Payroll Specialist
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9 hours ago
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Job Summary
Payroll Review and Oversight:
- Review monthly payroll outputs for multiple African countries processed in Sage 300 People.
- Perform detailed validation and reasonability checks on payroll calculations variances and exceptions.
- Ensure payrolls comply with approved inputs internal policies and country-specific legislation.
- Review payroll changes (new hires terminations salary adjustments allowances deductions).
- Provide payroll approval sign-off or recommendations prior to final submission and payment.
African Payroll Legislation and Compliance:
- South Africa
- Namibia
- Botswana
- Tanzania
- Eswatini
- Zambia
- Mozambique
Validate compliance with country-specific requirements relating to:
- Personal income tax.
- Social security and statutory contributions.
- Pension provident gratuity and statutory benefits.
- Employment and labour legislation.
Sage 300 People System Maintenance and Administration:
- Investigate and resolve system-related payroll discrepancies.
- Maintain payroll documentation including SOPs configuration guides and control matrices.
- Coordinate with Sage support implementation partners and internal IT teams.
Perform ongoing system maintenance to ensure payroll accuracy and legislative compliance.
- Earnings deductions benefits and tax rules.
- Country-specific statutory configurations and calculations.
- Payroll calendars pay frequencies and cut-off controls.
Manage system access roles and security in line with governance requirements.
- Legislative updates.
- Version upgrades and patches.
- Configuration or structural changes.
Statutory Reporting and Audit Review:
- Review statutory submissions and reports prepared for African tax and statutory authorities on a monthly basis.
- Validate year-end reporting and employee tax documentation prior to submission.
- Support internal and external payroll audits by reviewing system data reconciliations and audit evidence.
Payroll Reconciliations and Reporting:
- Review payroll reconciliations between payroll outputs and general ledger postings.
- Validate payroll journals across multiple entities and currencies.
- Review standard and ad-hoc payroll reports for completeness and accuracy.
- Provide payroll data and insights to support financial reporting budgeting and forecasting.
Stakeholder Support and Advisory:
- Act as a payroll subject-matter expert to HR Finance and management.
- Provide guidance on complex payroll legislative and system-related matters.
- Support resolution of escalated payroll queries and disputes.
- Ensure confidentiality and ethical handling of payroll and employee data.
Governance Risk and Continuous Improvement:
- Maintain strong payroll governance controls and audit trails within Sage 300 People.
- Ensure compliance with internal policies segregation of duties and data protection standards.
- Identify control gaps risks and improvement opportunities within payroll processes.
- Contribute to regional payroll standardization and shared services initiative.
Requirements
Qualifications/Experience:
- Diploma or Degree in Payroll Human Resources Finance or a related field.
- Payroll certification (SAIPA SAPA CIPP or equivalent) advantageous.
- 5-10 years payroll experience including multi-country African payroll review or oversight exposure.
- Strong hands-on experience with Sage 300 People including system configuration and maintenance.
- Experience in a regional shared services or governance-focused payroll environment.
Key Competencies:
- Sage 300 People (review configuration controls reporting system maintenance).
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills for payroll analysis and reconciliations.
- Understanding of multi-currency payroll environments.
- Payroll audits statutory review and financial controls.
- High attention to detail and strong control mindset.
- Strong analytical and risk-based review skills.
- Ability to interpret and apply multi-country legislation.
- Professional communication and stakeholder advisory skills.
- High ethical standards and confidentiality.
Required Skills:
Qualifications/Experience: Diploma or Degree in Payroll Human Resources Finance or a related field. Payroll certification (SAIPA SAPA CIPP or equivalent) advantageous. 5-10 years payroll experience including multi-country African payroll review or oversight exposure. Strong hands-on experience with Sage 300 People including system configuration and maintenance. Experience in a regional shared services or governance-focused payroll environment. Key Competencies: Sage 300 People (review configuration controls reporting system maintenance). Advanced Microsoft Excel skills for payroll analysis and reconciliations. Understanding of multi-currency payroll environments. Payroll audits statutory review and financial controls. Attention to detail and a strong control mindset. Strong analytical and risk-based review skills. Ability to interpret and apply multi-country legislation. Professional communication and stakeholder advisory skills. High ethical standards and confidentiality.
Required Education:
Diploma or Degree in Payroll Human Resources Finance or a related field. Payroll certification (SAIPA SAPA CIPP or equivalent) advantageous.
Company Industry
IT Services and IT Consulting
Key Skills
- Data Entry
- Paychex
- QuickBooks
- Accounting
- 10 Key Calculator
- Paylocity
- Microsoft Excel
- Payroll
- ADP
- Administrative Experience
- Human Resources
- Bookkeeping
