Senior Payroll & Tax Associate

Role Overview

• Prepare, review, and submit monthly payrolls across multiple countries, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with local regulations.
• Process payroll payments, including net salaries, taxes, pensions, bonuses, and statutory deductions, using the payroll platforms, Excel, and Google Sheets.
• Assist in managing special payroll runs such as annual bonuses, salary increases, retroactive pay, and off-cycle payrolls.
• Support the preparation of annual payroll returns and statutory filings.
• Reconcile payroll data to management accounts and audited financial statements.
• Maintain payroll documentation and ensure processes are audit-ready.
• Support payroll automation and standardisation across multiple countries.
• Coordinate with HR and Finance on new hires, terminations, transfers, compensation changes, leave schemes, garnishments, and benefits.
• Respond to employee payroll queries and escalate complex issues as needed.
• Assist in preparing and submitting VAT and withholding tax filings across Africa, Dubai, the UK, and the US.
• Support payroll-related tax reconciliations and ensure compliance with local regulations.
• Identify potential tax issues and implement corrective measures proactively.
• Liaise with external tax advisors as required.
• Identify payroll and tax process inefficiencies and suggest improvements.
• Analyze payroll and tax data to detect trends, discrepancies, or potential compliance risks.
• Take ownership of assigned tasks, follow through independently, and escalate issues when necessary.
• Support automation, standardisation, and scalability initiatives to optimize processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field (BCom Accounting or equivalent).
• 2-4 years of hands-on payroll experience, including multi-country payroll (Africa required; Dubai, UK, US a plus).
• Practical experience with VAT and withholding tax compliance.
• Proficient with Payroll systems and HR platforms, Excel, and Google Sheets.
• Highly proactive, analytical, and detail-oriented.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive payroll and tax information with integrity.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams.
• Knowledge of global payroll and tax best practices is advantageous.

Benefits

• Impactful and Purposeful Work: You will be helping to drive financial inclusion across Africa.
• Remote-First Flexibility: We embrace a fully remote work environment.
• Global & Diverse Team: You will have the opportunity to work with talented professionals from 25+ countries across the world, in a multicultural and collaborative environment.
• Learning & Development: Access to resources, support, and autonomy to grow professionally.
• Mental Health Support Services: Your mental well-being matters to us.
• Competitive compensation and meaningful health coverage, and all full-time employees are participants in our stock option plan.