Senior Payroll Administrator

Position- Senior Payroll Administrator
Location- City of Cape Town
Location: (Insert Location)
Mode: Work from Office
Start Date: ASAP
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Payroll professional to manage a predominantly manual payroll environment for a large employee base. While automation initiatives are planned for later this year, the current payroll process remains highly manual and requires strong technical capability, financial acumen, and hands-on execution.
This role is critical in ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely payroll processing within a dynamic BPO environment.
Key Responsibilities
Manage end-to-end manual payroll processing for approximately 1000+ employees.
Execute payroll accurately within strict timelines, especially during payroll and pay query periods.
Perform detailed payroll checks including data validation, duplicate identification, reconciliation, and compliance verification.
Handle high-volume data management usi...