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General Information

Job ID
27205
Location
Cape Town, South Africa
Work Types
Full Time
Categories
Client Payroll

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About TMF Group

TMF Group is a leading provider of administrative services, helping clients invest and operate safely around the world. As we’re a global company with 11,000+ colleagues based in over 125 offices across 87 jurisdictions, we actively seek out people with the talent and potential to flourish at TMF Group, whatever their background, and offer job opportunities to the broadest spectrum of people. Once on board we nurture and promote talented individuals, making sure that senior positions are open to all


Discover the Role

The payroll specialist will be responsible for end-to-end payroll processing for our clients


Key Responsibilities
  • Responsible for meeting payroll compliance requirements via accurate, complete and timely processing of weekly, fortnightly and monthly payrolls, remittances and filings with appropriate tax authorities/pension providers as required and payments to employees
  • Supervises and allocates tasks to junior colleagues whilst maintaining overall responsibility for task accuracy and completeness, keeping line manager updated as appropriate.
  • Responsible for meeting the indicated deadlines for each allocated client task;
  • Performing tasks in compliance with company policies relating to payroll to ensure requirements are followed consistently and in full for each payroll cycle;
  • Performing tasks in compliance with employment legislation, data protection and control risk within payroll function;
  • Being the primary day to day contact for payroll audits, Central Statistics Office and other requirements.  Responsible for answering audit queries and analysis at year-end and preparation of all monthly and annual statutory returns as required;
  • Responsible for processing, payment, reconciliation and reporting of benefits (e.g. Health Insurance, Pension, Share Awards etc.) as required
  • Providing administrative support for management of payroll and benefit issues and accurate record keeping.
  • Perform standard defined tasks to on board new clients;
  • Identify out-of-scope service and providing respective information to the team leader/manager
  • Keeps up to date with changes in local payroll and tax legislation
  • Escalates any concerns to line supervisors or line manager in a timely manner
  • Uses TMF’s payroll software effectively
  • Maintains relevant databases, client records and other tracking tools as required
  • Provides administrative support to the payroll team as required
  • Attends client meetings as required
  • To undertake any other duties as reasonably expected for the role

Key requirements
  • Degree or diploma in finance or related field
  • Ideally a minimum of 3 years’ experience in a client payroll position 
  • Excellent communication skills required
  • Attention to detail
  • Ability to lead by example and set best practice

What’s in it for you?

What's in it for you?


An exciting opportunity in an international company

Professional development opportunities as well as extensive individual further training opportunities, supported by our TMF Business Academy

A career within an ever evolving market

Flat hierarchies with direct contact to management and international exchange

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We’re looking forward to getting to know you!