Our client needs an experienced Payroll Tax Manager to lead the global payroll tax function. This is an in-office role in Fourways for someone who likes ownership, precision and complex tax calculations, with full regulatory compliance.

Key responsibilities

Own payroll tax: payments, reconciliations, queries and files.
Process and audit tax payrolls across multiple countries, including month-end.
Payroll tax reporting, accruals and statutory submissions.
Run the global payroll tax process and systems.
Apply CBA, Union, and tax authority guidelines.
Verify banking-platform payments; pay creditors and payroll partners on time.
Set policy and manage the payroll tax team.
Support cash flow, Excel calculations and system improvements.
Keep payroll information confidential.

Requirements

5+ years’ international payroll tax experience, including multi-country operations.
Proven tax payroll management experience.
Cross-border tax, tax treaties and totalisation agreements.
Statutory withholding and social security across multiple jurisdictions (EU, UK, APAC, Americas).
Expatriate/inpatriate tax: shadow payroll, tax equalisation and hypothetical tax.
Relationships with in-country payroll providers, tax authorities and consultants.
Payroll systems such as ADP, Payspace or Numbrs, plus advanced Excel.
Leadership of a payroll tax team.
High attention to detail, discretion and competing deadlines across time zones.

Preferred

Degree in Accounting, Finance or Tax (CPP, CPA or international payroll certification a plus).
Union and CBA payroll processing.
Payroll system implementation or tax process improvement.
Shared services or global mobility.