Human Resouces jobs in South Africa

Remote is solving modern organizations’ biggest challenge – navigating global employment compliantly with ease. We make it possible for businesses of all sizes to recruit, pay, and manage international teams. With our core values at heart and future focused work culture, our team works tirelessly on ambitious problems, asynchronously, around the world. You can find Remoters working from 6 different continents (Antarctica left to go!) and all of our positions are fully remote.

We encourage every member of the Remote team to bring their talents, experiences and culture to the table to help us build the best-in-class HR platform. If you are energetic, curious, motivated and ambitious, be part of our world. Apply now and define the future of work!

• The Tax Technology Expert drives the digital transformation of the global tax function by designing, implementing, and optimizing technology solutions that enhance accuracy, compliance, efficiency, and data quality across all tax processes.
• This role acts as the bridge between Tax, Finance, IT, and Data teams, ensuring that tax requirements are embedded into end-to-end systems, tools, and workflows.

• Proven experience in tax technology, digital tax transformation, or tax systems.
• Experience in multinational or high-growth environments.
• Prior involvement in ERP implementations or tax engine deployments.
• Consulting background (Big 4 or similar) is a strong plus.
• Strong knowledge of ERP systems (e.g., SAP S/4HANA).
• Expertise in tax engines (Vertex, OneSource, Avalara, Sovos, etc.).
• Experience with RPA/automation tools (UiPath, Alteryx, Power Automate).
• Strong understanding of SQL, data models, APIs, and data integration.
• Experience with business intelligence tools (Tableau, Power BI, Qlik).
• Understanding of global tax frameworks: VAT/GST, CIT, Pillar 2, TP, PIT, Equity

• Ability to translate tax needs into system requirements.
• Strong project management and documentation capabilities.
• Excellent communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Problem-solving, structured thinking, and continuous improvement mindset.

• Develop and maintain the tax technology roadmap aligned with the company’s digital strategy.
• Evaluate, select, and implement tax technology solutions (e.g., indirect tax engines, global compliance tools, data transformation platforms).
• Ensure architecture integrates seamlessly across ERP, finance systems, and reporting tools.

• Design and implement automation solutions (RPA, AI/ML, workflow tools).
• Re-engineer tax processes for efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.
• Lead standardization and global harmonization of tax processes.

• Own tax requirements in ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Workday).
• Support implementations, migrations, updates, UAT, and configuration.
• Ensure continuous improvement and issue resolution for tax technology platforms.

• Improve tax data quality, lineage, governance, and accessibility.
• Build dashboards and analytics for real-time monitoring of tax risk and performance.
• Partner with data teams to ensure tax-relevant data flows correctly.

• Implement tools for direct tax, indirect tax, transfer pricing, and global statutory reporting.
• Ensure systems support OECD, BEPS, Pillar 2, SAF-T, e-invoicing, and local digital reporting.
• Oversee integration with external tax authorities and filing portals.

• Act as subject-matter expert between Tax, Finance, IT, and external vendors.
• Provide training and upskilling to the global tax team on tools and technologies.
• Manage vendor relationships, SLAs, and system budgets.

• You'll report to: Senior Manager, Tax Technology
• Team: Finance - Tax
• Location: For this position we welcome everyone to apply, but we will prioritize applications from Europe
• Start date: As soon as possible

• Interview with recruiter
• Interview with future manager
• Interview with team members (no managers present)
• Bar Raiser Interview
• Prior employment verification check

Remote's Total Rewards philosophy is to ensure fair, unbiased compensation and fair equity pay along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate. We do not agree to or encourage cheap-labor practices and therefore we ensure to pay above in-location rates. We hope to inspire other companies to support global talent-hiring and bring local wealth to developing countries.

At first glance our salary bands seem quite wide - here is some context. At Remote we have international operations and a globally distributed workforce. We use geo ranges to consider geographic pay differentials as part of our global compensation strategy to remain competitive in various markets while we hiring globally.

Our salary ranges are determined by role, level and location, and our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay for the successful candidate in this role is dependent upon many factors such as location, transferable or job-related skills, work experience, relevant training, business needs, and market demands. The base salary range may be subject to change.

At Remote, we foster internal mobility as a key element of our culture of employee growth and development, supported by a compensation philosophy that guarantees pay equity and fairness. Therefore, all compensation changes associated with an internal move will be reviewed by the Total Rewards & People Enablement team on a case by case basis.

The annual salary range for this full-time position is $34,950 — $98,350 USD

Our full benefits & perks are explained in our handbook at remote.com/r/benefits. As a global company, each country works differently, but some benefits/perks are for all Remoters:

• work from anywhere
• flexible paid time off
• flexible working hours (we are async)
• 16 weeks paid parental leave
• mental health support services
• stock options
• learning budget
• home office budget & IT equipment
• budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces

We work async at Remote which means you can plan your schedule around your life (and not around meetings). Read more at remote.com/async.

You will be empowered to take ownership and be proactive. When in doubt you will default to action instead of waiting. Your life-work balance is important and you will be encouraged to put yourself and your family first, and fit work around your needs.

If that sounds like something you want, apply now!

• Please fill out the form below and upload your CV with a PDF format.
• We kindly ask you to submit your application and CV in English, as this is the standardised language we use here at Remote.
• If you don’t have an up to date CV but you are still interested in talking to us, please feel free to add a copy of your LinkedIn profile instead.

Not only do we encourage folks from all ethnic groups, genders, sexuality, age, abilities, disability status and any other under-represented group to apply, but we prioritize a sense of belonging. We have 4 ERGs (Women, Disability, Queer, Minorities in Tech) who meet regularly with the People team. During your interviews and beyond, we ask & encourage anybody who needs an accommodation to request one from their recruiter.

We will ask you to voluntarily tell us your pronouns at interview stage, and you will have the option to answer our anonymous demographic questionnaire when you apply below. As an equal employment opportunity employer it’s important to us that our workforce reflects people of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences and this data will help us to stay accountable. We thank you for providing this data, if you chose to.

At Remote, we embrace AI as a valuable tool while prioritizing human creativity and authenticity. We look forward to meeting candidates who balance innovation with genuine expertise and experience. To learn more about Remote's AI guidelines check see here.

Please note we accept applications on an ongoing basis.