Payroll Process & Systems Specialist

Posted 3 Days Ago
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Hiring Remotely in ZAF
Remote
Senior level
Agency • HR Tech • Professional Services
The Role
Remote role executing payroll process analyses, audits, and system control reviews. Map end-to-end payroll cycles, evaluate controls and SARS tax compliance, review reconciliations, run risk assessments, map payroll resources, and deliver client training on payroll systems and procedures.
Summary Generated by Built In

This is a remote position.

Focusing on operational efficiency and governance, this position plays a vital role in executing payroll business process analyses, total reward audits, and system control reviews. The role involves assessing current payroll workflows, identifying operational risks, evaluating compliance frameworks, and designing optimised future-state operating models

Operating across full payroll cycles, the position requires facilitating client training and conducting end-to-end process mapping across HR, Finance, IT, and Operations. Key objectives include evaluating access controls, validating SARS tax compliance obligations, reviewing reconciliations, and establishing clear segregation of duties

Key Responsibilities

  • Conduct detailed end-to-end mapping for monthly payroll cycles, year-end processes, third-party payments, and reconciliation variance reporting

  • Evaluate internal controls, segregation of duties, authorization levels, approval workflows, and access controls within Sage 300

  • Assess organizational alignment with SARS tax compliance obligations, internal policies, and audit frameworks

  • Review payroll reconciliations and perform data analysis to identify gaps impacting payroll accuracy and completeness

  • Perform structured risk assessments covering financial, operational compliance, employee relations, and reputational risks

  • Conduct resource capability mapping, analyzing current payroll roles, workload distribution, skills competencies, and capacity constraints

  • Deliver comprehensive client training on payroll systems, software, and updated operating procedures



Requirements
  • Between 5 to 10 years of experience within a payroll environment.

  • Proven capability to deliver formal software and process training to clients.

  • Experience in payroll process mapping, risk assessment, and reconciliation analysis.

Required Software Skills

  • Sage 300 People (Certification required)

  • Pastel Payroll (Certification required)



Skills Required

  • 5 to 10 years of experience within a payroll environment.
  • Proven capability to deliver formal software and process training to clients.
  • Experience in payroll process mapping, risk assessment, and reconciliation analysis.
  • Sage 300 People certification.
  • Pastel Payroll certification.
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What We Do

RecruitMyMom is a South African recruitment agency specializing in placing skilled women, particularly professional mothers, in permanent, contract, freelance, and fractional roles. They connect local and global businesses with top-tier talent and focus on the economic empowerment of women.

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