PC Africa Payroll SME

Janine Letizia; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 600,000; Part time

Job summary

Janine Letizia in Gauteng seeks a PC Africa Payroll SME to manage payroll services across a diverse African footprint. The role focuses on accuracy, legislative compliance, customer experience, and continuous improvement within a high-impact People & Culture shared services environment.

You will strengthen payroll governance, improve service delivery, and support employees while collaborating with third-party vendors, SAP payroll, Workday, and CRM systems to resolve queries and drive payroll

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in HR, business, finance or payroll.
• 5+ years' experience in payroll management or shared services.
• Strong SA payroll tax and statutory knowledge (SARS PAYE, UIF, COIDA).
• Advanced SAP payroll with exposure to Workday and CRM/ticket systems.
• Experience managing payroll vendors, audits, and controls.

Responsibilities

• Manage payroll services operations to ensure accurate, compliant on-time delivery.
• Interface with third-party payroll vendors, benefits providers, payroll accounting and stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with SA payroll legislation, tax regulations and audits.
• Maintain payroll controls, support audits, and remedial actions.
• Oversee employee payroll queries via CRM/case management and resolution.
• Support process improvement, SOP maintenance, and system testing.
• Manage payroll reporting, data integrity and Employment Equity data.
• Support change management and business continuity in payroll.

Skills

Payroll operations

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Process improvement

Customer service

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business/Finance/Payroll

Tools

SAP payroll

Workday

CRM/ticketing

Job description

Position:

PC Africa Payroll SME

Location:

Gauteng - Rosebank

Contract role

1 November - January 2027

Market related remuneration

About the role:

This role offers the opportunity to work in a high-impact People & Culture shared services environment where payroll accuracy, legislative compliance, customer experience, and continuous improvement are central to business success. You will play a key role in strengthening payroll governance, improving service delivery, and supporting employees across a diverse African footprint.

Requirements for the role:

• Manage payroll services operations to ensure accurate, compliant, and on-time payroll delivery.
• Act as the key interface with third-party payroll vendors, benefits providers, payroll accounting, and internal stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with South African payroll legislation, tax regulations, statutory submissions, and audit requirements.
• Maintain strong payroll controls, support internal and external audits, and implement remedial actions where required.
• Oversee employee payroll queries through CRM or case management systems and ensure timely resolution.
• Support process improvement, automation, SOP maintenance, system testing, and payroll solution enhancements.
• Manage payroll reporting, data integrity, Employment Equity data requirements, and tax verification inputs.
• Support change management, knowledge sharing, and business continuity within the People & Culture payroll environment.

What we are looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, Payroll, or a related field.
• At least 5 years' experience in payroll management, payroll operations, HR services, or a related shared services environment.
• Strong South African payroll tax and statutory knowledge, including SARS PAYE, UIF, COIDA, and related compliance requirements.
• Advanced SAP payroll knowledge, with exposure to Workday and CRM or ticket management systems.
• Experience managing payroll vendors, benefits providers, audits, controls, and stakeholder expectations.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, customer service, and continuous improvement skills.
• Professional payroll or tax affiliation would be advantageous.