Global Payroll Lead for Multi-Region Compliance

Integrity360; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 840,000; Full time

Job summary

Integrity360 is seeking an experienced Payroll Manager to oversee end-to-end payroll processing across Europe and Africa, including UK, Ireland, Spain, and other regions. You will partner with HR and Finance to ensure accurate salary calculations, deductions, and regulatory compliance in a dynamic global environment.

The role demands 4+ years in payroll management, strong knowledge of labour laws and tax regulations, and proficiency with payroll software.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, human resources or a related field.
• 4+ years of experience in payroll management or a similar accounting role.
• In-depth knowledge of payroll processes, labour laws, taxation and statutory compliance.
• Experience in handling payroll audits, inspections and compliance assessments.
• Proficiency in payroll software with experience implementing and managing payroll systems.
• Excellent understanding of financial principles and the ability to reconcile payroll with financial records.
• Make and reconcile payments to third parties.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in managing complex payroll calculation data.
• Good organisational and time management skills to meet strict payroll deadlines and manage multiple priorities.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact effectively with employees at all levels of the organisation.
• High level of integrity and ability to handle sensitive and confidential information.
• Deductive reasoning for analysing raw payroll data and using it to develop and refine payroll policies.
• Trouble shoot employee queries with external bureaus.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing end-to-end payroll processing for the Group across multiple regions across Europe, including salary calculations, deductions and benefits administration, such as pension fund, insurance and healthcare plan
• Acting as the point of contact for external payroll bureaus for UK, IRE, Spain, Lithuania, Italy, Bulgaria, Sweden, Ukraine and South Africa payrolls
• Preparing payroll reports, including income tax returns, P11D and pension/autoenrollment fillings and posting necessary accounting entries to the system
• Process and pay employee expenses as part of various payrolls in the Group
• Conducting regular payroll audits and ensuring compliance with national laws, tax regulations and statutory requirements – keeping up to date with changing regulations and advising the business of same
• Maintaining accurate employee records, including attendance, leave and personal information
• Collaborating with the human resources and finance departments to seamlessly integrate payroll and employee data
• Processing new hires, terminations, promotions and other employee status changes in the payroll system, to ensure accuracy and resolve discrepancies

Skills

Payroll management

Payroll software

Regulatory compliance

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Time management

Data reconciliation

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Payroll certification

Tools

Payroll software

Microsoft Office

Accounting systems

Job description

Integrity360 is seeking an experienced Payroll Manager to oversee end-to-end payroll processing across Europe and Africa, including UK, Ireland, Spain, and other regions. You will partner with HR and Finance to ensure accurate salary calculations, deductions, and regulatory compliance in a dynamic global environment.

The role demands 4+ years in payroll management, strong knowledge of labour laws and tax regulations, and proficiency with payroll software.