Payroll Risk & Compliance Expert - Africa

RemoteOtter

Africa
Fully remote
Payroll compliance expertise
African employment legislation
Audit and regulatory review leadership
RemoteOtter is seeking a Payroll Risk & Compliance Expert for Africa who will be responsible for ensuring payroll compliance within specific jurisdictions. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in local legislation, lead audits, and collaborate cross-functionally to embed compliance into the company's global payroll platform

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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RemoteOtter is seeking a Payroll Risk & Compliance Expert for Africa who will be responsible for ensuring payroll compliance within specific jurisdictions. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in local legislation, lead audits, and collaborate cross-functionally to embed compliance into the company's global payroll platform.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

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

Nice-to-have

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

Key Requirements

  • Deep payroll expertise
  • Employment compliance for region
  • Proven audit leadership
  • Partnering with technical teams
  • Strong communication skills

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