takealot.com, South Africa's leading online retailer, is looking for a highly adaptable Payroll Lead to join our People & Transformation team in Cape Town

We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us. We offer a market related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs, a great work environment and a promise that you won’t be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.

This position reports to the Head of People Capabilities

Your responsibilities will include

Payroll Management

Manage an end-to-end payroll service.
Ensure accurate calculation of salaries, overtime, bonuses, commissions, deductions and any other payroll related payment.
Provide an accurate, timely and compliant company payroll services
Develop and direct the preparation of payroll and related reports
Manage payroll schedules and ensure timely payment to all employees
Provide specialised payroll and deduction information and assistance as required
Ensure compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and requirements.
Manage the development and implementation of all Payroll related policies and procedures.
Ensure accurate payroll reporting.
Assist the Group CFO and CFOs of BU’s by reporting on variances on payroll input and data.
Respond to payroll related questions or needs regarding compliance or regulations utilising payroll resources available
Ensure the resolution of all payroll related issues utilizing payroll policies and procedures.
Participate in the annual increase process in collaboration with the Analytics team.
Implement the annual salary increases.
Establish/maintain employee records that relate to payroll and ensure that they are accurately filed and available to the HR team.
Maintaining and storing of payroll data, providing the system that safeguard the payroll data and documentation.

Payroll System Management

Manages the payroll system and reviews enhancements/changes for development and implementation in the business.
Review and amend payroll processes, policies and procedures as required within a changing environment.

Benefits Management

Manage the administration of all Employee benefits for the Group.
Ensure the implementation of all benefits policies and procedures
Manage the relationship with benefits service providers as required.
Ensure that all benefits applications on payroll comply with legal requirements.

Compliance and Reporting

Manage the annual internal and external payroll and related audits.
Assist in providing documentation and reports to internal and external sources during the annual audit process.
Ensure accuracy of legislative reporting of all employees in all required reports.
Create ad hoc reports for HR, Finance and Exco within designated HRIS/Payroll system as and when required
Responsible for all legislative reporting involving payroll and benefits related matters.
Resolve complex employee requests and perform internal control responsibilities.
Upon request, assist in gathering payroll data for inclusion in financial statements.
Researching and preparing special reports for management.
Manage the COIDA relationship with the selected service provider and administer the audit for the Group.
Report on payroll metrics, provide insights and make corrective recommendations.

Leadership

Manage and lead the team of payroll officers
Train and mentor, the Payroll Officers and suggest training intervention to upskill and develop them to keep relevant at all times.
Train HR team members in specific areas of payroll, benefits and reporting.

Qualification & Experience

Degree or Advanced Diploma in an HR/Financial-related field.
A minimum of 7-10 years payroll experience that include benefits administration.
Knowledge of Payspace or other payroll systems.
3-4 years’ experience leading a payroll/finance team.
Advanced Excel (V-lookups, pivot tables and graphs) /Google suite
Finance experience will be an added advantage.
Reporting experience.