Payroll Expert | West Africa (French Speaking)

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Job Type: Full-Time
• Salary: Not Specified

Deel is seeking a Payroll Specialist to join their global team. Deel offers an all-in-one payroll and HR platform designed for global teams, with a vision to unlock global opportunity for every person, team, and business. The company is a rapidly growing SaaS company transforming how global talent connects with companies, breaking down hiring and career barriers.

Requirements

• Fluency in French and English
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, or a related field from an accredited institution
• 4+ years of payroll and HR experience in the relevant country
• Strong working knowledge of local regulations and policies related to payroll and HR
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks while meeting deadlines timely and accurately
• Strong verbal and written skills to connect with clients and align with various stakeholders
• Strong interpersonal skills, explaining complex issues at an understandable level
• Advanced knowledge of local payroll software solutions
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Excel/Google Sheets
• Strong proficiency in English
• Experience managing technology and external payroll providers is an advantage
• Experience with implementation of new payrolls on an industry-recognised payroll solution is preferred

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and select relevant software for running payroll, incorporating Deel product technology requirements
• Ensure accurate and timely execution of payroll in your region, as well as in other trained countries
• Prepare and reconcile internal payroll reports, ensuring compliance with local tax authorities
• Own all critical local payroll and HR processes, including setting up involuntary deductions, supporting onboardings and offboardings of employees on record in your region
• Schedule payroll expenses collections and reconcile collections to expenses
• Assess and improve rapid growth processes and procedures, ensuring compliance
• Stay informed of relevant local regulatory and policies changes, communicating and establishing key changes across teams
• Work cross-functionally to provide expertise on local payroll and HR matters in your region
• Answer complex payroll and HR related questions from employees and clients in your region

Company Information

Deel is the all-in-one payroll and HR platform for global teams. Their vision is to unlock global opportunity for every person, team, and business. Deel supports every worker type in 100+ countries with AI-powered tools and a fully owned payroll infrastructure. The company is one of the largest globally distributed companies, with a team of 5,000 spanning more than 100 countries, speaking 74 languages. Deel has been recognized on CNBC Disruptor 50, Forbes Cloud 100, Deloitte Fast 500, and Y Combinator’s top companies list.