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Payroll Specialist

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, or a related field
  • Hands-on experience in payroll using payroll software
  • Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills
  • High attention to detail and strong organizational skills

Responsibilities

  • Support end-to-end payroll processing across multiple African countries
  • Review payroll inputs received from HR for completeness and accuracy
  • Process approved payroll changes — new hires, terminations, salary adjustments, bonuses
  • Prepare payroll journals and reconcile payroll-related balance sheet accounts

Key facts

  • Remote from: Africa
  • Full time
  • Payroll Specialist
  • English

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Detail Oriented
  • Organizational Skills
  • Client Confidentiality
  • Professional Communication

About the company

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Yellow Card App

Blockchain, Crypto & Web3

Yellow Card is one of the largest licensed stablecoin-based infrastructure providers with capabilities spanning across 34 countries including 20 African countries, major emerging markets such as Brazil, India, Mexico, and China. From Stablecoin payment infrastructure to fiat settlement rails, custody wallet services, and custom local Stablecoin issuance, Yellow Card provides the complete infrastructure businesses need to manage Stablecoins, payments, and operations across emerging markets.

Company details

IndustryBlockchain, Crypto & Web3
Company size201 - 500

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Job description

Who We Are

Yellow Card is the largest licensed Stablecoin-based infrastructure provider operating across over 60 countries. From Stablecoin payment infrastructure to fiat settlement rails, wallet services, and custom local Stablecoin issuance, Yellow Card provides the complete infrastructure businesses need to manage Stablecoins, payments, and operations across 50 emerging markets.

Yellow Card operates with a substantial global team spanning 24 countries. This workforce is characterized by its linguistic diversity, with collective speaking of over 25 languages, underscoring the company's extensive international reach.

As our Payroll Specialist, you'll make sure people across our African markets get paid accurately and on time. Reporting to the Payroll Manager, you'll sit between HR and our external payroll providers, catching errors before they reach a payslip and keeping every cycle compliant with local legislation. It's detail-heavy work with a direct, immediate impact on every employee's paycheck.

What You'll Do

  • Support end-to-end payroll processing across multiple African countries, from input validation through to disbursement under the supervision of the Payroll Manager.
  • Review payroll inputs received from HR for completeness and accuracy, and chase down anything missing or inconsistent before cut-off.
  • Process approved payroll changes — new hires, terminations, salary adjustments, bonuses, commissions, leave, and benefits.
  • Coordinate submissions with external payroll providers, track processing timelines, and investigate discrepancies before approval.
  • Prepare payroll journals and reconcile payroll-related balance sheet accounts.
  • Generate recurring and ad hoc payroll reports, and support month-end and year-end reporting and audits.
  • Respond to employee payroll queries professionally
  • Stay current on payroll legislation, statutory deductions, and labour law across our African markets, and keep internal controls, policies, and process documentation compliant and audit-ready.

What You'll Bring (Must-Have)

  • Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, or a related field.
  • Hands-on experience in payroll using payroll software.
  • Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
  • High attention to detail and strong organizational skills, with the discretion to handle confidential payroll data with integrity.

What Would Make You Stand Out (Nice-to-Have)

  • Experience supporting payroll across multiple African countries, in a high-growth, multi-entity organization.
  • Experience working with outsourced payroll providers, including preparing payroll journals and reconciliations.
  • Familiarity with BambooHR (or similar HRIS) and NetSuite (or similar ERP).
  • Working knowledge of payroll tax, statutory deductions, and labour legislation across African jurisdictions.

What We Offer

  • Compensation & Benefits: We offer competitive compensation and meaningful health coverage, and all full-time employees are participants in our stock option plan.
  • Learning & Development: Access to resources, support, and autonomy to grow professionally.
  • Remote-First Flexibility: We embrace a fully remote work environment.
  • Mental Health Support Services: Your mental well-being matters to us.
  • Global & Diverse Team: You will have the opportunity to work with talented professionals from 24+ countries across the world, in a multicultural and collaborative environment.
  • Global Impact: You'll be part of a team shaping the future of global FinTech and stablecoin accessibility.

How We Hire

Our hiring process is virtual and is designed to be fast, fair, and respectful of your time.

  • Stage 1: 15-minute Recruiter screen.
  • Stage 2: 40-minute Introductory Interview with the Hiring Manager.
  • Stage 3: 30-minute Final Interview with the Department Head.
  • Stage 4: In-person coffee chat, where possible.
  • Offer.

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