Payroll & HR Admin

Payroll & HR Administrator

Purpose of the role:

Deliver the Payroll & HR Admin service offering to maximize the business performance.

Core responsibilities / expectations:

• Establish a professional, modern and lean payroll and HR administration process
• External provider management like payroll, T&A partners, relocation, tax and pension providers etc.
• Updating and managing HR master data including filing of documentation
• Processing payroll
• Adhering to and continuously staying updated on internal HR processes and policies
• Communicating to internal stakeholders, providing information and advise linked to internal HR policies and processes
• Processing tickets and act as 1st line support to employees and managers
• Manage a lean process for administrating payroll and taxes in close collaboration with Payroll & HR Specialist
• Oversee the Master Data compliance with all legal reporting requirements.
• Continuously improve processes and ways of working, while using digitization and agile methodology as an enabler to achieve further efficiencies
• Be a role-model for data-driven ways of working
• Act as One HR through active collaboration with HR colleagues, locally, regionally and globally
• Actively contribute to the development of the RCoE HR

Reporting line:

Reports to Senior Payroll & HR Admin Specialist, RCoE

Requirements - 

Knowledge and experience:

• Bachelor's degree required in relevant area, such as Human Resources Management, Business Administration or similar
• 3-5 years' experience in a similar role
• Fluency in English, both in speech and writing is a key requirement
• Extensive knowledge and experience of payroll and HR administration process and a firm understanding of accounting principles
• Good knowledge of cloud-based payroll and HR administration systems like SuccessFactors, or similar as well as Microsoft 365 and Teams and ticketing system like ServiceNow
• Knowledge of Payspace or similar payroll systems is an advantage
• Knowledge in agile methods and tools like Teams

Personality:

• Great communicator, both verbally and written and presentation skills
• Ability to build relationships and trust with internal and external stakeholders and have a strong ownership with a business mindset
• Strong continuous improvement mindset combined with innovation and service mindset
• Proactive problem-solver with the end-users best interest in mind
• Strong self-management skills, motivation and ability to contribute to development

Location: Johannesburg, South Africa

Last date to apply: 5 December 2025