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Payroll Manager
Job Location:
Job Location:
Centurion - South Africa
Monthly Salary:
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Posted:
8 August 2026 (9 hours ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
5 November 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Are you an experienced payroll professional with a passion for accuracy compliance and leading high-performing teams
An established national organisation is looking for a seasoned Payroll Manager (Head of Payroll) to take ownership of a large multi-entity payroll function while driving operational excellence compliance and continuous process improvement.
This is an exciting opportunity for a strong leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and has extensive experience managing high-volume payroll operations.
Key Responsibilities:
Payroll Leadership & Team Management
Job Experience and Skills Required:
Relevant Diploma or Degree in Payroll Finance Accounting Human Resources or a related field is highly advantageous.
Minimum 8 years payroll experience within a high-volume payroll environment.
Minimum 5 years experience managing a payroll team.
Advanced PaySpace experience is non-negotiable (Super User level).
Proven experience processing payroll for 1500 employees across multiple entities.
Demonstrated experience with statutory registrations and payroll compliance.
Previous experience within a payroll bureau or multi-entity environment will be advantageous.
Apply now!
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For more information contact:
Juanette Lotter
Executive Consultant
This is an exciting opportunity for a strong leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and has extensive experience managing high-volume payroll operations.
Key Responsibilities:
Payroll Leadership & Team Management
- Lead mentor and manage a team of Payroll Officers while driving accountability and high performance.
- Establish structured payroll processes workflows and internal controls.
- Ensure payroll deadlines are consistently met with a right first time approach.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives and enhance payroll efficiencies.
- Act as the organisations PaySpace Super User managing system configurations user access and payroll parameters.
- Oversee the end-to-end monthly payroll for 1500 employees across multiple entities.
- Review and process payroll inputs including new appointments terminations salary increases overtime leave and variable earnings.
- Manage payroll reconciliations and investigate discrepancies.
- Authorise payroll payment files and produce executive payroll reports.
- Manage monthly bi-annual and annual SARS submissions (EMP201 EMP501 and IRP5s).
- Ensure full compliance with all South African payroll legislation and statutory requirements.
- Register new entities with SARS the Department of Employment and Labour Compensation Fund (COIDA/WCA) Bargaining Councils and other statutory bodies.
- Manage submissions and reconciliations for UIF Provident Funds Bargaining Councils and Compensation Fund.
- Maintain compliance with BCEA SARS legislation and other relevant labour regulations.
Job Experience and Skills Required:
Relevant Diploma or Degree in Payroll Finance Accounting Human Resources or a related field is highly advantageous.
Minimum 8 years payroll experience within a high-volume payroll environment.
Minimum 5 years experience managing a payroll team.
Advanced PaySpace experience is non-negotiable (Super User level).
Proven experience processing payroll for 1500 employees across multiple entities.
Demonstrated experience with statutory registrations and payroll compliance.
Previous experience within a payroll bureau or multi-entity environment will be advantageous.
Apply now!
For more exciting (Finance/ Engineering/ IT / Supply Chain / Commercial & C-Suite) vacancies please visit: you have not had any response in two weeks please consider the vacancy application unsuccessful. Your profile will be kept on our database for any other suitable roles / positions.
For more information contact:
Juanette Lotter
Executive Consultant
Required Experience:
Manager
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