Payroll Risk & Compliance Expert - Africa

Remote

Africa
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Payroll compliance ownership
Local legislation expertise
Audit and regulatory review leadership
** Remote is seeking a Payroll Risk & Compliance Expert to ensure payroll compliance across Africa, leveraging expertise in local legislation to translate complex rules into scalable processes. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in payroll compliance, experience with audits, and the ability to collaborate cross-functionally in a fully remote environment. **

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 to ensure payroll compliance across Africa, leveraging expertise in local legislation to translate complex rules into scalable processes. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in payroll compliance, experience with audits, and the ability to collaborate cross-functionally in a fully remote environment. **

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Payroll compliance ownership
  • Local legislation expertise
  • Audit and regulatory review leadership
  • Cross-functional partnership
  • Incident investigation and resolution

Nice-to-have

  • Systems thinking
  • Mentoring and coaching
  • Async and remote work comfort
  • Innovation and AI capabilities

Key Requirements

  • Deep expertise in payroll and employment compliance
  • 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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