Payroll Risk & Compliance Expert - Africa

remoteswe.fyi

Africa
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Payroll compliance expertise
African payroll legislation
Audit and regulatory review leadership
** Remote is seeking a Payroll Risk & Compliance Expert for Africa to manage payroll compliance and ensure adherence to local legislation. The role requires deep expertise in payroll compliance, effective collaboration with cross-functional teams, and a strategic mindset to embed compliance into the company's payroll systems. **

Job Summary

  • As a GP Compliance Expert, you are the owner of payroll compliance for your country or region, translating complex rules into scalable processes, systems, and documentation.
  • You will work closely with Product, Engineering, Design, Operations, and Legal to embed compliance into the foundations of our global payroll platform.
  • 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 to manage payroll compliance and ensure adherence to local legislation. The role requires deep expertise in payroll compliance, effective collaboration with cross-functional teams, and a strategic mindset to embed compliance into the company's payroll systems. **

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Payroll compliance expertise
  • African payroll legislation
  • Audit and regulatory review leadership
  • Cross-functional technical partnership
  • Incident investigation and resolution
  • Scalable process and control design

Nice-to-have

  • Energetic, curious, motivated, ambitious
  • Systems thinking and strategic approach
  • Mentoring and team capability growth
  • Async and fast-changing environment comfort

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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