Payroll Risk & Compliance Expert - Africa

Remoseal

Africa
Fully remote
Payroll compliance expertise
African payroll legislation
Audit and regulatory review leadership
Remote is seeking a Payroll Risk & Compliance Expert for Africa, responsible for ensuring payroll compliance within the region by translating local legislation into scalable processes. The role requires strong expertise in payroll compliance, audit leadership, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to embed compliance into Remote's global payroll platform

Job Summary

  • As a GP Compliance Expert, you are the owner of payroll compliance for your country or region, holding deep expertise in local legislation and applying it across audits to product design.
  • You will work closely with Product, Engineering, Design, Operations, and Legal to embed compliance into the foundations of our global payroll platform, leading investigations and driving continuous improvement.
  • This role blends subject-matter expertise with strategic systems thinking, making you a key architect in how Remote builds compliant, automated global payroll at scale.

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Remote is seeking a Payroll Risk & Compliance Expert for Africa, responsible for ensuring payroll compliance within the region by translating local legislation into scalable processes. The role requires strong expertise in payroll compliance, audit leadership, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to embed compliance into Remote's global payroll platform.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Payroll compliance expertise
  • African payroll legislation
  • Audit and regulatory review leadership
  • Product and engineering partnership
  • Incident investigation and resolution

Nice-to-have

  • Systems thinking and design
  • Mentoring and coaching capability
  • Async and remote work environment
  • Cross-functional influence

Key Requirements

  • Deep expertise in payroll and employment compliance for Africa
  • Proven record leading audits or compliance programs
  • Experience partnering with technical teams
  • Strong communication and influencing skills
  • Comfortable operating in a remote environment

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