Senior Superintendent II, Payroll Governance & Operations
Kamoa Copper Mine is a joint venture between Ivanhoe Mines (39.6%), Zijin Mining Group (39.6%), Crystal River Global Limited (0.8%) and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (20%). It's a very large, near-surface, flat-lying, stratiform copper deposit with adjacent prospective exploration areas within the Central African Copperbelt, at approximately 25 kilometres west of the town of Kolwezi and about 270 kilometres west of the provincial capital of Lubumbashi.
Play your part in our team succeeding……
Senior Superintendent II, Payroll Governance & Operations is responsible for leading payroll governance, compliance, controls, and continuous improvement across Kamoa Copper SA, Kamoa Energy, and Centre of Excellence. The role ensures the accurate, compliant, and timely processing of payroll, taxation, and statutory obligations while maintaining the integrity of payroll systems, data, controls, and reporting. As the organization's payroll subject matter expert, the incumbent provides guidance on remuneration, payroll taxation, labour law compliance, and payroll controls, while serving as the final governance checkpoint to mitigate financial, regulatory, fraud, and reputational risks
You will have the following:
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Taxation, Commerce, Economics, or related discipline.
- Professional Accounting, Payroll, Tax, or Finance qualification.
- Postgraduate qualification advantageous
- 10–12 years' experience in payroll, finance, taxation, or related financial management environments managing large-scale, automated payroll operations, payroll teams and multiple stakeholders.
- Experience engaging directly with unions, auditors, banks, and DRC government authorities.
- Mining industry experience advantageous but not essential.
- Proficiency in business English is mandatory. Knowledge of French and Swahili will be considered highly advantageous.
Technical Skills should include:
- Payroll governance and compliance
- Payroll taxation and accounting
- Labor law interpretation
- Financial controls
- Audit and assurance
- Payroll systems and automation
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Data analytics and reporting
- Risk management
- OHADA accounting principles
- Statutory compliance
- Remuneration and Benefits
- SAGE, Microsoft Office - Excel
Role skills
- Kamoa and Ivanhoe policies and procedures relating to Payroll
- Knowledge of Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and company rules
- DRC labour legislation
- Complex labour legislation, taxation, and regulatory requirements.
- Payroll governance, audit, compliance, and control functions.
- Payroll accounting, budgeting, and financial reporting processes
Personal Competencies should include:
- Strategic thinking and business acumen
- Integrity, ethics, and professional courage
- Leadership under pressure and resilience
- Decision-making and sound judgement
- Stakeholder management and relationship building
- Negotiation, influence, and conflict resolution
- Change leadership and continuous improvement mindset
- Accountability and results orientation
- Strong compliance and governance orientation
- Analytical thinking and attention to detail
- Ability to challenge non-compliant instructions and decisions appropriately
- Ability to engage effectively with unions, regulators, government authorities, and senior stakeholders
Your Key Performance Activities will include but not limited to:
- Process: Lead the payroll function
- Lead Payroll Governance, Compliance & Control
- Manage Payroll Operations & Service Delivery
- Oversee Payroll Data Integrity, Audit & Fraud Prevention
- Lead Payroll Taxation & Statutory Compliance
- Manage Payroll Accounting & Financial Reporting
- Lead Payroll Systems, Automation & Process Improvement
- Manage Remuneration Administration & Payroll Advisory Services
- Support Collective Bargaining & Labour Relations
- Lead Payroll Team Performance & Capability
- Drive Payroll Systems, Automation & Continuous Improvement
- Stakeholder management- Build working relationships across teams and functional lines to enhance work delivery, collaboration and innovation
- People: Coordinate, monitor and supervise the performance of direct reports by clearly defining goals and objectives and providing direction, coaching and regular feedback
- Finance: Manage Payroll Budgets & Cost Control
- Transformation: Support the Transformation agenda
- HSEQ -Integrate HSEQ into all work processes
- Reporting and Governance and Quality- Adhere to and improve reporting processes for the area of responsibility
- Promote Ethics, Governance & Corporate Compliance
The Finer Detail
When applying, please submit a PDF version of your CV together with certified copies (certification within a 3-month period) of your ID/passport, drivers' license and qualifications.
Should you not hear from us within 30 days of the closing date please consider your application unsuccessful
