Madelein Taljaard is an expert in areas of employee tax and legislative changes affecting payroll. Madelein joined Sage Pastel Payroll in 2000. She is currently Group R&D Development Manager for Sage Australia, Asia, Middle East and Africa, as well as Senior Product Manager for Sage Pastel Payroll & HR. She is responsible for the development of Sage Pastel Payroll & HR software as well as Sage Pastel Accounting’s desktop products. In addition, she manages the integration of Sage Pastel desktop products in South Africa into other Sage initiatives like Sage Pay. Madelein has a BCom in financial management and has 16 years’ experience in personal income tax and employee tax.