Remote jobs in South Africa

Remote is solving modern organizations’ biggest challenge – governing global employment compliantly. We make it possible for businesses of all sizes to recruit, pay, and manage international teams.

Remote is fully remote. You do not have to relocate to join us!

Remote has a strong capability for global payroll and benefits. We handle global payroll, benefits, taxes, and compliance.

We encourage folks from all ethnic groups, genders, sexuality, age, and abilities to apply.

This is an exciting time to join Remote and make a personal difference in the global employment space as a Payroll Operations Country (or Regional) Lead, joining our Payroll team.

• Act as a true subject matter expert for the specified country / region
• Lead the planning, execution, and monitoring of global payroll implementation projects, ensuring timely delivery in collaboration with the Implementation team.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans & timelines.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for the team for all stakeholders involved in the implementation process, including internal teams & customers.
• Develop and implement standardised payroll processes and procedures to ensure consistency and efficiency.
• Provide ongoing support during and after the implementation to resolve any issues or challenges.
• Support the country manager and ops team.
• Have a focus on KPIs and SLAs.
• Skilled in implementing and improving processes.
• Ability to mentor and support payroll specialists.
• Working with internal teams to improve our platform, completing UAT testing through to shipping. Ensuring all changes are documented.

• Extensive payroll experience in a client payroll environment.
• Expert legislative knowledge in said country/region.
• Payroll implementation experience.
• Strong communication skills for explaining payroll processes and issues to customers and other stakeholders.
• Deep knowledge in using local payroll tools and software tools like SAP, Excel / Google Sheet.
• An analytical mindset with great problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced, international work environment with a passion for making an impact.
• Experience in accounting/reconciliations.
• Is a productivity geek and will constantly think of ways to improve and speed up their work.
• It's not required to have experience working remotely, but considered a plus.

• Interview with recruiter
• Interview with future manager
• Interview with team members (no managers present)