Pretoria East: Payroll Supervisor posted by Network Finance

My client looking for an experienced and detail-driven Payroll Supervisor to take ownership of payroll and billing operations within a fast-paced, deadline-focused environment.

This role plays a critical part in ensuring accurate payroll delivery, compliant billing, and effective team leadership, while continuously improving systems and processes.

This role is based in Menlyn, Pretoria East.

Key Responsibilities:
Payroll & Billing Operations

• Oversee the full payroll and billing lifecycle, ensuring all payments and invoices are processed accurately, on time, and in line with regulatory requirements.
• Manage the manual transfer of employee, client, and placement data from Salesforce into Access PAB, ensuring data integrity throughout.
• Act as the primary escalation point for payroll and billing queries from internal stakeholders, contractors, and clients.
• Review, amend, and reissue invoices where required, ensuring correct rates, margins, and cost structures are applied.
• Perform rate and margin checks across client portals to confirm pricing accuracy and commercial viability.
• Support vendor and umbrella company relationships, ensuring compliance and ongoing due diligence.

Systems, Reporting & Compliance

• Serve as a key contact for Salesforce-related payroll queries, resolving data discrepancies and process issues.
• Work closely with external accountants to address costing, invoicing, and reconciliation matters.
• Prepare payroll-related reports and management information to support decision-making.
• Handle government and statutory queries, ensuring ongoing compliance with UK payroll legislation.

Process Improvement & Controls

• Review and enhance payroll and billing processes by introducing robust controls, checks, and best-practice workflows.
• Design and maintain macro-enabled tools and templates to drive efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.
• Proactively identify operational risks and implement improvements to strengthen controls and reduce errors.

Leadership & Team Management

• Lead and oversee the day-to-day activities of the payroll team, ensuring consistent service delivery.
• Provide hands-on training, coaching, and performance feedback to support individual and team development.
• Contribute to performance improvement initiatives and support resource planning and workload management.

Job Experience and Skills Required:

• Proven experience as a Payroll Supervisor or senior payroll leadership role
• UK Payroll experience is essential
• Strong understanding of payroll compliance and billing processes
• Excellent systems aptitude, with experience working across multiple platforms
• Confident leader with a structured, solutions-focused approach

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