Team Leader: Payroll

Haven Health Management; Oos-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Haven Health Management is seeking an experienced Payroll Team Leader to oversee day-to-day payroll operations across the organisation, based in Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha). The role requires leading a payroll team, ensuring accurate and timely payroll processing, and maintaining controls in a structured environment.

The successful candidate will coordinate payroll activities across multiple entities, support compliance requirements, and liaise with HR and Finance to resolve payroll-related

Qualifications

• Diploma or Degree in Payroll, Human Resources, Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years' payroll experience within a multi-company payroll environment.
• Minimum 2 years' experience supervising or leading a payroll team.
• Strong understanding of South African labour legislation, payroll taxation, employee benefits, and statutory reporting requirements.
• Experience with payroll reconciliations and month-end payroll processes.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Strong systems aptitude and ability to work with large payroll datasets.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and oversee the end-to-end payroll process across the group.
• Manage daily payroll activities and ensure payroll deadlines are consistently achieved.
• Lead, support and develop payroll team members.
• Review payroll inputs, calculations and exception reports for completeness and accuracy.
• Perform and review payroll reconciliations and investigate discrepancies.
• Ensure payroll records, supporting documentation and working papers are maintained accurately.
• Monitor compliance with payroll legislation, SARS requirements, employee benefit regulations and internal policies.
• Liaise with HR, Finance and operational management to resolve payroll-related matters.
• Escalate payroll risks, exceptions and control weaknesses timeously.
• Support internal and external audit requirements through the preparation of accurate supporting documentation.
• Assist with payroll process improvements, system enhancements and reporting requirements.
• Maintain positive relationships with employees, management, service providers and regulatory bodies.

Skills

Payroll expertise

Team leadership

SA labour law

Excel

Payroll reconciliations

Systems aptitude

Stakeholder management

Compliance

Education

Diploma or Degree in Payroll/HR/Finance

Tools

HRIS

Job description

Haven Health Management is seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Payroll Team Leader to oversee the day-to-day payroll operations across the organisation, to join our team based in Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha).

The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring accurate and timeous payroll processing, coordinating payroll activities across multiple entities, maintaining payroll controls, supporting compliance requirements, and leading a payroll team to deliver a high-quality service to employees and stakeholders.

This role is ideally suited to an experienced payroll professional who enjoys being involved in the operational detail, while guiding and supporting a payroll team within a structured control environment.

REQUIREMENTS, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Diploma or Degree in Payroll, Human Resources, Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years' payroll experience within a multi-company payroll environment.
• Minimum 2 years' experience supervising or leading a payroll team.
• Strong understanding of South African labour legislation, payroll taxation, employee benefits, and statutory reporting requirements.
• Experience with payroll reconciliations and month-end payroll processes.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Strong systems aptitude and ability to work with large payroll datasets.

The successful candidates will be responsible for, including, but not limited to the following:

• Coordinate and oversee the end-to-end payroll process across the group.
• Manage daily payroll activities and ensure payroll deadlines are consistently achieved.
• Lead, support and develop payroll team members.
• Review payroll inputs, calculations and exception reports for completeness and accuracy.
• Perform and review payroll reconciliations and investigate discrepancies.
• Ensure payroll records, supporting documentation and working papers are maintained accurately.
• Monitor compliance with payroll legislation, SARS requirements, employee benefit regulations and internal policies.
• Liaise with HR, Finance and operational management to resolve payroll-related matters.
• Escalate payroll risks, exceptions and control weaknesses timeously.
• Support internal and external audit requirements through the preparation of accurate supporting documentation.
• Assist with payroll process improvements, system enhancements and reporting requirements.
• Maintain positive relationships with employees, management, service providers and regulatory bodies.

KEY COMPETENCIES/ SKILLS

• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• High level of integrity, confidentiality and professionalism.
• Strong organisational and planning skills.
• Effective problem-solving and analytical thinking abilities.
• Good communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to manage deadlines and perform under pressure.
• Strong ownership and accountability for deliverables.
• Team leadership and coaching capability.
• Continuous improvement mindset.

Success in This Role

The successful candidate will:

• Ensure employees are paid accurately and on time.
• Maintain a high standard of payroll quality and compliance.
• Lead a motivated and efficient payroll team.
• Identify and resolve payroll issues proactively.
• Build strong working relationships with HR, Finance and operational teams.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of payroll processes and controls.

Why Join Haven Health Management?

This role offers the opportunity to lead an important operational function within a growing healthcare group. You will work closely with the Heads of Finance and HR to strengthen payroll processes, support employees, and contribute to a culture of accuracy, accountability and service excellence.

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