Head of Treasury
Johannesburg
About Playroll
Playroll was built to power a borderless economy. We help businesses and their people thrive, no matter where they're based. Since opening our doors in 2022, we've grown alongside the world of distributed work. What started with our Employer of Record solution has expanded into an integrated suite of HR solutions for companies of every size, covering contractor management, global employment, payroll, benefits and compliance. We're looking for talented people to help shape the future of work, today.
We're driven by a constant pursuit of excellence – building better products, better problem-solving, better ways to work across borders. If you thrive in fast-moving environments and want to help build what comes next, join our team to drive meaningful change.
About the Role
What Being A Head of Treasury At Playroll Entails
Playroll is a global Employer of Record business that helps companies hire, pay, and manage talent compliantly around the world. Because we fund and run payroll for clients across multiple currencies, treasury and payment operations sit at the heart of how we deliver.
As Head of Treasury, you’ll own the systems, controls, and relationships that keep money moving safely and efficiently across entities, currencies, payroll cycles, supplier runs, and intercompany flows. You’ll bring structure, rigour, and leadership to a high-impact function that supports Playroll’s global growth.
Responsibilities
What You'll Do
- Build and maintain short and medium-term cash flow forecasts across all entities and currencies.
- Ensure sufficient funding is in place for payroll cycles, supplier runs, and intercompany settlements.
- Monitor daily liquidity positions and manage cash concentration and pooling where appropriate.
- Identify, quantify, and manage group FX exposures across client billing and employee payment currencies.
- Execute and maintain the group hedging programme in line with an approved hedging policy.
- Optimise FX conversion costs across banking and payment providers.
- Release payroll, supplier, and intercompany payments under mandatory dual authorisation controls.
- Maintain robust payment controls, approval workflows, and segregation of duties.
- Manage bank account administration, account openings, closings, KYC, mandates, and approval limits.
- Lead and scale the Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable teams.
Skills & Experience
What You'll Bring
- CA(SA) qualification with at least five years’ post-articles treasury experience.
- Experience in treasury, hedging, FX, and cash flow forecasting.
- Treasury experience in a multi-currency, multi-entity environment.
- Strong FX and hedging expertise, including execution and policy ownership.
- Deep understanding of payment operations, banking platforms, and payment controls.
- Hands-on experience with collections, receivables credit risk, and structured client chasing.
- Proven people leadership across AP and AR functions.
- Strong control and governance mindset, with attention to segregation of duties and fraud risk.
BENEFICIAL
Bonus Points For
- Experience in EOR, payroll, fintech, or financial services.
- Familiarity with treasury management systems and ERP integration.
- Experience building or scaling a treasury function in a high-growth environment.
- Exposure to fund safeguarding or client money regimes.
Playroll is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.