Global Payroll Administrator

Our Company:

At impact.com we are passionate about our people, our technology, and are obsessed with customer success. Working together enables us to grow rapidly, win, and serve the largest brands in the world. We use cutting edge technology to solve real-world problems for our clients and continue to pull ahead of the pack as the leading SaaS platform for businesses to automate their partnerships and grow their revenue like never before. We have an entrepreneurial spirit and a culture where ambition and curiosity is rewarded. If you are looking to join a team where your opinion is valued, your contributions are noticed, and enjoy working with fun and talented people from all over the world, then this is the place for you!

impact.com, the world’s leading partnership management platform, is transforming the way businesses manage and optimize all types of partnerships—including traditional rewards affiliates, influencers, commerce content publishers, B2B, and more. The company’s powerful, purpose-built platform makes it easy for businesses to create, manage, and scale an ecosystem of partnerships with the brands and communities that customers trust to make purchases, get information, and entertain themselves at home, at work, or on the go. To learn more about how impact.com’s technology platform and partnerships marketplace is driving revenue growth for global enterprise brands such as Walmart, Uber, Shopify, Lenovo, L’Oreal and Fanatics, visit www.impact.com.

Your Role at Impact:

In this role, as business requirements dictate, you will be responsible for payroll processing and supporting functions to the existing payroll portfolios. This position will utilize your understanding of payroll legislation and regulations and your skills to ensure accuracy and compliance with company policies. It involves overseeing benefits administration, computing salaries, managing statutory submissions and disbursements, and preparing monthly payroll documentation.

What you'll do:

• Process payroll for multiple regions accurately and timely, ensuring compliance with tax authorities, retirement fund institutions, and statutory requirements for each Portfolio.
• Handle all aspects of payroll administration, including calculating salaries, employee benefits administration, processing employee deductions, and preparing payroll reports.
• Assist with statutory compliance requirements payments such as PAYE, NI, pension contributions, UIF, Health Care, Garnishees, and STATS SA, ensuring accurate and timely submission to relevant providers.
• Respond to payroll queries and provide professional payroll advice and support to employees.
• Perform checks on monthly reports, including payroll system errors, net variances, and comparisons between payroll and BambooHR systems.
• Liaise with internal teams and external stakeholders to resolve payroll-related issues and provide resolution to employees and payroll vendors.
• Prepare payroll exception reports, business reports, and ad-hoc reports as needed.
• Payroll deductions and benefits should be reconciled in preparation for 3rd-party payments. 
• Validate service provider invoices before requesting payments. 
• Cross-functional coordination and reporting with our HR, Incentive Compensation, and Finance departments.
• Maintain accurate payroll records and documentation compliant with general data protection regulations and other relevant legislation.

Does this sound like you?

• A minimum of two years of multi-state payroll experience in a medium to large organization.
• Ability to manage the end-to-end payroll function.
• Experience working for a global company or a group of companies is preferred. 
• Extensive knowledge of the regulatory and legislative environment concerning payroll.
• Ramco payroll system experience is preferred
• Professional communication skills both written & verbal; reliable and responsive to email and phone communications
• Proficient with Microsoft Office or Google Sheets, with intermediate Excel including pivot tables, VLOOKUP’s, conditional formatting, if-and formulas
• Strong organizational and administrative skills
• Highest level of integrity and good judgment, with the ability to effectively deal with highly sensitive, confidential information
• Deadline-driven and able to work independently

Preferred Requirements:

• A National Certificate, Diploma, or Certification in Payroll administration or qualification in Finance, Human Resources and Accounting.
• Three to five years of experience in payroll processing and administration, preferably in a global company, within a medium to large organisation.
• Experience with Payroll software systems.
• Advance Excel skills,in reporting, pivot tables and use of formulas.
• Tax knowledge and understanding of payroll legislation.

This role is to be based in Cape Town

Nice to have:

•  Affiliate & Partnerships Industry Fundamentals Certification by PXA

Benefits/Perks:

• Unlimited PTO policy
• Take the time off that you need. We are truly committed to a positive work-life balance, recognising that it is important to be happy and fulfilled in both
• Training & Development
• Learning the advanced partnership automation products
• Medical Aid and Provident Fund
• Group schemes with Discovery & Bonitas for medical aid
• Group scheme with 10X provident fund
• Stock Options
• 3-year vesting schedule pending Board approval
• Internet Allowance
• Flexible work hours
• Casual work environment

Impact is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All employees and applicants for employment shall be given fair treatment and equal employment opportunity regardless of their race, ethnicity or ancestry, color or caste, religion or belief, age, sex (including gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy/maternity), national origin, weight, neurodivergence, disability, marital and civil partnership status, caregiving status, veteran status, genetic information, political affiliation, or other prohibited non-merit factors.

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