Payroll & Finance Coordinator — Growth, Compliance & Impact

Keen; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 360,000 - 480,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday leave

Professional development budget

Job summary

Keen is seeking a detail-oriented Payroll Specialist & Finance Coordinator to support our South African finance operations. You will manage payroll processing, assist with bookkeeping, and help maintain accurate financial records across a fast-growing team.

Ideal candidates have 2–4 years of payroll or bookkeeping experience, strong knowledge of SA payroll laws, and proficiency in Google Sheets. This in-office role offers growth into broader finance or operations responsibilities with a

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of payroll or bookkeeping experience (SimplePay, Sage, or similar)
• Strong understanding of South African payroll legislation (PAYE, UIF, SDL, BCEA)
• Experience reconciling payroll, handling employee changes, and managing payroll documentation
• Competence with bookkeeping basics (expenses, reconciliations, AP/AR)
• High attention to detail, confidentiality, and accuracy
• Strong Google Sheets skills
• Comfortable working in-office five days per week (office is located in Wembley Square)
• In-office team culture with global exposure

Responsibilities

• Process monthly payroll for our South African entity, including new hires, terminations, salary changes, allowances, and leave
• Ensure PAYE, UIF, SDL, and all statutory submissions are accurate and on time
• Support global contractor and South African employee payment processing
• Reconcile payroll changes with HR and operations each month
• Maintain payroll records and resolve employee payroll queries
• Assist with accounts payable and receivable, vendor payments, and expense tracking
• Support monthly reconciliations and financial close with the finance team
• Maintain accurate financial documentation and organized digital records
• Support budgeting and reporting, including payroll-to-budget variance tracking
• Work closely with HR, Talent Acquisition, and Operations on payroll movements and staffing planning
• Communicate discrepancies or risks proactively
• Assist leadership with ad-hoc financial reports or data requests

Skills

Payroll processing

Bookkeeping

Google Sheets

Confidentiality

Attention to detail

In-office

Tools

SimplePay

Sage

Job description

Keen is seeking a detail-oriented Payroll Specialist & Finance Coordinator to support our South African finance operations. You will manage payroll processing, assist with bookkeeping, and help maintain accurate financial records across a fast-growing team.

Ideal candidates have 2–4 years of payroll or bookkeeping experience, strong knowledge of SA payroll laws, and proficiency in Google Sheets. This in-office role offers growth into broader finance or operations responsibilities with a