Payroll Supervisor - Cape Town at TMF Group

Key Responsibilities 

• Review and approve payrolls
• Maintenance of payroll
• Assisting with tax submissions and benefit calculations
• Assist with project work within HRP environment 
• Ability to plan, coordinates and manage internal and external resources to deliver results in a timely, accurate and professional manner
• Take overall accountability for the delivery and drives team results
• Ability to make decisive decisions based on insight and knowledge of the business and understand the holistic financial implications of said decisions
• Ability to deliver financial data and management information in various forums and formats, both written and verbal, to varied audiences
• Be a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in his/her specialist area
• Ability to articulate and communicate complex ideas in a simple and easy-to-understand manner
• Be fully knowledgeable on the day-to-day activities of the local business and be able to identify the key deliverables and indicators of success
• Ability to empower people to take accountability and achieve results
• Ability to coach, develop and effectively manage the performance of the team
• Ability to ensure the team has a clear understanding of the teams KPI’s and will monitor performance against those KPI’s.
• Proactive in identifying opportunities and seeking solutions
• Ensures relevant information is obtained and shared as needed
• Takes responsibility for delivering superior products and services
• Implements improvements to client service
• Understands TMF Groups' business lines and any relevant local regulatory requirements.
• Has a good understanding of how TMF Group is structured
• Manages internal and external stakeholders' expectations with regards to delivery, escalating concerns as appropriate.
• Is able to deal with conflict in a controlled manner and persuade other ‘Executive’ level staff.
• Builds credibility across all stakeholder groups.

Key Requirements

• 4+ years' experience in a payroll variance role and studying towards a recognized payroll or commercial qualification
• Sound knowledge in payroll processing, deductions and regulatory submissions
• Working knowledge of MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook
• Working experience with payroll/HR software
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills
• Strong attention to detail, coordination and organizational skills
• Other characteristics: accurate, self-motivated and able to work both independently and as part of a team