Key Requirements:

• Provide a cost-effective salaries administration service compliant with corporate governance and in market statutory requirements. 
• Develop and present payroll inputs to the strategic plan for the business unit and manage implementation of approved initiatives. 
• Payroll is processed in compliance with in-market specific legislation & industry regulations specific to each country
• Ensure compliance with statutory reporting and corporate governance specific to each country
• All work met with prescribed standards for quality and quantity. 
• Follow-up and proactively resolve queries & escalate issues, where required. 
• Consistently applied / complied with practices and standards (SOPs). 
• Fulfil a coordination role between payroll and human resources, to ensure proper flow and maintenance of employee data.
• Build effective relationships with external and internal stakeholders. 
• Foster good relations with all stakeholders to be viewed as trusted business partner for support services. 
• Display communication, behavior and action which result in a high level of credibility and respect among key stakeholders. 
• Employee queries/cases are resolved within the required timeframes and escalated appropriately where required.
• Continuously review systems and processes to improve efficiency and cost savings. 
• Optimize and improve systems and work processes to drive productivity and reduce cost. 
• Accurately and timeously perform the preparation from SNOW and processing of the monthly payroll i.e. accurate capturing of information onto the SAP/PaySpace/MyHR systems, e.g. processing the employee appointments, terminations, transfers and promotions while ensuring data integrity between systems, such as job grades and reporting lines.
• Develop effective manager and peer working relations

Education and Experience:

• Minimum Matric Cdertificate, a relevant qualification in HR or associated with payroll will be highly beneficial.
• Minimum of 3 years’ payroll experience 
• Minimum 2 years international payroll experience, together with working on multiple payrolls
• Proven proficiency in relevant payroll and HR software 
• Experience in working across multiple banking platforms
• Experience in working across multiple statutory platforms

Experience must include the following in the various International platforms: 

• Detailed knowledge of employee tax and regulations
• Proficiency in relevant payroll software 
• Strong skills in using and understanding the flow of transactions in an integrated and automated payroll accounting system.
• Must have excellent financial analytical skills with ability to interpret and present financial data. 
• Experienced in mid-year and annual tax reconciliations and submissions across various international platforms
• Proven track record in payroll audits
• Experience in working with finance and reporting
• Vendor and third party reconciliations and payments experience
• Experience with leave control and reporting
• Intermediate to Advanced MS Excel skills are required.  
• Experience with and willing to accommodate skills transfer