Global Payroll Manager
Overview
Wave is hiring a Global Payroll Manager to ensure accurate, compliant, and timely delivery of payroll across multiple countries.
Job Description
Wave is making Africa the first cashless continent by building financial services that are no account fees, instantly available, and accepted everywhere. Wave launched a mobile app in Senegal in 2017 and now has millions of users across six countries.
Responsibilities
- - Be responsible for accurate and timely payrolls for countries in EMEA region, in compliance with local tax and labor regulations
- - Manage relationships with external payroll providers in all European and North American locations
- - Handle payroll administrative tasks, such as maintaining accurate employee records, processing adjustments, and responding to payroll-related inquiries
- - Identify and implement improvements in payroll systems and workflows to enhance efficiency and accuracy
- - Support internal and external payroll audits
- - Lead or support payroll system integrations and upgrades in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
- - Develop, drive and report on key metrics for the function with guidance from the payroll Manager
- - Support management on ad hoc and growth-oriented projects such as scalability initiatives
- - Address payroll-related queries from employees and resolve issues promptly
- - Provide to employees guidance on salary payments, tax deductions, and benefits
Required Skills
- - Fluent in English
- - Previous experience in global payroll management (5+ years)
- - Ideally 2+ years of experience in US and CA payroll management
- - Strong knowledge of payroll and HR policies in the UK and other european countries
- - Manage relationships with third-party payroll providers across various countries
- - Demonstrated organizational skills and a strong sense of ownership
- - Strong analytical skills and flux analysis
- - Experience with major payroll software such as Workday, ADP Workforce Now, ADP Smart Tax Compliance, Ceridian
Benefits
- - Subsidized health insurance for you and your dependents and retirement contributions
- - 6 months fully paid parental leave and subsidized fertility assistance
- - Flexible vacation, with most folks taking between 30-40 days per year
- - $10,000 annual charitable donation matching
About the company
We’re on a mission to make Africa the first cashless continent. On a continent where over half the population has no bank account, Wave is building the first modern financial network — no account fees, instantly available, and accepted everywhere!