Learn every part of Payroll Africa, from your first payslip to full SARS year-end
A complete, structured course covering every module, workflow, setting and process on the platform — written for payroll administrators, HR, business owners, bookkeepers and accountants. Free, self-paced, no sign-up required.
Learning paths
Not sure where to start? Follow the path that matches your role.
New payroll administrator
Zero to your first compliant payroll run.
HR & line manager
People, leave, time and team reporting.
Accountant & bookkeeper
Compliance, reconciliation and the general ledger.
Switching from another system
Migrate cleanly and go live without surprises.
The full curriculum
Platform Foundations
How Payroll Africa is structured — accounts, companies, roles, navigation and the language, country and currency settings that shape everything else.
- • How Payroll Africa is structured
- • Navigating the workspace
- • Users, roles and permissions
- • Country, language and currency
Company Setup & Settings
Everything under Settings: company profile, statutory registrations, pay frequencies, payroll items, org structure, leave policies, payslip templates and integrations.
- • Company profile and statutory registrations
- • Pay frequencies and pay calendars
- • Earnings, deductions, benefits and employer contributions
- • Branches, departments, cost centres and job grades
- • Payslip templates and branding
Employee Management
Adding, importing and maintaining employees — personal details, statutory switches, hours and rates, banking, documents and terminations.
- • Adding an employee, tab by tab
- • Bulk import and CSV templates
- • Salary changes, transfers and terminations
- • Employee self-service portal
Running Payroll
The full payroll cycle: creating a run, capturing inputs, reviewing calculations, approval workflow, finalising and paying.
- • The payroll cycle end to end
- • Capturing variable inputs
- • Reviewing and approving a run
- • Paying employees and bank files
- • Generating and distributing payslips
Tax & Statutory Compliance
PAYE, UIF, SDL, ETI, tax directives, EMP201, EMP501, IRP5, COIDA and the Department of Labour returns.
- • How PAYE, UIF and SDL are calculated
- • Employment Tax Incentive (ETI)
- • EMP201 monthly and EMP501 reconciliation
- • IRP5 certificates and year-end
- • COIDA Return of Earnings and Department of Labour returns
Leave, Time & Claims
BCEA-aligned leave policies, accrual, approvals, timesheets, clock imports and expense or overtime claims.
- • Leave types, policies and accrual
- • Requesting and approving leave
- • Timesheets and clocking imports
- • Expense and overtime claims
Reporting & Analytics
The standard report pack, variance analysis, cost centre reporting, pension and overtime reports, exports and the general ledger journal.
- • The standard report pack
- • Exports and the general ledger journal
- • Dashboards and workforce analytics
Payslip & Employment Verification Network
Tamper-evident payslips, QR verification, the bank and lender portal, trust levels, tokens and privacy controls.
- • How payslip verification works
- • The bank and lender portal
- • Employment verification and consent
Integrations & Automation
Accounting integrations, WhatsApp and SMS delivery, automated payroll runs, notifications and the developer API.
- • Xero and QuickBooks Online
- • WhatsApp, SMS and email delivery
- • Automated payroll runs and scheduled tasks
- • The developer API
Data Migration & Going Live
Moving from Sage, SimplePay, Crest, PaySpace or spreadsheets — employees, year-to-date balances, leave and history — plus parallel runs and go-live.
- • Planning your migration
- • Using the Migration Hub
- • Parallel runs and going live
Administration, Security & Billing
Audit trails, POPIA, data isolation, backups, subscriptions and wallet payments, plus the super administrator console.
- • Security, POPIA and the audit trail
- • Subscriptions, invoices and the wallet
- • The super administrator console
Troubleshooting & Best Practice
The problems users actually hit, why they happen, and the disciplines that prevent them.
- • Common issues and their fixes
- • The monthly payroll checklist
- • Getting help
Need live training for your team?
We run free 45-minute live onboarding sessions with a real South African payroll expert — covering your company, your employees and your first live run.