Global Payroll Tax Leader

Dante Personnel; Randburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Dante Personnel is seeking an experienced Payroll Tax Manager to lead and coordinate the payroll tax department in Randburg, South Africa. This key leadership role focuses on maintaining, developing and implementing a tax payroll strategy to ensure regulatory compliance across countries while managing a team handling multiple payroll files globally.

Candidates should have 5+ years of international payroll tax experience, knowledge of cross-border regulations, and proficiency with ADP, Payspace

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in international payroll tax compliance, including multi-country payroll operations.
• Strong working knowledge of cross-border tax regulations, tax treaties, and totalization agreements.
• Experience with expatriate/inpatriate tax issues (shadow payroll, tax equalization, hypothetical tax calculations).
• Familiarity with statutory withholding, social security, and reporting requirements across multiple jurisdictions (e.g., EU, UK, APAC, Americas).
• Experience managing relationships with in-country payroll providers, tax authorities, and external consultants.
• Proficiency with payroll systems (e.g., ADP, Payspace, Numbrs) and tax compliance software.
• Understanding of permanent establishment risk and its payroll tax implications.
• Knowledge of year-end tax reporting and reconciliation processes across countries.
• Strong analytical skills for interpreting and applying changing international tax legislation.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Tax, or related field (CPP, CPA, or international payroll certification a plus).
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage competing deadlines across time zones.
• Union and CBA payroll processing and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate payroll tax department.
• Develop and implement tax payroll strategy with full regulatory compliance.
• Manage a team handling multiple tax payroll files across the globe.

Job description

Dante Personnel is seeking an experienced Payroll Tax Manager to lead and coordinate the payroll tax department in Randburg, South Africa. This key leadership role focuses on maintaining, developing and implementing a tax payroll strategy to ensure regulatory compliance across countries while managing a team handling multiple payroll files globally.

Candidates should have 5+ years of international payroll tax experience, knowledge of cross-border regulations, and proficiency with ADP, Payspace