Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

Strategy Development & Implementation 

• Manages the development of an effective international payroll program across EGA by implementing the approved payroll framework, reviewing policies, and ensuring adherence to the governance structure.

• Leads and guides the development and implementation of training frameworks and expertise to business units to ensure accuracy and integrity of employee payroll data

• Ensures that the implementation of the international payroll strategy is in line with EGA’s vision, mission as well as corporate objectives and shareholder risk appetite and tolerance levels

• Directs the implementation of the functional strategy ensuring alignment to group and individual subsidiary strategy, EGA’s vision, mission, and corporate objectives.

• Ensures the provision of subject matter expertise to EGA business units on all related areas to facilitate the achievement of EGA’s strategy.

Leadership

• Manages the achievement of functional objectives through effective leadership and by setting of individual objectives, managing performance, developing, and motivating team members

• Manages the workload across the portfolio to ensure the right mix between analysis, risk and business objectives is achieved.

• Acts as a role model and drive adherence to organizational values and ethics to ensure the establishment of a value driven culture within EGA.

Budgeting and Financial Performance 

• Prepares and recommends the functional budget and monitors financial performance versus budget so that the business is aware of areas of unsatisfactory performance are identified, and potential areas of cost reduction or performance improvement opportunities are capitalised upon.

Policies, Systems, Processes & Procedures

• Directs and guides the development and oversees the implementation of functional policies, systems, processes, procedures, and controls covering all areas of the international payroll function so that all applicable procedural/legislative requirements are fulfilled while delivering a quality, cost-effective service in a consistent manner.

• Leads initiatives for development of methodologies for measurement of the international payroll portfolio

• Responsible for the annual review and update of the international payroll management framework and policy.

AUTHORITY/ DECISION MAKING:

Guidelines:

• Thinking within clearly defined policies, standards and specific objectives whilst being familiar with and cognisant of external regulatory and legislative requirements.

Decision Making:

• Direction of work is subject to practices and procedures, output is managed

Desired Candidate Profile

• Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree preferably in Finance, Business, Accounting or equivalent

  • Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP), Diploma in Payroll Management (Australian Payroll Institute), Diploma / Certificate In Treasury Management (ACT) would be well regarded

  Minimum Experience:

  • 8 years of experience in payroll or accounting or finance including at least 4 years in positions of progressively increasing managerial responsibilities

  • Experience of interacting with national/international institutions