Payroll Specialist Lead - South Africa/Sub-Sahara

**Compensation:** ZAR 732,550 to ZAR 824,150 ## Job Description ### What this job can offer you This is an exciting time to join Remote and make a personal difference in the global employment space as a Payroll Specialist Lead joining our Global Payroll Operations Team. ### What you bring - End-to-end South African payroll processing in-house or within a payroll service provider - Knowledge of payroll best practices. - Proficient in using software tools like Excel / Google Suite. - An analytical mindset with great problem-solving abilities. - Ability to adapt to a fast-paced, international work environment with a passion for making an impact. - Is a productivity geek and will constantly think of ways to improve and speed up their work. - You understand the need and ideal to work largely asynchronously. - Writes and speaks fluent English - It's not required to have experience working remotely, but considered a plus ### Key Responsibilities - Act as a true subject matter expert for the country - Manage existing relationships with key stakeholder within Payroll Implementation, Finance, Product, Engineers. - Process full end to end payroll in-house, statutory filing requirements, exceptions, approvals, payments and compliance. - Ensure full data integrity and quality - Payroll journals/reconciliations - Focus on KPIs and SLAs - Implement and improve processes - Mentor and support payroll specialists - Back up regional managers during times of absence ### Practicals - You'll report to: Manager, Global Payroll Operations. - Team: Payroll - Location: Anywhere in the World - Start date: As soon as possible