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Our payroll, compliance, and workforce financial services platform simplifies payroll, compliance, benefits, and workforce administration, enabling organizations to focus on growth while ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time.\nBacked by leading global investors such as Visa, Norrsken22, Y Combinator, Acadian Ventures, Google for Startups, and Verod-Kepple, Workpay supports businesses operating in 30+ African countries. As we continue to expand our footprint across Africa and beyond, building the right team across markets is critical to sustaining our growth.\nROLE OVERVIEW\nWe are looking for a detail-oriented Senior Payroll Operations Executive with demonstrated multi-jurisdiction payroll experience and strong payroll-calculation, reconciliation, variance-analysis, and data-accuracy skills to manage end-to-end payroll operations for multiple clients in South Africa, and to support other African markets as needed. The successful candidate will ensure accurate payroll processing, timely statutory remittances, employee salary payments, and full compliance with South African labor and tax regulations.\nThe role requires prior experience using an HCMS/HRMS system (mandatory) and strong working relationships with South African statutory authorities. A recognized professional payroll certification is mandatory for this role (see Requirements). You will report directly to our Senior Global Payroll Operations Manager.\nWHAT YOU WILL OWN\n Manage full-cycle payroll processing for Payroll Outsourcing, EOR, and SaaS clients.\nProcess salaries, allowances, bonuses, overtime, and deductions accurately.\nEnsure timely and accurate payment of employee salaries.\n\nCompute, file, and remit statutory obligations (PAYE, UIF, SDL, and other levies) within deadlines.\nMaintain strong liaison with the South African Revenue Service (SARS), the Department of Labour, and other regulatory bodies.\nSupport payroll processing and compliance checks across other African jurisdictions as required, ensuring consistency in standards and reporting; configure, test, and maintain payroll workflows, rules, templates, and controls within HCMS/HRMS or payroll platforms.\nConduct payroll reconciliations and variance analysis.\n\nSupport internal and external payroll audits.\n\nEnsure payroll data accuracy within HCMS/HRMS platforms.\n\nResearch regulatory updates and implement compliance changes.\n\nPrepare payroll reports and client summaries.\n\nPerform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.\n\nEXPERIENCE\n Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Mathematics, Economics, or related field.\nMinimum of 5-7 years' payroll experience, including demonstrated multi-jurisdiction/multi-country payroll experience across African markets (mandatory).\nPrior experience with South African payroll strongly preferred.\n\nProven experience handling multi-client payroll or payroll outsourcing.\n\nMandatory hands-on experience configuring, testing, and maintaining payroll workflows, rules, templates, and controls within HCMS/HRMS or payroll platforms.\nStrong knowledge of South African tax regulations, UIF/SDL processes, and labor laws.\nExperience dealing directly with statutory authorities.\n\nProfessional payroll certification is mandatory: a SAPA (South African Payroll Association)-accredited designation - Certified Payroll Technician (CPT), Certified Payroll Administration Practitioner (CPAP), or Certified Payroll Practitioner (CPP) - or an equivalent recognized international certification (e.g., CIPP, APA).\nAdvanced Excel skills.\n\nStrong numerical and analytical skills.\n\nExcellent communication and time management skills.\n\nHigh level of integrity and confidentiality.\n\nKEY COMPETENCIES\nStrong payroll calculation, reconciliation, and variance-analysis skills\n\nHigh attention to detail\n\nCompliance-driven mindset\n\nComfort working across multiple countries and regulatory frameworks\n\nStrong research capability\n\nAbility to meet strict deadlines\n\nProfessional stakeholder management\n\nWHAT WE OFFER\n Competitive, incentive-based remuneration, health cover and stock options.\nPurpose driven work. We are building the rails for employment payments and compliance across Africa, helping drive economic growth and development.\nCareer advancement through constant opportunities for learning and growth.\nWorking in a flexible, vibrant team environment with a flexible remote work policy.\nWorkpay is an equal-opportunity employer. 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