# Payroll Lead at takealot.com

> South Africa · Staff · Other · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/greenhouse%3Atakealotcom%3A7588118 (read 2026-11-08).

## Facts (observed)

- Company: [takealot.com](https://alderhq.app/companies/takealot-com)
- Location text: Cape Town; Cape Town Office
- Where it can be done from (inferred): South Africa (evidence: "Location: Cape Town; Cape Town Office")
- Posted: 2026-02-05 (276 days ago)
- First seen by alder: 2026-11-07 · last verified: 2026-11-07
- Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times
- Apply on the employer's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/takealotcom/jobs/7588118

## Pay and sponsorship

- Posted pay: not posted

## Description (the employer's text)

takealot.com, South Africa's leading online retailer, is looking for a highly adaptable Payroll Lead to join our People & Transformation team in Cape Town

We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us. We offer a market related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs, a great work environment and a promise that you won’t be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.

This position reports to the Head of People Capabilities

### Your responsibilities will include

### Payroll Management

- Manage an end-to-end payroll service.
- Ensure accurate calculation of salaries, overtime, bonuses, commissions, deductions and any other payroll related payment.
- Provide an accurate, timely and compliant company payroll services
- Develop and direct the preparation of payroll and related reports
- Manage payroll schedules and ensure timely payment to all employees
- Provide specialised payroll and deduction information and assistance as required
- Ensure compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and requirements.
- Manage the development and implementation of all Payroll related policies and procedures.
- Ensure accurate payroll reporting.
- Assist the Group CFO and CFOs of BU’s by reporting on variances on payroll input and data.
- Respond to payroll related questions or needs regarding compliance or regulations utilising payroll resources available
- Ensure the resolution of all payroll related issues utilizing payroll policies and procedures.
- Participate in the annual increase process in collaboration with the Analytics team.
- Implement the annual salary increases.
- Establish/maintain employee records that relate to payroll and ensure that they are accurately filed and available to the HR team.
- Maintaining and storing of payroll data, providing the system that safeguard the payroll data and documentation.
### Payroll System Management

- Manages the payroll system and reviews enhancements/changes for development and implementation in the business.
- Review and amend payroll processes, policies and procedures as required within a changing environment.
### Benefits Management

- Manage the administration of all Employee benefits for the Group.
- Ensure the implementation of all benefits policies and procedures
- Manage the relationship with benefits service providers as required.
- Ensure that all benefits applications on payroll comply with legal requirements.
### Compliance and Reporting

- Manage the annual internal and external payroll and related audits.
- Assist in providing documentation and reports to internal and external sources during the annual audit process.
- Ensure accuracy of legislative reporting of all employees in all required reports.
- Create ad hoc reports for HR, Finance and Exco within designated HRIS/Payroll system as and when required
- Responsible for all legislative reporting involving payroll and benefits related matters.
- Resolve complex employee requests and perform internal control responsibilities.
- Upon request, assist in gathering payroll data for inclusion in financial statements.
- Researching and preparing special reports for management.
- Manage the COIDA relationship with the selected service provider and administer the audit for the Group.
- Report on payroll metrics, provide insights and make corrective recommendations.
### Leadership

- Manage and lead the team of payroll officers
- Train and mentor, the Payroll Officers and suggest training intervention to upskill and develop them to keep relevant at all times.
- Train HR team members in specific areas of payroll, benefits and reporting.
### Qualification & Experience

- Degree or Advanced Diploma in an HR/Financial-related field.
- A minimum of 7-10 years payroll experience that include benefits administration.
- Knowledge of Payspace or other payroll systems.
- 3-4 years’ experience leading a payroll/finance team.
- Advanced Excel (V-lookups, pivot tables and graphs) /Google suite
- Finance experience will be an added advantage.
- Reporting experience.

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