Payroll Associate

Skills

About the Role

Ensure employees across African markets are paid accurately and on time by coordinating payroll inputs, external providers, reporting, reconciliations, and compliance with local legislation.

Requirements

• Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, or a related field.
• 1–3 years of payroll experience.
• Hands-on experience using payroll software.
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• High attention to detail and strong organizational skills, with discretion when handling confidential payroll data.
• Experience supporting payroll across multiple African countries in a high-growth, multi-entity organization is a nice-to-have.
• Experience with outsourced payroll providers, payroll journals, and reconciliations is a nice-to-have.
• Familiarity with BambooHR or similar HRIS and NetSuite or similar ERP is a nice-to-have.
• Working knowledge of payroll tax, statutory deductions, and labour legislation across African jurisdictions is a nice-to-have.

Responsibilities

• Support end-to-end payroll processing across multiple African countries from input validation through disbursement under the Payroll Manager's supervision.
• Review HR payroll inputs for completeness and accuracy and resolve missing or inconsistent information before cutoff.
• Process approved payroll changes including hires, terminations, salary adjustments, bonuses, commissions, leave, and benefits.
• Coordinate submissions with external payroll providers, track timelines, and investigate discrepancies before approval.
• Prepare payroll journals and reconcile payroll-related balance sheet accounts.
• Generate recurring and ad hoc payroll reports and support month-end and year-end reporting and audits.
• Respond professionally to employee payroll queries.
• Maintain knowledge of payroll legislation, statutory deductions, and labour law across African markets and keep controls and documentation audit-ready.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and meaningful health coverage
• Stock option plan participation for all full-time employees
• Access to learning and development resources
• Fully remote work environment
• Mental health support services

Hiring Process

Virtual process: Stage 1, 15-minute recruiter screen; Stage 2, 40-minute introductory interview with the hiring manager; Stage 3, 30-minute final interview with the department head; Stage 4, in-person coffee chat where possible; then offer.