets us reach you about filings.
Step 2 — Add your company
Capture the trading name, registration number, PAYE reference, UIF reference and SDL reference. If you are not registered for SDL (annual payroll below R500,000), leave the SDL field empty and switch SDL off under Settings → Statutory.
Step 3 — Choose your pay frequency
Monthly, fortnightly or weekly. You can run multiple frequencies in one company — each has its own pay period calendar.
Step 4 — Add employees
Add employees one by one, or use the CSV import under Employees → Import. The template includes ID number, tax number, bank details, salary and start date.
Step 5 — Run your first payroll
Open Payroll → New run, pick the period, review the calculated PAYE, UIF, SDL and ETI, then finalise. Payslips are generated instantly and can be emailed, WhatsApped or SMSed to staff.
Step 6 — File with SARS
Your EMP201 totals are ready under Filings. Download the values, capture them on eFiling, and store the reference against the period so your EMP501 reconciliation balances later.